 The exercise freezing winds 23, towing FAA-18 Hornets, in the snow. US Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, tow FAA-18 Hornets, threw the snow into a hangar in preparation, for exercise freezing winds 23, at Tompere-Percala Air Base, Finland, November 18, 2023. Freezing winds 23, is a Finnish-led maritime exercise in which United States Marines assigned, to Marine Rotational Force Europe, and US Navy Forces Europe takes part. The exercise serves as a venue, to increase Finnish Navy readiness and increase, US, Finland, and NATO partners and allies interoperability, in operational logistics, integrated fires, and amphibious operations in and around Baltic Sea literals.