U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chase Bradford, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and German Army Lieutenant Colonel Rudolf Hofmann, commander of Mountain Infantry Battalion 233, 23rd Mountain Infantry Brigade, shake hands during exercise Cold Response 26 in Setermoen, Norway, March 14, 2026. Mountain Infantry Battalion 233 conducted a battle handover with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment in support of a Forward Passage of Lines, facilitating the movement of a maneuver unit through friendly lines to engage the enemy and assume responsibility for the battlefield. 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 Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)
| Date Taken: | 03.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.17.2026 13:32 |
| Photo ID: | 9570131 |
| VIRIN: | 260314-M-FC877-1656 |
| Resolution: | 6268x4181 |
| Size: | 6.51 MB |
| Location: | BARDUFOSS, NO |
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