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Cold Response

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Machia Moore, left, and Alejandro Solis, both infantry mortarmen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, operate an M252 81 mm mortar during Exercise Cold Response 26 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 19, 2026.

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