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The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Tromsø, Norway for a scheduled port visit, April 11, 2022. The ship’s presence in the High North is a demonstration of the U.S. Navy’s continued commitment to NATO Allies and Partners and the strong bond…
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May 26, 2021 (Google Translation) – The Alliance multi-purpose research unit left La Spezia on 21 May and is sailing towards the Arctic Ocean for the HIGH NORTH21 campaign , which will officially begin on 10 June after the usual stop in the port of Tromsø . The Navy and the Hydrographic Institute are preparing to return to the Arctic…
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January 8, 2021 – WilNor Governmental Services AS (WGS), through its subsidiary company WGS Properties AS, has acquired 66% of the shares in the Olavsvern Group AS. WGS, a Wilhelmsen group company is a key logistics partner for the Norwegian armed forces and allied NATO forces. This acquisition enables WGS to provide an even broader range of services to military…
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October 29, 2020 (Google Translation) – I am pleased to see that our allies are welcome in Tromsø with their submarines, and will contribute to a good collaboration so that the necessary local contingency plans are in place. The defense of Norway is dependent on reinforcements from our allies. An important part of this is to facilitate the Allies to…
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August 21, 2020 – USS Seawolf (SSN 21) is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations and conducted a brief stop for personnel in the vicinity of Tromso, Norway today. The Pacific-based submarine is operating in U.S. 6th Fleet under the command and control of Commander, Submarine Group 8 and Commander, Task Force 69 to compliment the undersea…
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August 25, 2020 – U.S. ships operating in the High North have received steadfast support from Norway, ensuring successful sustained operations in the region. U.S. ships operating in the High North have received steadfast support from Norway, ensuring successful sustained operations in the region. Tromsø serves as a refueling and resupply port for U.S. vessels operating in the North Sea.…
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July 29, 2020 (Google Translation) – Yesterday, July 28, 2020, Alliance ship returned to the Norwegian port of Tromsø, thus closing the High North20, before three Arctic research campaigns of the three-year High North 2020-2022 program. The research activities and scientific objectives of High North20 have been achieved, while respecting the stringent health protocols aimed at containing the emergency COVID…
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July 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – Yesterday afternoon, July 8, 2020, Alliance ship, the Navy’s multi-purpose hydro-oceanographic research unit left the Norwegian port of Tromsø, after a brief technical stop, to head towards the scientific research areas of the High North campaign20 , in east of the Strait of Fram and north of the Svalbard Islands. After leaving Italy on…
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