Snowmobiles skid off a Norwegian barge on a small dock above the Arctic Circle to support Cold Response 14, a multinational exercise with nearly 16,000 participating service members, including 1,200 NATO personnel, March 12. Marines along with Norwegian counterparts conducted a night-time Maritime offload on a dock in Northern Norway, March 12, as the beginning phase of the exercise for the Marine component. Cold Response 14 is a three-week event that brings together nearly 16,000 servicemembers from 16 different nations to for high-intensity training operations in unique Arctic conditions in Northern Norway that promotes strategic partnerships and stronger operating relationships.