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    U.S. Marines, Norwegian Military Leaders conduct site reconnaisance on Jan Mayen [Image 5 of 10]

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    A U.S. Marine officer, identified by name tape as 'Palacio' and wearing the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (silver oak leaf), is reviewing a document or map with a Norwegian military personnel wearing a jacket bearing the Norwegian flag patch. The interaction appears to be a briefing or coordination meeting in an outdoor coastal or arctic environment. The setting suggests a multinational military exercise or operation.

    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Palacio, the fires officer for U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, right, and Norwegian Army Maj. Ane Manheim, fires officer with Norwegian National Joint Headquarters J3-5, evaluate terrain for future capability placement on Jan Mayen Island, Norway, Aug. 29, 2026. The trilateral assessment, conducted during Operation Atlantic City 26, enhanced combined operational readiness and rapid-response posture, ensuring NATO can quickly integrate critical assets across remote and austere terrain in the High North. Atlantic City 26 is a Norwegian-led trilateral readiness initiative with the United Kingdom and United States, designed to develop and demonstrate expeditionary advanced base capabilities and validate combined fires, maritime domain awareness, and sea denial to reinforce the security and stability of the High North. Jan Mayen is sovereign Norwegian territory in an isolated part of the Norwegian Sea, approximately 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from mainland Norway. At the same time, the island occupies an important geostrategic position north of the Greenland-Iceland-U.K. gap, an area of water strategically significant to the defense of the U.S. homeland and northern Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)

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    Date Taken: 08.28.2026
    Date Posted: 08.30.2026 14:26
    Photo ID: 9898272
    VIRIN: 260829-M-EE367-1100
    Resolution: 6151x4101
    Size: 6.65 MB
    Location: NO

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