SETERMOEN, Norway — Norwegian Maj. Gen. Lars S. Lervik has been chief of the Norwegian Army since 2020, based in Bardufoss, in Northern Norway. As of early 2025, the force is made up of approximately ...

TRØNDELAG, Norway – One hundred Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard traveled to Norway for the 53rd Norwegian Reciprocal Troop ...

The foreign military badge is awarded to troops who prove proficient at military skiing in frigid winter conditions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A picture taken on Sept. 23, 2009, shows the meteorological station on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen in the Arctic Sea. (Heiko ...

The military force in peacetime is around 17,185 personnel including military and civilian staff, and around 70,000 in total with the current military personnel, conscripts and the Norwegian Home ...

Snipers from Norway and Denmark pose during the European Best Sniper Team Competition in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. (Sgt. Collin Mackall/U.S. Army) A Norwegian Army sniper ...

Norway is increasingly relying on young women like Kaja and Karin to bolster its defenses along the tense border with Russia. Their first week in the army shows growing gender equality — but ...

ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota — A military endurance test that originated in 1915 for soldiers in the Norwegian Army has become a popular annual event in Minnesota. The Norwegian Foot March is an 18.5-mile ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – A Norwegian army sniper team from 1st Armored Battalion was named the winner in the 2025 U.S. Army Europe and Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition, in Grafenwoehr, ...

When Lucky Palmer set out to create the Oculus Rift, he envisioned a device that would revolutionize virtual reality by creating a low-cost solution available to every industry, not just the video ...

A Norwegian Army sniper team took home top honors at an annual event hosted by the U.S. Army Europe and Africa command. A sergeant and lance corporal first class assigned to the Norwegian Army’s 1st ...