Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Vargas, an automotive maintenance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a portrait in front of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement assigned to the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway in Trondheim, Norway, June 21, 2022. Some reserve Marines performed their annual training period by traveling to Norway to conduct preventative maintenance on the vehicles and equipment that is currently prepositioned with the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. "Having prepared vehicle in Norway is


Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Vargas, an automotive maintenance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a portrait in front of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement assigned to the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway in Trondheim, Norway, June 21, 2022. Some reserve Marines performed their annual training period by traveling to Norway to conduct preventative maintenance on the vehicles and equipment that is currently prepositioned with the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. "Having prepared vehicle in Norway is important," said Vargas, "The world is pretty unpredictable right now, having vehicles close to where they may be needed lets the military get to where it's needed faster." Vargas, the Alpine, Texas-native, said that his trip to Norway was "the highlight of his career so far." Vargas said, "Norway is a beautiful country, just overall, it was so cool to experience another country. it was amazing." Vargas drills with CLB-453 in Texarkana, Texas.


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