Minnesota National Guard Soldiers prepare to raise the United States flag in a flag raising ceremony February 12, 2009 at Camp Vaernes, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen salute the flags of the United States and Norway during a flag raising ceremony February 12, 2009 at Camp Vaernes, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
SGT Jason Gee recieves his ski bindings on his first day at Haltdalen Training Center, Norway on February 14, 2009 at Camp Vaernes, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
Minnesota National Guard pour fuel in a kerosene stove at Haltdalen Training Center on 12, 2009. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen learn the fine art of field cooking during Winter Skills Training February 14, 2009 at Haltdalen Training Center, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
A minnesota National Guard Soldier attempts to start a fire using flint and steel February 15, 2009, at Haltdalen Training Center, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen practice ski-joring, skiing while being pulled from a vehicel, February 15, 2009 at Haltdalen Training Center, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers prepare their skis for the Winter Biathalon February 16, 2009 near Camp Vaernes, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard.
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen cross the finish line at the end of the Winter Biathalon February 16, 2009 near Camp Vaernes, Norway. 103 Members of the Minnesota National Guard participated in a two-week exchange program with 103 members of the Norwegian Home Guard. The biathalon was the end of the events. Instead of shooting, the Soldiers and Airmen had to comlete tests of dexterity, memory and had to solve logic problems in the event.
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)
Troops from the Norwegian Home Guard and Minnesota Army and Air National Guard attend a Sunday church service in the field 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)
