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Without this , we can't support the

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operations . We can't push vehicles

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forwards , we can't move troops

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forwards . We can't actually push the

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fight . So the port operations that

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we're doing right now are what enabled

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us to actually conduct war right now .

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We're in the middle of offloading us ,

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Marine Corps and Norwegian military

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hardware that was shipped up here on a

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ferry for operations in the conduct and

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Nordic response here in alta , the

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challenges of fighting in the Arctic

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span from the individual challenges to

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the system level are all the vehicles

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prepared for cold weather operations .

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Do they have winter fluids instead of

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summer ones ? Are the drivers trained

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in driving in winter conditions . These

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challenges need to be experienced in a

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training environment in order for us to

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take them into account into our

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training . To increase lethality for us

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to be able to learn how to fight in

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this environment is incredibly

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important so we can support our NATO

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partners in their home turf . Should

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the need arise to do so ? It's all

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about interoperability in order to

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fight together . In order to be a

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functional alliance , we have to train

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together , being able to understand

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dimensions , space requirements , time

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requirements , seeing what each nation

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brings to the fight and how they

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operate is what enables our planning

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for doing it for real Marine Corps

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fights in any climate in any place .

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And we are learning and adapting and

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changing our gear , set our equipment ,

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what we wear , what we carry to meet

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the requirements of that environment ,

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to be able to fight sustained combat

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operations , whether it's in the heat

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of the Mojave or the cold of the Arctic

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and anywhere and everywhere in between .

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It is my utmost pleasure and truly an

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honor to be a part of this . I've had

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the great fortune of serving alongside

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NATO allies and the United States

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Marine Corps abroad earlier . And it

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brings me joy to both , to reconnect

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with the former brothers and also to

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see the professionalism and Espirito

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Corps and sense of camaraderie that

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this exercise brings together .