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Associated Press: Norway asked to host rotational force of US Marines

Published Oct. 19, 2016 at 6:04 pm

This October 17, 2016 Norwegian Armed Forces handout image shows the Russian nuclear powered battleship Pyotr Velikiy passing the Norwegian island of Andoya in international waters on its way to the mediterranean.The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier the nuclear powered battleship Pyotr Velikiy and six other vessels were photographed by Norway' s Lockheed P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft.

Photo by AFP

STOCKHOLM – The United States wants to send a 300-strong rotational force of U.S. Marines to Norway, a NATO member that shares a border with Russia in the Arctic.

Norwegian Defense Ministry spokesman Lars Gjemble said on Oct. 19 that “a limited rotational U.S. Marine Corps presence in Norway is a possible option currently being considered.”