Two U.S. Navy Sailors awarded Fleet Marine Force pin and two Marines promote to Corporal while deployed [Image 6 of 15]

DRAGSVIK, FINLAND

12.03.2025

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brady Hathaway 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Miguel Gonzalez, left, the 1st sergeant of Combat Logistics Company A., and Staff Sgt. Steven Torres, a motor vehicle chief, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pin Lance Cpl. Carson Maroon with CLB-6, CLR-2, 2nd MLG, to corporal during a promotion ceremony as part of Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Dragsvik, Finland, Dec. 4, 2025. In recognition of their work ethics and impact on unit readiness, the Marines were meritoriously promoted to corporal. Freezing Winds is conducted to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals, and is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe that demonstrates the capability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of the NATO Alliance. Gonzalez is a native of Jalisco. Maroon is a native of Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)

• Date Taken: 12.03.2025
• Date Posted: 12.10.2025 02:47
• Photo ID: 9430583
• VIRIN: 251204-M-KU924-1217
• Resolution: 6196x4133
• Size: 2.81 MB
• Location: DRAGSVIK, FI