Various Combat and Crisis Response equipment is staged inside Norwegian caves as a part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway prior to the start of Exercise Cold Response 2016. In August of 2014 the Marines, in coordination with their Norwegian counterparts, conductied a pre-planned Single Ship Movement and offload of military equipment from a Maritime Prepositioning Force ship in the Trøndelag region of Norway. Specific equipment which greatly increased the program’s readiness include M1A1 Main Battle Tanks, Tank Retrievers, Armored Breeching Vehicles, Amphibious Assault Vehi
Various Combat and Crisis Response equipment is staged inside Norwegian caves as a part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway prior to the start of Exercise Cold Response 2016. In August of 2014 the Marines, in coordination with their Norwegian counterparts, conductied a pre-planned Single Ship Movement and offload of military equipment from a Maritime Prepositioning Force ship in the Trøndelag region of Norway. Specific equipment which greatly increased the program’s readiness include M1A1 Main Battle Tanks, Tank Retrievers, Armored Breeching Vehicles, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV) Gun Trucks and several variants of the MTVR 7 ½ ton trucks. This routine equipment refresh emphasized the strong military bond between the and our Norwegian counterparts and sustains an already solid foundation for future cooperation. The MCPP-N program improves interoperability between the nations, enhancing access to a key strategic region within the European Command area-of-responsibility.
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