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US Army begins long-haul convoy inside the Arctic Circle

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JOHN VANDIVER

STARS AND STRIPES • May 1, 2024

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U.S. soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade send a convoy from Narvik, Norway, to Evenes, Norway, on April 26, 2024. The unit was transporting vehicles and equipment in Norway, where it began a long-distance road march Tuesday that will take soldiers through Sweden and on to Finland. (Samuel Signor/U.S. Army)

STUTTGART, Germany — More than a thousand U.S. soldiers are making a long-distance trek this week in upper Norway, bound for a Finnish artillery range for drills showcasing stepped-up efforts to defend NATO’s new Arctic border with Russia.

The tactical road march, involving 1,600 soldiers and 200 vehicles from the 10th Mountain Division’s 3rd Infantry Brigade, will stretch 550 miles across tough Nordic terrain, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement Tuesday.