![]() The exercises began on March 14 and end on April 1. Non-NATO members Finland and Sweden are also participating. The Cold Response drill includes around 30,000 troops, 220 aircraft and 50 vessels from 27 countries. ![]() Saturday, the police arrived at the scene and confirmed that the crew of four had died. Police said a search and rescue mission was launched immediately. ![]() The Osprey crashed in Graetaedalen in Beiarn, south of Bodoe. It was on its way north to Bodoe, where it was scheduled to land just before 6 p.m. It "had a crew of four and was out on a training mission in Nordland County" in northern Norway, the country's armed forces said in a statement. Keep these Marines and their loved ones in your thoughts and prayers." "We will never allow these Marines' sacrifice to go unnoticed or unappreciated. Michael Cederholm, the commanding general of 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, where the men served. "We will continue to execute the mission while keeping these Marines and their service on the forefront of our minds," said Maj. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but Norwegian police reported bad weather in the area. to be reunited with their families, Marines spokesperson Jacob M. The four soldiers were retrieved from the crash site and are being transported back to the U.S. ![]() The men were in Norway for NATO's Cold Response 2022, which NATO described as "a long-planned exercise bringing together thousands of troops from NATO Allies and partners, testing their ability to work together in cold weather conditions across Norway – on land, in the air and at sea." ![]() Reynolds, 27, of Leominster, Massachusetts Gunnery Sgt. Tomkiewicz, 27, of Fort Wayne, Indiana Capt. Marines have identified four of its servicemen who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed in Norway during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war. Four Marines were killed in in the crash of a V-22B Osprey in Norway, Norway's armed forces said. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft taxies behind an Osprey carrying members of the White House press corps at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on April 24, 2021. ![]()
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