The Norwegian Government has decided to extend the program of cooperation with the US, in which in the state are US Marines. The new agreement provides for an extension of the contract with the US Defense Department for five years and an increase in the contingent of Marines to 700 human.
As stated by the Norwegian Defense Ministry, the new agreement involves joint training of US troops from the Norwegian Army, organizing an effective defense of the state territory, including the conditions of the Arctic winter.
At the moment, the country is 300 American members of the US Marine Corps, arrived in Norway in January 2017 year and placed in the west of the country near the city of Trondheim (Province Nur Tronnelag), during training than the Marines are not limited to nearby terrain, they have the right to conduct training throughout the country. Services are for six months, then replaced. additional forces, if it is possible to extend the contract with the Pentagon, and this no one doubts, They will be placed closer to the Norwegian-Russian border in the polar Troms. As stated by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, finding of the US Army on the territory of the country is the key to Norway's security in its defense against Russian aggression. earlier, in the early 80s 20 century, in the Norwegian mountains, near the location of US troops, It was established eight warehouses with a total area of military equipment 62,5 thousand. quarter. m. for the rapid deployment of US Marines in the event of military action.
Washington has repeatedly stated, that the deployment of US troops on Norwegian territory is very important for the US defense strategy. The Pentagon plans to long-term placement in the Scandinavian country's largest in Europe, the US Marine Corps base and deployment of the US anti-submarine aircraft to spy on Russian submarines in the Arctic region. In addition to this planned deployment of fighter aircraft.
