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File AR/SB-453 Class open force Accessioned 21 February 2026

2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Declassified

Took Nuuk, Kangerlussuaq, Keflavik, and Reykjavik.

Also: 2nd MEB

In the record

  1. 16 January 2026 The carrier is releasedActing officials override the statutory holds. Truman loads out at Norfolk. Naval planners report that surpris…
  2. 19 January 2026 Marines land in GreenlandOspreys touch down at Kangerlussuaq at 17:30 UTC and an amphibious insertion takes the port at Nuuk. Danish Ar…
  3. 9 February 2026 Operation Northern HingeAster interceptors light the sky over Reykjanes at 02:40 UTC. By 11:20 the British commander surrenders with h…
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