U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott Bolduc, an expeditionary fuels technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, carries a pressure-locking nozzle to a JAS-39 Gripen at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, March 12, 2026. MWSS-273 conducted forward arming and refueling point operations alongside the Swedish army’s 32nd Intelligence Battalion to support NATO air operations during exercise Cold Response 26. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)
| Date Taken: | 03.12.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.17.2026 09:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9569911 |
| VIRIN: | 260312-M-DY519-1049 |
| Resolution: | 3271x2792 |
| Size: | 3.77 MB |
| Location: | SE |
| Web Views: | 37 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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