Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Torres | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.30.2017
Deputy Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa, Colonel John J. Carroll Jr. is briefed at the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program (MCCP-N) site near Stjørdal, Norway, Aug. 30, 2017. Col. Carroll toured the caves led by the Norwegian Home Guard 12, responsible for maintaining the caves. MCCP-N facilitates the rapid deployment of equipment in support of the Marine Corps in a......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Torres | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.30.2017
Deputy Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa, Colonel John J. Carroll Jr. and official party, pose for a photo at the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program’s (MCCP-N) caves near Stjørdal, Norway, Aug. 30, 2017. The Norwegian Home Guard 12, responsible for maintaining the caves, provided a tour for Col. Carroll. MCCP-N facilitates the rapid deployment of equipment in support of......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Torres | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.30.2017
Deputy Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa, Colonel John J. Carroll Jr. discusses ski training at the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program’s (MCCP-N) caves near Stjørdal, Norway, Aug. 30, 2017. The Norwegian Home Guard 12, responsible for maintaining the caves, provided a tour for Col. Carroll. MCCP-N facilitates the rapid deployment of equipment in support of the Marine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Torres | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.30.2017
Deputy Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa, Colonel John J. Carroll Jr., right, and Col. Trevor Devine, left, Marine Corps Element - Norway liaison, sit in on a brief at a Marine Corps Prepositioning Program (MCCP-N) site near Stjørdal, Norway, Aug. 30, 2017. The MCPP-N program emphasizes the strong military bond between the U.S. and its Norwegian counterparts. (U.S. Marine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Torres | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.30.2017
Deputy Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa, Colonel John J. Carroll Jr. tours the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program’s (MCCP-N) caves near Stjørdal, Norway, Aug. 30, 2017. Col. Carroll toured the caves led by the Norwegian Home Guard 12 responsible for maintaining the caves. MCCP-N facilitates the rapid deployment of equipment in support of the Marine Corps in a forward......
Photo by Cpl. Careaf Henson | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.27.2017
U.S. Representative Harold Rogers of Kentucky, left, presents U.S. Marine Corps Col. Douglas Bruun, Marine Corps Element - Norway liaison, right, Marine Rotational Force Europe (MRF-E) 17.2, with a gift in Stjordal, Norway, Aug. 28, 2017. Rogers was part of a congressional delegation that toured the facilities Marines have been living in and visited the Marine Corps Prepositioning......
Photo by Cpl. Careaf Henson | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.27.2017
U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee poses for a photo with U.S. Navy Capt. Gary Rogeness, defense and naval attaché, with the U.S. Embassy in Norway, at Stjordal, Norway, Aug. 28, 2017. Fleischmann was part of a congressional delegation visited and interacted with Marines forward deployed in Norway. MRF-E builds upon proven partnerships through shared values, experiences, and......
Photo by Cpl. Careaf Henson | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.27.2017
Members of the U.S. congressional delegation tour the caves of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway (MCPP-N) near Stjørdal, Norway, Aug. 28, 2017. The U.S. congressional delegation observed the different equipment stored inside and learned about the capabilities of the MCPPN-N caves. The MCPP-N program improves interoperability between nations, enhancing access to a key strategic......