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Description Battle Griffin is a triennial joint allied field exercise (FTX), that exercises the Norway Air-Landed Marine Ground Task Force (NALMAGTF) concept to reinforce Norway and Norwegian National Forces in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), National Headquarters, and other designated NATO forces.
The Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB), also called the Norway Air Landed Marine Air Ground Task Force (NALMAGTAF), is the Marine Corps' only land-based prepositioned stock. The expeditionary force flies into Norway using a minimum amount of strategic airlift, marries up with the equipment and supplies, and redeploys throughout Norway as needed.
The Battle Griffin exercise is designed to test all aspects of NALMEB (deployment of forces from CONUS, withdrawal of equipment and supplies from cave sites, redeployment of equipment and supplies, integration of U.S. and Norwegian forces, etc.).
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1993
To Month/Year
December / 1993
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember BGen. Richard "Butch" Neal was the DCG for II MEF on this first major deploement of the MEF Headquarters. We worked out of the Harstadt Bunker but were on the road most of the time checking out the units from Bodo all the way up north.
Memories My first night trying out the new Northface tents. About 20 below and the wind howling - good piece of gear!
