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U.S. Marine Corps pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly two KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft as they self-redeploy to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, after the conclusion of Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Andenes, Norway, March 16, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Ornelas-Baeza) This B-Roll contains the following: A U.S. Marine with VMGR-252 conducting a preflight inspection before takeoff, U.S. Marine Corps pilots with VMGR-252 taking off in a KC-130J Hercules.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) participated in Exercise Nordic Response 24 across Norway, Sweden, and Finland from January to March 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez, Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike and Lance Cpl. David OrnelasBaeza)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Andrews, a native of Wisconsin and an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), speaks on conducting distributed aviation operations (DAO) in Oulu, Finland, during Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Andenes, Norway, March 14, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is an opportunity for the 2nd MAW to refine the DAO warfighting concept, which focuses on generating aviation combat power through the coordinated employment of aviation squadrons, command-and-control agencies, aviation logistics, and aviation ground-support units disaggregated across the battlefield that challenges adversary targeting efforts. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conduct distributed aviation operations (DAO) in Oulu, Finland, during Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Oulu, Finland, March 10-14, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response is an opportunity for the 2nd MAW to refine the DAO warfighting concept, which focuses on generating aviation combat power through the dispersion of aviation squadrons, command-and-control agencies, aviation logistics, and aviation ground-support units across the battlefield while integrating with allies and partners. Exercise Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Scott F. Benedict, a native of California and the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), speaks about Exercise Nordic Response 24 and working with Sweden as a new NATO member at Lulea, Sweden, March 13, 2024. Benedict observed a demonstration of U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd MAW, providing aviation-delivered ground refueling to U.S. F-35B Lightning II jet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd MAW, during a distributed aviation operation, showcasing expeditionary advanced-base operations using host-nation support. The training event marked the first U.S. F-35B Lightning II jet landing in Sweden at Kallax Air Base. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)

U.S. Marine Corps pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly F/A-18 Hornets while conducting routine flight operations during Exercise Nordic Response 24 near Andenes, Norway, March 13, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez) (This video has been altered for security purposes by blurring out cockpit instruments.)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuel F-35B Lightning II jets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd MAW, using aviation-delivered ground refueling during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Lulea, Sweden, March 13, 2024. VMFA-542 and VMGR-252 demonstrated aviation-delivered ground refueling during a distributed aviation operation to showcase expeditionary advanced-base operations using host-nation support. The training event marked the first U.S. F-35 landing in Sweden at Kallax Air Base. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike) (Music licensed from DeWolfe Music)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct aviation-delivered ground refueling with Finnish air force F/A-18 Hornets during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Andenes, Norway, March 12, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Ornelas-Baeza) (Music licensed from DeWolfe Music)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct aviation-delivered ground refueling with Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets during Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Andenes, Norway, March 12, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Ornelas-Baeza) This B-Roll contains the following: Finnish F/A-18s landing and taxiing in Andenes, Norway, U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 readying fuel hoses from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules, U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 and Finnish Air Force maintainers attaching fuel hoses to Finnish F/A-18 Hornets, U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 and Finnish Air Force maintainers refueling Finnish F/A-18 Hornets.