Security Television Network
U.S. Marine discusses Arctic strategy, NATO integration during Operation Atlantic City
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Palacio, a fires officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, speaks about Operation Atlantic City 26 during an interview on Jan Mayen, Norway, Sept. 2, 2026. The interview highlighted how the exercise advances key U.S. Marine Corps concepts and strength
About this video
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Palacio, a fires officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, speaks about Operation Atlantic City 26 during an interview on Jan Mayen, Norway, Sept. 2, 2026. The interview highlighted how the exercise advances key U.S. Marine Corps concepts and strengthens interoperability with NATO Allies, which is essential for projecting a credible force in the High North. Atlantic City 26 is a Norwegian-led trilateral readiness initiative with the United Kingdom and United States designed to develop and demonstrate expeditionary advanced base capabilities and validate combined fires, maritime domain awareness, and sea denial to reinforce the security and stability of the High North. Jan Mayen is sovereign Norwegian territory in an isolated part of the Norwegian Sea, approximately 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from mainland Norway. At the same time, the island occupies an important geostrategic position north of the Greenland-Iceland-U.K. gap, an area of water strategically significant to the defense of the U.S. homeland and northern Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)
Video
Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
The interactive STN application appears here when JavaScript is available. Published facts and source links above remain readable without JavaScript.