epa10577127 An U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Oshkosh Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) heavy duty truck crosses the border from Norway to Sweden during the start of the Defence exercise 'Aurora 23', near Ostersund, Sweden, 17 April 2023. The Aurora 23 military exercise will be held between 17 April and 11 May 2023. It is one of the largest in Sweden in many years with some 26,000 people participating. It is 'an exercise in which all service branches and other armed forces will participate, and which will reinforce the collected capability to counter an armed attack on Sweden, the Swedish Armed Forces describe it on their vwebsite. EPA-EFE/Pontus Lundahl SWEDEN OUT

epa10577128 An U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Oshkosh Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) heavy duty truck crosses the border from Norway to Sweden during the start of the Defence exercise 'Aurora 23', near Ostersund, Sweden, 17 April 2023. The Aurora 23 military exercise will be held between 17 April and 11 May 2023. It is one of the largest in Sweden in many years with some 26,000 people participating. It is 'an exercise in which all service branches and other armed forces will participate, and which will reinforce the collected capability to counter an armed attack on Sweden, the Swedish Armed Forces describe it on their vwebsite. EPA-EFE/Pontus Lundahl SWEDEN OUT

epa10577129 U.S. Marines gather near their column of vehicles about to cross the border from Norway to Sweden during the start of the Defence exercise 'Aurora 23', near Ostersund, Sweden, 17 April 2023. The Aurora 23 military exercise will be held between 17 April and 11 May 2023. It is one of the largest in Sweden in many years with some 26,000 people participating. It is 'an exercise in which all service branches and other armed forces will participate, and which will reinforce the collected capability to counter an armed attack on Sweden, the Swedish Armed Forces describe it on their vwebsite. EPA-EFE/Pontus Lundahl SWEDEN OUT

epa10577196 Soldiers of an American USMC battalion with their vehicles arrive in Ostersund after driving across the border from Norway, to attend the Defence exercise 'Aurora 23' in Ostersund, Sweden, 17 April 2023. The Aurora 23 military exercise will be held between 17 April and 11 May 2023. It is one of the largest in Sweden in many years with some 26,000 people participating. It is 'an exercise in which all service branches and other armed forces will participate, and which will reinforce the collected capability to counter an armed attack on Sweden, the Swedish Armed Forces describe it on their vwebsite. EPA-EFE/Pontus Lundahl SWEDEN OUT