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Exclusive: US Marines’ boots fell apart during Arctic NATO exercise

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U.S. Marines’ boots failed in Norway, prompting inspections, replacements and questions over military footwear rules.

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US Marines had to urgently buy Norwegian shoes due to a massive defect in army boots during preparations for NATO's Cold Response 2026 March exercises. While preparing for the North Atlantic Alliance's maneuvers in Norway and Finland, US military shoes began to fall apart in the cold, which forced them to buy locally produced replacements, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Newsweek. Holes quickly appeared in the boots, the soles fell off, an…

U.S. Marines' winter boots began to collapse in preparation for the NATO Cold Response 2026 exercise in Norway, and the military had to take fighters off training and buy them local shoes as a matter of urgency, writing Newsweek.

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Newsweek broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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