U.S. Marine Corps Col. Doug Bruun, Marine Corps liaison team Officer in Charge in Norway, speaks with local media after Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 arrived in Vaernes, Norway, Jan. 16, 2017. A limited contingent of U.S. Marines began rotating in and out of Norway in early 2017 to train with Norwegian military personnel in support of U.S. European Command requirements.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Doug Bruun, Marine Corps liaison team Officer in Charge in Norway, speaks with local media after Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 arrived in Vaernes, Norway, Jan. 16, 2017. A limited contingent of U.S. Marines began rotating in and out of Norway in early 2017 to train with Norwegian military personnel in support of U.S. European Command requirements. Stock Photo

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