MCO 5050.13 governs Marine Corps travel to Norway in conjunction with USMC prepositioning and related clearance requirements.
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It addresses visits to Norway prepositioning sites, including concerns about unscheduled visits and support capacity. It requires travel-plan approval and timely travel/country clearance requests.
Applies to: THIS ORDER IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY (GON) REPRESENTATIVES HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE LARGE NUMBER OF "POP UP" VISITS TO THE PREPOSITIONING SITES. (paragraph 2)
COMMANDERS OF MARINES SCHEDULED TO VISIT NORWAY WILL ENSURE APPROPRIATE TRAVEL/COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUESTS ARE SUBMITTED NLT 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF TRAVEL. (paragraph 2)
CG FMFLANT WILL, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, CONSOLIDATE USMC VISITS TO NORWAY PREPOSITIONING SITES. (paragraph 2)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO PUBLISH CMC POLICY RELATIVE TO TRAVEL TO NORWAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH USMC PREPOSITIONING, AND TO RE-EMPHASIZE THE REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION OF TRAVEL/COUNTRY CLEARANCE IAW THE REF. (paragraph 1)
THIS ORDER IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. (paragraph 4)