A biennial NATO cold-weather readiness and defense exercise in Norway, involving Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Lejeune, concluded on April 1, 2022. According to a news release, Exercise Cold Response 2022 included participation from each of Norway’s military services, as well as 26 additional NATO allied nations and regional partners. II MEF trained alongside Norwegian service members and conducted arctic vehicle operations, avalanche prevention and response, flight operations, and casualty evacuation drills.
"We train together here to become stronger because we are all partners anyhow. It can benefit NATO in the future because we are enhancing our interoperability and our readiness, so training together makes us a better team and therefore a more effective force."Deputy Commander of Royal Netherlands Navy Maritime Forces Col. Michiel Posthumus
The release also said II MEF was involved with amphibious landings with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, Naval vessel embarkation and boat patrols with Italian Marines and sailors, as well as tactical combat casualty care and various live-fire events with the United Kingdom's Royal Marines. II MEF also practiced integrated troop transportation, trauma care, and flight operations with the German Naval Infantry and the Royal Navy and hosted demonstrations with numerous participating nations, including France.