II Marine Expeditionary Force

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Lenan, a native of Chicago, Ill., and a network administrator with All Domain Effects Team, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, posts security at his observation position during a deception trail practical application in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 2022, Setermoen, Norway, March 8, 2022. Exercise Cold Response '22 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Ransom)