U.S. Marine Cpl. Kahl Harmon, an Alta Loma, Calif,

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kahl Harmon, an Alta Loma, Calif, native and acting platoon sergeant with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division inspects a .50 caliber machine gun prior to a live fire range March 6, 2014. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent the day learning each other’s weapons systems and training together prior to exercise Cold Response 2014, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.