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II Marine Expeditionary Force

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Exercise Nordic Response 2024
Nordic Response is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance
military capabilities and allied cooperation in a high-intensity, arctic environment. This
exercisewill test military activitiesranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements,
commandand control interoperabilityto combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics,
integrationwith NATO militaries, andreacting against an adversaryforce during a dynamic training
environment.The U.S. stands firm in commitment andreadiness to support Norway, allies and partners. 

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F/A-18's arrive in Norway

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct flightline operations as an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft...

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Norwegian Army Showcase Mortar

Norwegian Army soldiers with the 1st Armoured Battalion prepare to fire a 81 mm mortar while showcasing their capabilities in an arctic environment...

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2d MarDiv Cold Weather Training

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a foot movement during Cold Weather Training in preparation for...

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Nordic Response 24

U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class. Brandon Pardo, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, practices security...

 

 II MEF Three-Star Command Lands in Norway for Exercise Nordic Response 24

“We’re looking forward to exercising with our Norwegian hosts, NATO allies and partners,” remarked II MEF commanding general Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon. “There’s no place like the Nordic countries to sharpen our warfighting skills.”

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Meet the Marine
Dec. 16, 2019 | 1:06
Meet the Marine

Being a Marine goes past the uniform, haircuts and swagger. It’s a whole Marine Concept. They are a group of exceptional human beings who embody the Corps’ ethos of honor, courage, and commitment. Now, here is your chance to Meet the Marine.

Name: Sgt. Paul Min
Age: 22
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Military Occupational Specialty: 0111, Administrative Specialist

“I was first introduced to the Marine Corps by my history teacher in high school, he too was a Marine, and the way he held himself with confidence and stable efficiency stood out to me, and I knew being a Marine was something I wanted to do,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Min.
At the age of 19, Min officially began his enlistment on March 21, 2016. That day he arrived in sunny San Diego to report for recruit training. Min reported into Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, (MCAS) Oct 10, 2016, where he currently serves as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) within the station’s installation personnel administration center (IPAC).
Min’s responsibilities reside over the large force of Marines within the IPAC, he ensures that all Marines have the needed resources to complete their daily task by inventorying and providing all the Marine’s their necessary equipment. “I’m happy with the way I got administration, I feel like there’s a lot of things that Marine’s don’t know that they should know about their own careers and basic information, and I’m there to provide. I think this was a good baseline, a good [marine occupational specialty], to see and understand the entirety of the Marine Corps.”
“Some of the greatest challenges I’ve faced so far have been the social obstacles within the Marine Corps,” said Min. “We all come from different walks of life, and it’s taught me to be resilient in ways of communicating and working with Marine’s through straining situations.”
Min grew up with his mother and older sister most of his life, where the life of working and upkeep were constant. He joined the Corps because he wanted to take that burden off his family.
“The big factor for me was figuring out my own life and not letting my family suffer to send me to college. I wanted to go out and find something that I could do myself and relieve that burden from my family, to me that was why I joined the Marine Corps, and I’m forever grateful to be here.”

Meet the Marine

Being a Marine goes past the uniform, haircuts and swagger. It’s a whole Marine Concept. They are a group of exceptional human beings who embody the Corps’ ethos of honor, courage, and commitment. Now, here is your chance to Meet the Marine.

Name: Sgt. Paul Min
Age: 22
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Military Occupational Specialty: 0111, Administrative Specialist

“I was first introduced to the Marine Corps by my history teacher in high school, he too was a Marine, and the way he held himself with confidence and stable efficiency stood out to me, and I knew being a Marine was something I wanted to do,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Min.
At the age of 19, Min officially began his enlistment on March 21, 2016. That day he arrived in sunny San Diego to report for recruit training. Min reported into Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, (MCAS) Oct 10, 2016, where he currently serves as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) within the station’s installation personnel administration center (IPAC).
Min’s responsibilities reside over the large force of Marines within the IPAC, he ensures that all Marines have the needed resources to complete their daily task by inventorying and providing all the Marine’s their necessary equipment. “I’m happy with the way I got administration, I feel like there’s a lot of things that Marine’s don’t know that they should know about their own careers and basic information, and I’m there to provide. I think this was a good baseline, a good [marine occupational specialty], to see and understand the entirety of the Marine Corps.”
“Some of the greatest challenges I’ve faced so far have been the social obstacles within the Marine Corps,” said Min. “We all come from different walks of life, and it’s taught me to be resilient in ways of communicating and working with Marine’s through straining situations.”
Min grew up with his mother and older sister most of his life, where the life of working and upkeep were constant. He joined the Corps because he wanted to take that burden off his family.
“The big factor for me was figuring out my own life and not letting my family suffer to send me to college. I wanted to go out and find something that I could do myself and relieve that burden from my family, to me that was why I joined the Marine Corps, and I’m forever grateful to be here.”

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