181021-N-EY938-150 TRONDHEIM, Norway (Oct. 21, 2018) The Norwegian navy submarines HNoMS Utstein (S 302) and HNoMS Uredd (S 305) are pierside in Trondheim, Norway, Oct. 21, 2018, during a port visit prior to exercise Trident Juncture 2018. Trident Juncture is designed to ensure that NATO forces are ready to respond to any threat from any direction. Trident Juncture takes place in Norway and the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic. With more than 50,000 participants from 31 nations, Trident Juncture 2018 is one of NATO's largest exercises in recent years. Around 150 aircraft, 70 ships and more than 10,000 vehicles are involved in the exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Denver Applehans/Released)