U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mauricio Gomez, a motor vehicle operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo at Verdalsora, Norway, March 20, 2026. The equipment, used during exercise Cold Response 26, is transported to caves for future regeneration as part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. 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. Gomez is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Franco Lewis)
| Date Taken: | 03.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.27.2026 08:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9584570 |
| VIRIN: | 260320-M-GS031-1106 |
| Resolution: | 6392x4261 |
| Size: | 5.18 MB |
| Location: | VERDALSORA, NO |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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