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Feb 3, 2026

Norwegian Army Lt. Col. Morten Aae, left, speaks with Norwegian Army Master Sgt. Øystein Berntsen and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mario Cardoso Alvarado about cave draw operations at a Marine Corps Prepositioning Program–Norway cave site Jan. 22, 2026, in Norway. Exercising units assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force were issued thousands of items during a two-week cave draw, a key step in preparations for exercise Cold Response 26. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R6m2

LENS

RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

5

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

1250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R6m2

LENS

RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

5

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

1250

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