{"id":357726,"date":"2026-03-10T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=357726"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:19:02","slug":"exercise-cold-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-cold-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Cold Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>NATO began its biennial Arctic military exercise Cold Response on March 9 amid tensions related to U.S. President Trump\u2019s push to take over Greenland.<\/p>\n<h2>About Exercise Cold Response<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357727\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-357727\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-DD-News.jpg?resize=401%2C227&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exercise Cold Response\" width=\"401\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-DD-News.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-DD-News.jpg?resize=1024%2C580&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-DD-News.jpg?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-DD-News.jpg?w=1152&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Exercise Cold Response is a <strong>large-scale biennial NATO military exercise<\/strong> conducted in the <strong>European Arctic<\/strong> to test the alliance\u2019s defence capability in extreme Arctic conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organized by: <\/strong>The exercise is organized by <strong>Norway<\/strong> under the framework of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/75-years-of-nato-explained-pointwise\/\"><strong>North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exercise Location:<\/strong> The drills are conducted mainly across <strong>northern Norway and Finland<\/strong> in the European Arctic region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> The exercise aims to <strong>strengthen NATO<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s collective defence capability, improve interoperability among allied forces, and demonstrate deterrence near Arctic borders<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency: <\/strong>The exercise is conducted <strong>every two years (biennially)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Participants: <\/strong>Around <strong>25,000 troops<\/strong> from about <strong>14 NATO and partner countries<\/strong>, including the <strong>United States and Denmark<\/strong>, participate in the exercise.<\/li>\n<li>The exercise has become part of <strong>Arctic Sentry &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0\u200bthe <strong>NATO mission<\/strong> to <strong>strengthen its presence in the polar region<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Key features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Arctic Defence Exercise:<\/strong> The drills focus on defending NATO in the <strong>European Arctic<\/strong>, particularly in areas where <strong>Norway and Finland share borders with Russia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Civilian Support to Military:<\/strong> The exercise places strong emphasis on the <strong>role of civilians, businesses, and public institutions<\/strong> in supporting military operations during war or crises.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Medical Preparedness Scenario:<\/strong> The military will test the <strong>capacity of hospitals in northern Norway to treat a large number of casualties<\/strong> arriving from a simulated frontline in Finland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Significance:<\/strong> The exercise strengthens <strong>NATO<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s defence preparedness and presence in the Arctic region near the Russia\u2013Finland border.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: NATO began its biennial Arctic military exercise Cold Response on March 9 amid tensions related to U.S. President Trump\u2019s push to take over Greenland. About Exercise Cold Response Exercise Cold Response is a large-scale biennial NATO military exercise conducted in the European Arctic to test the alliance\u2019s defence capability in extreme Arctic conditions. Organized&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-cold-response\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exercise Cold Response<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,164,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-357726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357726\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}