Staff Sgt. John Hugh of the TSU teaches the Norwegian Youth Home Guard how to build temporary shelters as part of cold weather field exercises taught during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010
Anders Oststaas nicknamed "highspeed" shows off the temporary shelter he built as part of cold weather field exercises taught during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010
The Norwegian Youth Home Guard learn how to build temporary shelters as part of cold weather field exercises taught during the Norwegian exchange program at camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010
The Norwegian youth homeguard learn how to build temporary shelters as part of cold weather field excercises taught during the Norwegian exchange program at camp Ripley on 15 Febraury 2010
White Platoon, of the Norwegian Youth Home Guard, pose for a picture after they finished building their temporary shelters during cold weather survival skills taught during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010
Members of the Norwegian Youth Home Guard participate in Computer Simulated Training with the M16 and M4 rifles at Camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010. The Youth learned how to zero and qualify with the weapons as part of the Norway Exchange program.
Norwegian Youth Home Guard begin field exercises the youth will participate in during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010.
A member of the Norwegian Youth Home Guard from blue platoon, pulls his teammate on top of an Achio sled. Using the sled is a skill taught as part of the winter survival training taught during the Norwegian Exchange program at Camp Ripley.
Chinooks from B Co. 2-211 airlift members of the Norwegian youth Home Guard and their staff to the biathlon range at Camp Ripley to begin field exercises the youth will participate in during the Norwegian exchange program at camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010.
Chinooks from B Co. 2-211 airlift members of the Norwegian youth Home Guard and their staff to the biathlon range at Camp Ripley to begin field exercises the youth will participate in during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010.
Chinooks from B Co. 2-211 airlift members of the Norwegian youth Home Guard and their staff to the biathlon range at Camp Ripley to begin field exercises the youth will participate in during the Norwegian exchange program at camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010
As part of the Norwegian Exchange program members of the Norwegian Youth Home Guard participate in winter survival skill training at Camp Ripley on 16 February 2010. Here they are removing the pheasant they cooked in the ground.
Members of the Norwegian Exchange Program compete in a biathlon during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley on 15 February 2010
Members of the Norwegian Exchange Program compete in a biathlon during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley on 15 February, 2010
Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops learn to don Norwegian Home Guard cross country ski equipment while deployed to Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 13, 2010. The Minnesota troops are participating in the field training exercise portion of the 37th annual Norwegian Exchange Program. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Minnesota Army National Guard troops conduct uphill cross country ski training while deployed to Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 13, 2010. The Minnesota troops are participating in the field training exercise portion of the 37th annual Norwegian Exchange Program. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Minnesota Army National Guard troops(in white), cross country ski with a Danish soldier(green uniform) on a training exercise while deployed to Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 13, 2010. The Minnesota Army and Air National Guard Members, along with Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Croatian, troops are participating in the field training exercise portion of the 37th annual Norwegian Exchange Program. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Members of the Norwegian Home Guard(green uniforms) instruct Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops on the setup and use of a fuel heater at Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Staff Sgt. Carl Layman(kneeling) primes the pump of a kerosene and diesel heater while other troops of the Minnesota Army and Air National Guard watch on at Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
A troop from the Minnesota Army National Guard practices inserting a post into part of a ten-person field tent while deployed to Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day long Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Corporal Karlsen, a member of the Norwegian Home Guard, watches Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops train on building ten-person tents at Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Members of the Minnesota Army and Air National Guard button individual tent pieces together in order to create a 10 person emergency bivouac shelter near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
A winter training instructor from the Norwegian Home Guard(foreground) explains techniques of constructing an emergency bivouac shelter to Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Staff Sgt. Brown, of the Minnesota Air National Guard, 148th Fighter Wing based in Duluth, unrolls the main tarp of an emergency bivouac shelter near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
A soldier from the Minnesota Army National Guard pulls a cord taut in order to raise the roof of an emergency bivouac shelter near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
A soldier from the Minnesota Army National Guard ties cords around skis to be able to secure the sides of an emergency bivouac shelter near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 14, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 15 day Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Tying a knot to affix a log to a lean-to, a Minnesota Army National Guard soldier does his part in constructing a Norwegian winter shelter during a field training exercise near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 16, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 37th annual Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
A Minnesota Army National Guard soldier begins the task of fastening a plastic tarp to the side of a Norwegian winter shelter during a field training exercise near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 16, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 37th annual Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
A Norwegian Home Guard winter training instructor(foreground) shows Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops how to use an avalanche probe device during a field training exercise near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 16, 2010. One hundred and three Minnesota National Guard troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 37th annual Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
Capt. Fernando Franco, Minnesota Army National Guard NOREX 2010 Company commandeing officer begins his winter survival self-extraction training near Haltdalen, Norway on Feb. 16, 2010. Certain members of the American contingent in Norway were tasked with additional training exercises. One hundred and three Minnesota Army and Air National Guard troops arrived in Norway on Feb. 10 to take part in the 37th annual Norwegian Exchange Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)
