Maj. Matthew Andrews VMFA-312 | Distributed Aviation Operations - Nordic Response 24

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez
ANDENES, 18, NORWAY & OULU, OL, FINLAND
03.11.2024 to 03.14.2024

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Andrews, a native of Wisconsin and an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), speaks on conducting Distributed Aviation Operations (DAO) in Oulu, Finland, during Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Andenes, Norway, March 14, 2024.

Exercise Nordic Response 24 is an opportunity for the 2nd MAW to refine the DAO warfighting concept, which focuses on generating aviation combat power through the coordinated employment of aviation squadrons, command-and-control agencies, aviation logistics, and aviation ground-support units disaggregated across the battlefield that challenges adversary targeting efforts.

Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners.

B-Roll contains the following:
GoPro footage of U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin Williams flying an F/A-18D Hornet and conducting fixed-wing air-to-air refueling.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin Williams, a native of Oslo, Norway, and an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts fixed-wing air-to-air refueling during Exercise Nordic Response 24 over Finland, March 11, 2024.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd MAW, preparing for takeoff in Oulu, Finland, U.S. Marine Corps pilots with VMFA-312, 2nd MAW, flying and landing F/A-18 Hornets in Oulu, Finland, Finnish service members refueling U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, Video portraits of U.S. Marines and Finnish service members.