The US Marine Corps will extend its training and exercise rotation in Norway through 2018, the Norwegian defense minister said this week.
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US Marines are extending their deployment to Norway, and it's already irked Russia
US Marines arrived in Norway in January for cold-weather training, and Moscow has objected to the deployment since it was announced late last year.
US Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe (MRF-E) conduct live-fire practice in preparation for exercise Joint Viking, in Porsangmoen, Norway, March 1, 2017.
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About 330 Marines have been in Vaernes in central Norway since January 2017, where they've trained with Norwegian and other partner forces for cold-weather operations.
They are scheduled to be replaced by another Marine contingent later this year.
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Russia, for its part, has objected to the Marines' presence in Norway.
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