The Arctic is stress-testing US Marines and their HIMARS in the most brutal conditions

US Marines are training with HIMARS launchers in Norway. US Marine Corps photo Business Insider recently traveled to northern Norway to watch US Marines fire HIMARS launchers. The Marines are training to operate their HIMARS rocket artillery systems in the Arctic. Their training in the High North comes as NATO ramps up efforts to defend the Arctic. SETERMOEN, Norway — With a boom that shook the light armored vehicle and echoed inside, a rocket took flight, leaving a trail of smoke in its wa...