A new Arctic operations base will support Britain’s commandos for the next ten years as the UK underscores its commitment to security in the High North.
Newly-established Camp Viking in northern Norway will serve as the hub for Royal Marines Commandos as they continue to be the tip of the Arctic spear, the unit the UK turns to when it needs troops able to fight in cold weather extremes.
The UK has an Arctic warfare heritage going back to the Second World War but, with the re-emergence of the High North as a key theatre, the commandos needed new facilities for a modern era.
The new purpose-built Camp Viking – located in the village of Øverbygd, about 40 miles south of Tromsø – can accommodate all personnel from the UK’s Littoral Response Group (LRG), the commando-led Royal Marines force which reacts to emerging crises in Europe.