U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Herbert Nicolas, left, a senior enlisted advisor with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Lt. Col. Terry Whitaker, center, commanding officer of CLB 6, CLR 2, 2nd MLG, stand at attention, while Sgt. Maj. Tristan Curren, sergeant major of CLB 6, CLR 2, 2nd MLG, reads a promotion warrant, during a promotion ceremony as part of Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Dragsvik, Finland, Dec. 11, 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. Nicholas is a native of New York. Whitaker is native of Georgia. Curren is a native of Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Apollo Wilson)