Facing new Russian aggression, the US should redouble its Marine deployments in Norway

By Tom Rogan

Published June 20, 2018 8:32pm ET

Facing new Russian aggression, the U.S. should redouble its Marine deployments in Norway.

I say that in light of Russia’s aggressive threat last Thursday that Norway faces “consequences” for requesting that the Pentagon increase Marine deployments on its soil. The Norwegian request would double the U.S. Marine complement in Norway from around two companies, amounting to 330 Marines, to a light battalion size force of 700 Marines.