05/21/2017: Strategic Mobility Exercise 17, known as "Stratmobex," is a no-notice, logistics-based exercise involving the preparation and movement of equipment from cave sites in Norway. The exercise, which is part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program, aims to enhance readiness and interoperability between U.S. Marines and Norwegian allies. VAERNES, NORWAY 05.19.2017…
03/20/2017: Joint Viking is a Norwegian national exercise, where the main goals are to practice crisis management and the defense of Norway. According to an article published by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence which announced the exercise for March 2017: The exercise also aims to increase the Norwegian Armed Forces ability…
03/20/2017: According to an article published March 12, 2017 by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, a UK Royal Marines and a US Marine comment on winter training in Norway. Allies: Training in Norway is challenging but educational The British Corporal Michael Owen from Royal Marines and Captain Mark Edgar from the…
11/15/2016: Swimming in Arctic temperatures, bonfire bonding, and drifting tanks. The Marines are fighting the temperatures in Cold Weather and Mountain training. Credit: American Forces Network Europe:11.07.2016
08/16/2016: This NATO footage highlights Norwegian F-16s operating over Norwegian skies to perform a reconnaissance mission. Credit: NAATO:6/28/16
08/13/2016: The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015. The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS). The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent surveillance…
03/29/2016: The Norwegian Telemark Battalion instructs U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle personnel from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion on techniques of driving tracked vehicles in winter conditions on an ice track in Rena, Norway, Feb. 15. In the weeks leading up to exercise Cold Response 16, at the end of the month,…
03/17/2016: United States Airmen from 9th Airlift Squadron delivered two CH-53 helicopters aboard a C-5 aircraft to Værnes Garrison in Norway in order to support U.S. Marines as the prepared for Exercise COLD RESPONSE 16, on February 15, 2016. The Marines used helicopters to provide air support to ground units during the…