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Corporal Thomas J. Johnson, a vehicle commander with Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Roanoke Va., prepares to assault his next target during an Urban Assault Course at Ft. Pickett, Va., April 2, 2014. “It is good to know you hit the target and if it were an enemy trying to kill you or your brothers that you can take him out first,” said Cpl. Patrick W. Westcott, a Tiverton, R.I. native and team leader with Scout Platoon.

Corporal Thomas J. Johnson, a vehicle commander with Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Roanoke Va., prepares to assault his next target during an Urban Assault Course at Ft. Pickett, Va., April 2, 2014. “It is good to know you hit the target and if it were an enemy trying to kill you or your brothers that you can take him out first,” said Cpl. Patrick W. Westcott, a Tiverton, R.I. native and team leader with Scout Platoon.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

Corporal Thomas J. Johnson, a vehicle commander with Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Roanoke Va., throws an M69 Training Grenade at Fort Pickett, Va., during a Hand Grenade Familiarization Training March 31, 2014. “Throwing grenades properly and on target is a perishable skill. It’s kind of like throwing a baseball after a year off the field,” said Cpl. Patrick W. Westcott, a Tiverton, R.I. native and team leader with Scout Platoon.

Corporal Thomas J. Johnson, a vehicle commander with Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Roanoke Va., throws an M69 Training Grenade at Fort Pickett, Va., during a Hand Grenade Familiarization Training March 31, 2014. “Throwing grenades properly and on target is a perishable skill. It’s kind of like throwing a baseball after a year off the field,” said Cpl. Patrick W. Westcott, a Tiverton, R.I. native and team leader with Scout Platoon.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

Lance Cpl. Jean Boris Mugisha, a driver with Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Dayton, Ohio, throws an M69 Training Grenade at Fort Pickett, Va., during a Hand Grenade Familiarization Training March 31, 2014. “Throwing grenades properly and on target is a perishable skill. It’s kind of like throwing a baseball after a year off the field,” said Cpl. Patrick W. Westcott, a Tiverton, R.I. native and team leader with Scout Platoon.

Lance Cpl. Jean Boris Mugisha, a driver with Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Dayton, Ohio, throws an M69 Training Grenade at Fort Pickett, Va., during a Hand Grenade Familiarization Training March 31, 2014. “Throwing grenades properly and on target is a perishable skill. It’s kind of like throwing a baseball after a year off the field,” said Cpl. Patrick W. Westcott, a Tiverton, R.I. native and team leader with Scout Platoon.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kahl Harmon, an Alta Loma, Calif, native and acting platoon sergeant with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division inspects a .50 caliber machine gun prior to a live fire range March 6, 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kahl Harmon, an Alta Loma, Calif, native and acting platoon sergeant with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division inspects a .50 caliber machine gun prior to a live fire range March 6, 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other’s .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other’s weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other’s .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other’s weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers learn about each other's .50 caliber machine guns prior to a live-fire range March 6, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other's weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

Giskaas, Norway – Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division are pulled on skis by a Bandvagn 206 during a pre-environmental training field exercise to prepare them for exercise Cold Response 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Giskaas, Norway – Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division are pulled on skis by a Bandvagn 206 during a pre-environmental training field exercise to prepare them for exercise Cold Response 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

A Bandvagn 206 tows a broken down BV to a road to move it to a repair locaton. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers from Host Nation Support Battalion spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

A Bandvagn 206 tows a broken down BV to a road to move it to a repair locaton. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Norwegian soldiers from Host Nation Support Battalion spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division dig a path for a Bandvagn 206 to move through the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division dig a path for a Bandvagn 206 to move through the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

A Marine with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division secures cut down tree tunks to a Bandvagn 206 to use for traction if the vehicle gets stuck. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

A Marine with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division secures cut down tree tunks to a Bandvagn 206 to use for traction if the vehicle gets stuck. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

A Bandvagn 206 drives over trees to provide traction over difficult terrain where it could have gotten stuck. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

A Bandvagn 206 drives over trees to provide traction over difficult terrain where it could have gotten stuck. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to make a track for a Bandvagn 206 drive down difficult terrain. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to make a track for a Bandvagn 206 drive down difficult terrain. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to recover a Bandvagn 206 that has gotten stuck in the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to recover a Bandvagn 206 that has gotten stuck in the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division dig a path for a Bandvagn 206 to move through the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division dig a path for a Bandvagn 206 to move through the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Giskaas, Norway – Sergeant Michael Hall, a platoon leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Sharptown, Md., native cuts down a tree that blocked the route of a Bandvagn 206 during a pre-environmental training field exercise to prepare them for exercise Cold Response 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Giskaas, Norway – Sergeant Michael Hall, a platoon leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Sharptown, Md., native cuts down a tree that blocked the route of a Bandvagn 206 during a pre-environmental training field exercise to prepare them for exercise Cold Response 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Giskaas, Norway – Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division set up security around a Bandvagn 206 during a pre-environmental training field exercise to prepare them for exercise Cold Response 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Giskaas, Norway – Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division set up security around a Bandvagn 206 during a pre-environmental training field exercise to prepare them for exercise Cold Response 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras