🇺🇸 US Marines and 🇫🇮 Finnish Navy hone logistics skills

Logistics is the art of moving supplies and people to where they need to be. Without logistics, armies wouldn’t have fuel for trucks, parts to repair them, or soldiers to drive them. It’s a military fundamental, and that’s why NATO forces regularly practise this crucial discipline with their Allies and partners.

Recently, the US Marine Corps teamed up with the Finnish Navy to practise this crucial discipline – but with a twist. The icy, island-studded waters of the Finnish archipelago are uniquely challenging to supply lines. Working with the Finnish troops, the US Marines learned how to move supplies using helicopters, transport aircraft and small, stealthy boats, as well as the burly transport trucks they brought from the United States in cold weather conditions.

The US Marines deployed to Finland for three months last fall – the longest stint the US military’s amphibious branch has spent in Finland to date. It signals a deepening relationship with Finland, a long-time NATO partner that applied for membership of the Alliance in 2022, together with Sweden. Deployments like this help Finland to continue familiarising itself with Allied tactics and techniques as the country prepares to join the Alliance as a full member.

⚠️ Finland joined NATO on 4 April 2023, from which point the Alliance consists of 31 Members

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[MiSt]

We are ready to welcome our European friends from Finland into our defense block. Greetings and support to Finland from Poland!

[bradwood]

Glad to have the badass Finns by our side, hoping for Sweden's green light shortly as well.

[Enkarashaddam]

Congratulations on joining the Alliance! 🇫🇮

[blackwatertv]

While Russia uses blunt force and imperialism to force people to ally with them, the west meanwhile is allowing nations to chose who they support.


It’s clear which system is the morally correct way, welcome Finland 🇫🇮 we are happy to have you. You won’t regret this

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[twofoots]

Finland kicks ass! Respect and admiration from America ( a US citizen, not the US government) I'm going to learn more about Finland's military history. I'd like to look around for Finnish opinions about NATO.

[zimotm]

Welcome from the Netherlands, brothers and sisters from Finland,

[Ussonan-Foderation]

This goes to show how things can come out great if people work together

[landersen]

Great to see our Nordic brothers and sisters join us in NATO. Greetings from Denmark.

[alexiatorrez]

Nice 👍🏻 because lately the USA had fought in desert 🏜️ weather conditions. Finland 🇫🇮 is perfect. We can learn a lot from each other

[marlenfras]

Well done. Stay safe. Good reporting. Go Ukraine.

[NATOnova]

excited for finland to hopefully soon join this grand alliance!

[Cronin_]

That's the same brigade in the Finnish military which I will also be part of. I''m going there in January next year, which will be interesting to say the least

[Tomas_F.]

Hello to our NATO friends from Prague❤

[apelsinas]

love FINLAND, , strong nation, , respect, ,

[Shadyclyde]

So glad Finland decided to join NATO, waiting on Sweden to be approved

[SOF-]

Love America & Finland working together besides the USA of course Finlands my favorite nation in the world Great country & soon to be a NATO brother

[Gromit]

Finland fought the USSR to a standstill twice. Damned glad they’re in NATO!

[crp]

We are going to learn so much from the Fins!!! Glad to see our Marines training with them!!

[ResidentRibug]

*beeping sounds *
_Finland has joined NATO_
*We stand together*

[seratonin]

Exciting times for military advancement, just an unfortunate reason for it.