In first, US Marines attend Finland's Exercise Arrow
Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion review the scheme of maneuver for a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow. (Sgt. Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps)Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion fire a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on an M1A1 Abrams tank during Exercise Arrow 18. (Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/U.S. Marine Corps)Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish multinational exercise involving mechanized infantry, artillery and mortar field training in a live-fire exercise. (Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/U.S. Marine Corps)Lance Cpl. Angel Delgado from Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion is a tank loader for this M1A1 tank during his participation in Exercise Arrow. (Sgt. Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps)Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion fire an M1A1 Abrams tank during a low-light, live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow 18. (Sgt. Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps)
The contracts will detail the level of commercial capability the service needs in peacetime and provide a means to access more capacity during conflict.