US Air Force
This week, those bombers trained with troops on the ground to conduct close air support.
The deployment, and increased Arctic activity in general, comes amid high tensions between NATO and Russia.
US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers that deployed to Norway in late February have already demonstrated their reach in the air around Europe, and this week they tested their ability to put bombs on target in new surroundings.
On March 8, a bomber conducted Joint Terminal Attack Controller training with US Navy SEALs, US Marines, and Norwegian soldiers near Setermoen in the Norwegian Arctic.
JTACs, as they re known, direct aircraft during close-air-support missions. For this training, US and Norwegian JTACs took position on top of a mountain and quickly established communications with the bomber to call in targets, a Marine Corps release said.
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