Camp Viking - the UK commandos' new Arctic operations base 

Norwegian and U.K. forces have always stood shoulder to shoulder when it mattered. 🇳🇴🤝🇬🇧

Enjoy your stay in Norway =) Brits are always welcome

I love visiting Norway, just a short hop from the UK. Land of the Gods, and great people.

That's a bigger base than I was expecting, with a decent amount of kit.👍

Camp Viking besides Camp Skjold ("Shield") is not just near Bardufoss base, it is halfway to the border with prospective NATO members Finland (about 40 km away) and Sweden (about 25 km away). Quite a convenient location for not-officially-a-base.

I knew the UK had been going to Norway for years. I had no idea there was a permanent base there.

Thank God for Norway and UK. Cannot imagine...❤️

Skjold is actually pronounced "sholl".

“Camp Viking”? How simply fabulous, darling!

As a Canadian, this sounds like a fun place to have a vacation. - " Guys, Keep your stick on the ice, we're pulling ya"

They should build a snowroof for those vehicles, they'd benefit from not having a lot of snow on them, and its easier to leave kit strapped on the roof

Every Winter Norway sends Scotland a real Evergreen tree for Christmas that is always on display in Edinburgh. Thank you Norway :) May our relationship stay strong forever.

Who remembers Setermoen 1971

Quick question... why is everything green? 🤔

Not so long ago the Norwegians had strict rules in place about NATO troops stationed on a permanent basis where one had to pull all your kit out at end Ex they however allowed the UK to have its outward bound school in Kristiansand's where all the vehicles are painted blue , back in the day when the Ace mobile forces (AMF) which was known as Allied Command Europe (ACE) mobile quick reaction force , now disbanded ! the British Army had 1 infantry battalion and 1 logistics battalion based in Bulford , plus RAF and Army air corps helicopter support , this unit carried out Artic warfare training qualifications under the watchful eyes of the Royal Marines and operated out of Voss , with its main HQ located in a small local Norwegian barracks, the infantry companies and logistic forces were spread about the area in hired mountain hotels which were available in the winter, some of them 5* and every 2nd year the whole UK force would join up with the other NATO forces for a major exercise centred around Bardufoss in the North .,

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Lundhag. I have my military boot from 199? .Very good.

Isn't this where US Marines train with the Norwegians, too? My Dad trained in Norway a few times as a Marine Officer.

I Recommend covering your ears here in the arctic. Especially in winter. :'D Ear infections won't do you any good. Speaking of personal experience.

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Recruiting another 1000 royal marines commando Lowering the standard pass rate and all pass and are upgraded in their respective units

Whats with the Royal Netherland Marines Corps? Are they not on this base too? I thought the British RM and Dutch Marine Corp always operated together in Norway ?

Brrrrr watch out for white walkers while guarding the wall.

In such weather, doesn’t it make sense to wear a winter hat instead of a summer cap?

what are those tank with trailer looking things called?

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can anyone explain the long toe stub on the boots? i am guessing it is something to do with being in the snow but not exactly sure.

It would be cool to see a multinational unit made up from JEF countries like the France-German brigade or the German-Dutch brigade

Shouldn't they be in Finland and Sweden now?

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The Boooties need a subsidiary forward base in Finland!

I know the area well. Not much chance of a run ashore there lads, you've been seen off

it dos not look all that cold for an arctic training base

I didn't know we had a border in the Arctic.

one cannot waste their rolling papers on doobs up their lol

Same country like England Afghanistan 🇦🇫

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So Websters 🤦‍♂️

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Re fund the british army

British commandos not UK commandos

norway is not arctic

Looks thoroughly miserable.

UK faith is going to change in future i guess ,after Rishi Sir Arrival in Uk Government.

This show off , and tech will be useless , in a war with a european power , if your army is still less than 200k , a country like uk is suppose to have at least 650k regular and reserve and semi trained cadets above 18 or 17 in combined , that can be mobillissd in less than a month and deployed overseas and doing duty in homeland in martial law

If you have a chance to visit, regular, reservist, cadet clothing store, look at the writing on the cardboard boxes the multicam uniforms are delivered in. MADE IN CHINA.

Am I the only one with dits about Mjr Kirk Allen and I in Bardufos together during the summer of 97 💪 ⛷️ 🍺