Norwegian Bandvagn 206s loaded onto U.S. Marine Logistics Vehicle System Replacements await shipment to staging areas for Cold Response 2014 at Vaernes Garrison, Norway, March 1, 2014. The consolidation of forces gave service members from both nations an experience from which Marines and soldiers at every level could learn. Cold Response 2014 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for crisis-response operations.