Marine Maj. Gen. Niel Nelson, commander of Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREURAF), discusses the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway (MCPP-N), with Lyle Layher, MARFOREURAF’s prepositioning officer, at an assembly area in Norway, May 9, 2017. By storing equipment in Norwegian caves, MCPP-N eliminates the need to deploy equipment from the United States for contingency operations which decreases the time required to prepare units.

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