Thousands of Marines, separated by nearly 4,000 miles, are taking on the harshest conditions and roughest terrains on two continents at the same time this winter. Operating from remote regions in Alaska, active duty and reserve Marines are exercising alongside Joint Force, allied, and interagency partners during U. S. Northern Command’s (USNORTHCOM) Arctic Edge 2024. At the same time, II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) Marines face harrowing winter conditions in Norway during U.S. European Command’s (USEUCOM) Nordic Response 2024. Both exercises call on the Marine Corps to flex its warfighting muscle in a strategically important region. With extreme cold, limited daylight hours, and treacherous terrain, these concurrent exercise environments offer equally optimal conditions for Marines to sharpen their cold-weather expertise and execute precision maneuvers and live-fire drills with specialized equipment designed to perform within the harsh Arctic environment.
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