Make no mistake the recent military events with Switzerland, talk of the end of Swiss neutrality and joining NATO, joint operations like that in the image below with Norway, all these things are an aggressive message to Russia that despite Russian belligerence, The US is a powerful and committed foe that occupies your western frontier and has many small nation-state allies in the region.
(Oct. 17, 2018)- The assault amphibious vehicles from 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, approach the beach in Bogen, Norway, Oct. 17, 2018, after successfully completing the deep-water transit from USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) during Exercise Northern Screen. Northern Screen is a bilateral exercise involving the United States Marine Corps’ Marine Rotational Force-Europe (MRF-E) and Norwegian military and is taking place in vicinity of Setermoen, Norway, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 7, 2018.