About Arctic Shock

Arctic Shock is a combined U.S. and Norwegian exercise supporting the National Arctic Strategy that enhances multi-combatant command relationships, airborne interoperability, and Arctic capabilities. 

The exercise takes place from March 18 to 22, 2024, in Bardufoss, Norway, with around 150 U.S. Soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division and around 100 soldiers from the Norwegian Armed Forces participating. 

The exercise consists of an over-the-pole movement from Alaska to Norway, an airborne jump, and a field training exercise focused on cold-weather capabilities demonstrating the U.S. commitment to defend the High North.

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31st MEU CBRN conducts chemical response element exercise
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Dec. 7, 2024 | 1:02
U.S. Marines Corps chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, contain simulated hazardous material during a chemical response element exercise on Combat Town at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 7, 2024. CBRN nuclear defense specialists’ primary responsibility is to ensure their unit is trained and ready to survive and operate in a CBRN environment. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)
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