USS Gunston Hall conducts small boat operations with Le Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins (BFM) Détroyat and Swedish and Finnish Marines during Steadfast Defender 24 [Image 16 of 18]

NORWEGIAN SEA

03.01.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Danielle Serocki 

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet   

Swedish Marines, assigned to 2nd Marine Battalion, in CB90-class fast assault crafts, prepare to enter the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), while integrating with NATO forces during Steadfast Defender, March 1, 2024. NATO has a long-standing partnership with Sweden, similar to its previous collaboration with Finland before its accession; their participation enhances the strength and security of all member nations and illustrates that NATO's doors remain open. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki)

• Date Taken: 03.01.2024
• Date Posted: 03.02.2024 07:57
• Photo ID: 8266081
• VIRIN: 240301-N-HD110-1632
• Resolution: 5601x3372
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• Location: NORWEGIAN SEA