Although news media frequently refer to any U.S. troops as “soldiers”, the bulk of the U.S. troops in the Icelandic exercise are Marines and sailors.
No surprise that this grouping would pretty quickly suck up the beer supply. There is a reputation to uphold; fight hard, party hard. Semper Fi.
Here is the article: https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/10/27/icelands-bars-ran-out-of-beer-trying-to-serve-drunk-us-sailors-and-marines/
“Trident Juncture 18 — a NATO-led military exercise”
Also known as the “Future Supreme Court Nominee Convention”. Many were overheard saying “I like beer.’ Democrats horrified at hate-beer speech.
HOO-AH!
PPPPPP.
Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. The beer suppliers should have planned better. 6K troops coming, and no increase of beer supply? MADNESS, I say!
They've proudly done so by aborting any baby who has it......Screw Iceland!
Someone up there does not understand supply chain concepts very well.
Nice to have a “ good news story”
Those sons of Ragnar must not be prepared!
If the walls of the Loftleidir Hotel in Reykjavík could talk what tales they could tell.
git’er done ping.
Just a few weeks ago, Democrats were telling us that drinking beer was a bad thing.
-PJ
“emergency beer” ... has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?
Break out the morale gear!
EU, UN, and NATO are outraged! How dare US military drink beer on leave? Bet the pub owners are happy campers.
That’s our boys!
Iceland’s entire population is only approx 1/3 million.