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    U.S. Marines, Norwegian Home Guard Conduct Joint Displacement in Jan Mayen [Image 4 of 16]

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    A military green cargo truck is positioned on a dark volcanic terrain road at the base of a steep, rocky hillside with patches of yellow-green moss or lichen. Two personnel in camouflage uniforms are visible near the front cab area of the vehicle. The landscape strongly suggests an Icelandic or similarly volcanic North Atlantic environment.

    JAN MAYEN, NORWAY

    09.01.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Noah Masog  

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

    U.S. Marines set up communications equipment following a tactical displacement in Jan Mayen, Norway, Sept. 1, 2026. The rapid establishment of command-and-control nodes during Operation Atlantic City 26 is essential to maintain operational tempo and ensure NATO can coordinate joint effects from dispersed locations 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: 09.01.2026
    Date Posted: 09.02.2026 04:58
    Photo ID: 9904609
    VIRIN: 260901-M-EE367-1042
    Resolution: 5838x3892
    Size: 4.92 MB
    Location: JAN MAYEN, NO

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