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Video by Sgt. Gavin Umboh

Maritime Prepositioning Force supports II Marine Expeditionary Force During Nordic Response 24

II Marine Expeditionary Force

Feb. 14, 2024 | 1:23

U.S. Marines with Arrival and Assembly Operations Group (AAOG) and Sailors with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 (NCHB-1) unload a variety of tactical vehicles and equipment from the USNS Pililaau and load it onto the New Amsterdam, a medium Roll-on Roll-off ship for delivery to personnel from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) taking part in Nordic Response 24 at Hammarnesodden Port, Norway, Feb. 14, 2024. The Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) program provides II MEF personnel with a variety of tactical vehicles, equipment and supplies necessary to sustain and support operations during Nordic Response 24. Exercise Nordic Response 24 will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries, and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Gavin Umboh)