CORE26 U.S. Marines Establish a Forward Arming and Refueling Point in Sweden for Arctic Exercise

260311-M-DY519-1115.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel

Mar 16, 2026

Sweden - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Vincent Meadows, a expeditionary fuels technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, watches the arrival of a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft attached to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd MAW, at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, March 11, 2026. U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd MAW, and with MWSS-273 established a FARP to support air operations during exercise Cold Response 26. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. Meadows is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)

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