04/28/2026
TRAVEL TUESDAY
📍 Rovaniemi, Finland
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ivan Magdaleno, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, adjusts his shoulder strap during a cold-weather tactical movement in Rovaniemi, Finland, March 12, 2026. Marines participated in the force-on-force portion of exercise Cold Response 26 alongside Swedish soldiers with Skaraborg Regiment to improve combat readiness and lethality against a free-thinking adversary in an unscripted, realistic environment. This event marks one of the first times U.S. Marines have conducted this type of integrated infantry training with their Swedish counterparts since Sweden joined the NATO Alliance.
The Marine Corps offers many opportunities to travel and explore! Marines are committed to fighting our Nation’s battles anywhere they may be needed. That requires Marines to be stationed at bases and embassies all over the world.
Marine Corps Travel Opportunities / Benefits:
- 30 days of paid vacation / year
- Marine bases / embassies located everywhere in many different countries
- Marines serve aboard Navy ships that make port calls around the world
- Worldwide Marine Deployments
If you’re ready for adventures in new places, click the link below:
www.marines.com/RSOKLAHOMACITY
