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The photos depict an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flying in formation with a F-35 Lightning II from Arizona's 62nd Fighter Squadron over various parts of the Duluth area.
"It is, let me tell you, touching for a Norweigan prime minister to come here and to see how the roots really still are there," said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Gov. Tim Walz is in Norway to help recognize the 50-year partnership between the Minnesota National Guard and the Norwegian Home Guard.
Another night in the field leads to another day of training for Minnesota National Guard troops. This day holds lots of unknowns. Can they hold their own against an approaching storm and how will it impact their three-mile hike up the mountain on skis?
Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles show us what Minnesota citizen-soldiers are learning in the snow-covered mountains near Haldsted, Norway.