NATO | Slippery Drivers Course in Norway & Paratroopers Conduct Operations in Italy

Описание: NATO | Slippery Drivers Course in Norway & Paratroopers Conduct Operations in Italy

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division participate in a Slippery Driver’s course hosted by the Norwegian Army Allied Training Centre in preparation of Exercise Joint Viking 25 in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 31, 2025. U.S. Marines are in Norway as part of exercise JV25, a Norwegian military exercise focusing on arctic cold-weather training and military-to-military engagements. The exercise demonstrates the Marine Corps' unique ability to rapidly deploy during a crisis and aims to enhance interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and NATO allies and partners. U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted an airborne operation and follow-on mission known as, “Rock Snowfall,” January 14, 2025, Pordenone, Italy. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.