NORWEGIAN FJORD — “They also serve who only stand and wait…”: The French navy frigate Normandie patrols in a Norwegian fjord north of the Arctic circle, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The French frigate is part of a NATO force conducting exercises, in the seas north of Norway, codenamed Steadfast Defender, which are the largest conducted by the 31-nation military alliance since the Cold War. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP