Major Changes Coming for Marines’ Norway Deployments
7 Aug 2020
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
The Marine Corps will overhaul its mission in Norway this fall, swapping its yearlong presence for shorter stints in the Scandinavian country that will put as many as 1,000 troops there at once.
Hundreds of Marines have been deploying to Norway every six months for nearly four years. Starting in October, though, the rotations will be switched to what the Marine Corps is calling an "episodic deployment model" that will align with major Norwegian military training events.
The decision was made in close consultation with the Norwegians and will improve the overall readiness of the Marine Corps, Maj. Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway, a spokesman for Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, said in a statement. The changes are unrelated to the recent announcements about withdrawing nearly 12,000 troops from Germany, he added.
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