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Crown Prince Haakon commemorates the opening of a new museum dedicated to the raids on Måløy and Vågsøy by allied forces during Operation Archey.
A brief video feature on the raid.
A brief video feature on the raid.
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Minor addon; the air rescue service has become its own branch! Look at that gorgeous AW101
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The Norwegian Navy's EOD unit MDK - Minedykkerkommandoen - entered its 50th year of service with the Norwegian Armed Forces. The unit has seen action all across Norway defusing UXOs from WWI and WWII and has deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Macedonia under their belt.
MDK began its service history as part of MJK, Norway's naval special forces, as former frogman units put their skills to use in peacetime against UXOs. But as increased demands were put on MJK, especially as terrorism rose in Europe and Russia became the irritant it continues to be, the two split to focus on their individual expertise and thus MDK was born.
Like MDK, MJK has seen its fair share of action outside of Norway, such as here during counter-piracy and counter-terrorism operations in Somalia.
Like MDK, MJK has seen its fair share of action outside of Norway, such as here during counter-piracy and counter-terrorism operations in Somalia.
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MJK shares vessel boring search and seizure operations with its navy partners in KJK, the Coastal Rangers. KJK specializes in mountain and coastal operations and ISTAR, while MJK is akin to a SEAL team and has duties that extend far beyond Norwegian waters. At home the unit's primary responsibility is defending critical energy instillation.
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40,000 soldiers and 10,000 vehicles have started to flood Norway as prep for major NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2018 ramps up. The buildup have been ongoing for a few months, but now the streets are clogged with supply convoys.
Should be some excellent pictures once the exercise starts in October.
Should be some excellent pictures once the exercise starts in October.
HV-01 and Logistics Command welcome additional foreign heavies during the buildup phase of Trident Juncture 2018.
Germans.
Americans.
Germans.
Americans.
HV-16 marksmanship exercise.
I'm not sure if this is a one or not, but it reminds me that Norway is home to several towerless VLF arrays for communicating with submarines in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. They look similar to power cables.
I'm not sure if this is a one or not, but it reminds me that Norway is home to several towerless VLF arrays for communicating with submarines in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. They look similar to power cables.
Cadet range drills.
I have a terribly embarrassing story relating to range practice as a cadet
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I have a terribly embarrassing story relating to range practice as a cadet
.Having been in Iraq since 2003, I always like to take a nostalgic look at a military's evolution in terms of equipment and mission as the war progresses.
During initial operations the Norwegian Army primarily sent engineers and CBRN teams into Iraq, and yes, they were tasked with chemical weapons disposal and cleanup as well as EOD operations.
During initial operations the Norwegian Army primarily sent engineers and CBRN teams into Iraq, and yes, they were tasked with chemical weapons disposal and cleanup as well as EOD operations.
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