ALTA, Norway (March 8, 2024) U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Doug Perry, commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk and U.S. 2nd Fleet, speaks about the NATO military exercises Nordic Response and Steadfast Defender 24 during a press conference with Lt. Gen. Carl-Johan Edstrom, chief of Swedish joint operations, and Vice Adm. Rune Andersen, chief of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters, aboard the Norwegian coast guard ship KV Bjørnøya (W311) in Alta, Norway, March 8, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki)