SETERMOEN, Norway (March 17, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jospeh Rule and Maj. Brain Blanco take off in a AH-1Z Viper helicopter during Exercise Cold Response 2022 in Setermoen, Norway, March 17, 2022. Blanco and Rule are both AH-1Z Viper pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269. Exercise Cold Response '22 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional NATO allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathon Wiederhold)