The government of Norway is going to ask the US to twice the amount of marines and place them closer to the borderline with Russia. Now there are 330 American marines in the west of the country. Moreover, the government plans to continue military collaboration with the US for 5 years.

Marines arrived to the west of Norway in 2017. They have an opportunity to train all over the country. The presence of foreign army has been in practice in the country since 1949.