Some 15,000 soldiers from 14 countries are taking part in Cold Response 2016, a Norwegian-led international military exercise in the challenging cold-weather environment of Trondelag in Central Norway.
Cold Response, which is the Norwegian Armed Forces' main winter exercise, started on February 19 but the main exercise phase is March 2-9.
The exercise aims to give military personnel the experience of combat situations in cold weather and features land, sea and air exercises.
This year military personnel from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom and Norway are taking part.
There are also several units participating from NATO.
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