U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aramani Tonuao, left, an expeditionary fuels technician, and Lance Cpl. Carson Maroon, a motor vehicle operator, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speak to Marines and Sailors with CLB-6 following a promotion ceremony during Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Dragsvik, Finland, Dec. 4, 2025. In recognition of their work ethics and impact on unit readiness, the Marines were meritoriously promoted to corporal. 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. Tonuao is a native of Washington. Maroon is a native of Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)