High North Security Dialogue
HNSD focuses on the evolving defense and security environment of the European High North, encompassing the northern land and maritime regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and their approaches. Participants examine the strategic terrain, infrastructure, mobility corridors, and regional operating conditions that shape defense readiness and multinational cooperation along NATO’s northern flank.
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a culminating hike during cold weather training in preparation for exercise Cold Response 26 in Elvegardsmoen, Norway, Feb. 23, 2026. The three-day training exercise taught Marines and Sailors how to survive and operate in extreme cold weather conditions, increasing their warfighter capabilities. A key component of NATO’s enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions.
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Editor’s note: This op-ed was written by Dr. Matthew Rhodes is a professor at Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, a U.S. Department of Defense Regional Center based in Alaska. The views expressed in this article only reflect his own views, not those of TSC...
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