U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Terry Whitaker, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is interviewed in Dragsvik, Finland, Dec. 9, 2025. Whitaker shares his experience during Exercise Freezing Winds 2025. Freezing Winds is conducted to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals, and is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe that demonstrates the capability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of the NATO Alliance. Whitaker is a native of Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alfonso Livrieri)
