Three hundred U.S. Marines arrived in Norway on Monday for a six-month deployment, with another batch of troops to replace them in July.

It’s the first time since World War II that Norway has allowed foreign troops to be stationed in the country. Several thousand troops were recently sent to Poland to aid Eastern European allies who worry about an increasingly bold Russia. The Marines’ deployment was announced in October.

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