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US Marines are extending their deployment to Norway, and it's already irked Russia

US Marines arrived in Norway in January for cold-weather training, and Moscow has objected to the deployment since it was announced late last year.

US Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe (MRF-E) conduct live-fire practice in preparation for exercise Joint Viking, in Porsangmoen, Norway, March 1, 2017.

The US Marine Corps will extend its training and exercise rotation in Norway through 2018, the Norwegian defense minister said this week.

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About 330 Marines have been in Vaernes in central Norway since January 2017, where they've trained with Norwegian and other partner forces for cold-weather operations.

They are scheduled to be replaced by another Marine contingent later this year.

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Russia, for its part, has objected to the Marines' presence in Norway.

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