US troops slated for big Arctic exercise get shifted to other missions
By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 17, 2020
STUTTGART, Germany — About 3,000 U.S. troops slated to take part in an upcoming cold weather exercise in Norway have been diverted to other missions, U.S. Marine Forces Europe-Africa said Friday.
About 7,500 U.S. troops are still expected to take part in the Norwegian-led Cold Response exercise scheduled for early March, MARFOREUR spokesman Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway said.
“Some military forces previously scheduled to participate in Cold Response 20 have been re-tasked to fulfill other operational requirements,†he said. The Marines did not specify which units were rerouted or where they were shifted. But in recent weeks the Pentagon has moved more personnel to the Middle East due to heightened tensions with Iran after the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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