Freezing Winds 23: Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 receive equipment

U.S. Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224 receive equipment transported by a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy at Tampere-Pirkkala Air Base, Finland, to prepare for exercise Freezing Winds 23, November 15, 2023. FW23 is a Finnish-led maritime exercise in which United States Marines assigned to Marine Rotational Force- Europe, and U.S. Navy Forces Europe takes part. The exercise serves as a venue to increase Finnish Navy readiness and increase U.S., Finland, and NATO partners and Allies interoperability in operational logistics, integrated fires, and amphibious operations in and around Baltic Sea littorals.