Marine Col. Doug Bruun, commander of the Marine Coordination Element with Marine Rotational Force Europe (MRF-E), listens as a cadet with the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy briefs him during a mock United Nations exercise in Giskaas, Norway, April 25, 2017. Cadets were required to consider all human and societal factors within the area of operation and brief that to Bruun, their notional commander. MRF-E’s presence preserves the mutual commitment between the and Norway as we confront evolving strategic challenges together.

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