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CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS. The soldiers with the engineering squad make ready one of the anti-tank mines. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Ultimost careful when handling high-explosives. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The training ground for detonating explosives is down deep in a closed open-pit iron-ore mine near Kirkenes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Anti-tank mine on the ground is made ready. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
All gear has to be double-checked. Safety is everything when dealing with explosives and weapons. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Chief of the Garrison of Sør-Varanger, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Rozmara. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Walking to a safe distance before blowing up the anti-tank mine. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The blast as seen through the lens of Barents Observer's camera at a distance of a kilometer. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Military vehicle in the open-pit mine. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The blast took place in the open-pit mine of Sydvaranger iron-ore company at a distance of 2,5 kilometers from the border to Russia. Photo by Google maps
September 30, 2021: Chief FSB Border Guard Directorate, Lt.Gen. Stanislav Maslov (left) and Chief of the Norwegian Joint Head Quarters (NJHQ), Lt. Gen. Yngve Odlo, lay wreath at the monument in memory of the Red Army soldiers that liberated Kirkenes in October 1944 from Nazi-German occupation. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
FSB Coast Guard vessel "Polyarnaya Zvezda" made port call to Kirkenes, alongside Norwegian Coast Guard vessel "KV Nordkapp" on September 29, 2021. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
FSB Coast Guard vessel "Polyarnaya Zvezda" sailing Bøkfjorden, Kirkenes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Chief FSB Border Guard Directorate, Lt. Gen. Stanislav Maslov (left) and Chief of the Norwegian Joint Head Quarters (NJHQ), Lt. Gen. Yngve Odlo, lay wreath at the monument in memory of the Red Army soldiers that liberated Kirkenes in October 1944 from Nazi-German occupation. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian and Russian Coast Guard Commanders, September 30, 2021. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Russian FSB Border Guard officials. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian military officers and Russian FSB officials at the monument in memory of the Red Army's liberation of Kirkenes from Nazi-German occupation, October 1944. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian Coast Guard vessel "KV Nordkapp" and Russian FSB Coast Guard vessel "Polyarnaya Zvezda" sailing in Bøkfjorden towards Kirkenes, Norway. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Russian FSB Coast Guard vessel "Polyarnaya Zvezda" in Norwegian waters outside Kirkenes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The two countries' coast guard vessels at port in Kirkenes. Photo: Atle Staalesen
The FSB coast guard vessel "Polyarnaya Zvezda" arrives to Kirkenes. Photo: Atle Staalesen
The Russian coast guard's flag in the rear of the "Polyarnaya Zvezda" vessel. Photo: Atle Staalesen
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CLICK ON IMAGE FOR GALLERY OF ALL PHOTOS: The port call by USS New Mexico to this municipal harbor in Tromsø is the first of many NATO submarines to change crew and get supplies in the years to come. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
USS New Mexico surfaced early Monday morning outside Troms, northern Norway. Here sailing Lenangen en route to Tromsø. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
Norwegian military guards at the port of Tønsnes, some 10 kilometers north of Tromsø city center. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
Tønsnes port is a civilian municipal port in Tromsø with military guards during the visit of the American nuclear-powered submarine. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
During May 10 to 12, the port of Tønsnes is heavily guarded and there is a no-fly zone in a radius of 1 nautical mile. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
Fresh air for the crew for first time after weeks of underwater patrol. Here north of Tromsø Monday morning. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
Norwegian special navy forces dive near the port of Tønsnes to secure the waters before the arrival of the American nuclear submarine. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
The USS New Mexico (SSN 779) is of the Virginia class fast attack submarines. The 115 meters long vessel has a crew of 130 and is powered by one reactor. The sub was commissioned in 2010 as the sixth in its class, which so far consists of 19 vessels. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
The US submarine is escorted inshore by the Norwegian Coast Guard. Photo: Kystvakten
This is the first time an NATO nuclear-powered submarine makes port call to a civilian harbor in northern Norway. The guarding and security is comprehensive. In the future, Tønsnes port near Tromsø will have some 3 to 4 port calls by nuclear subs annually, the Norwegian Defense officials inform. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
The Virginia-class USS New Mexico. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
Tønsnes harbor just north of Tromsø is a civilian municipal harbor where Norway has given green light for NATO submarines to dock. Photo: Helene Sofie Thorkildsen/Forsvaret
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An ice sculpture of Russia's single aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
The snow village is rebuilt every winter in Kirovsk on the Kola Peninsula. Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
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