Norway Army Maj. Gen. Anders Jernberg, commander of the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization and the Norwegian armed forces’ top logistics officer, visited Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island to reinforce the decades-long Marine Corps Prepositioning Program–Norway partnership and explore expanding sustainment capacity in Europe.
Joined by political adviser Frode Bjerkås and Norway Navy Capt. Connie Stein, naval and assistant defense attaché at the Norwegian Embassy, Jernberg met Feb. 27 with U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, to discuss rapid response, distributed operations and deterrence in the High North.
The visit reflects growing emphasis on Arctic logistics...
03.02.2026 | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
Story by Dustin Senger