The Norwegian Joint Headquarters, NJHQ (, FOH) is the
Norwegian Armed Forces
The Norwegian Armed Forces () are the armed forces responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches, the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, which includes the Norwegian Coast Guard, Coast Guard, the Royal Norwegian Air ...
operational commando-center. It is located at
Reitan in
Bodø Municipality
Bodø (; , ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Bodø (town ...
, where during the
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
NATO's
Allied Command North Norway was based. The current organization was created on 1 August 2009, replacing a former joint commando center in
Stavanger Municipality
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
, which merged with the Northern Norway Command. It is led by chief-of-command, Lieutenant general, Yngve Odlo. His predecessor was Rune Jakobsen.
The Norwegian Armed Forces states that a total number of 500 people are somehow connected to the Commando Central.
The Commando Central cooperates with
Forsvarets Logistikkorganisasjon (Flo) and
Cyberforsvaret (CYFOR)
so that the Operational Headquarters may work as planned.
Main tasks
* Keep an eye with Norway's vast sea and air territories, and have a current understanding of the overall situation.
* Exercise sovereignty in Norway's land, sea and air territories – and exercise national jurisdiction in these areas.
* Be present, and be able to handle crisis of any kind.
* Support civil society.
* Plan and lead military exercises.
* Provide control and support to Norwegian forces in international operations.
Head
* 2009–2011:
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
Bernt Iver Ferdinand Brovold (
Army
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...
)
* 2011–2013:
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral.
Australia
In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...
Haakon Bruun-Hansen (
Navy
A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the military branch, branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral z ...
)
* 2013–2015:
Air Marshal Morten Haga Lunde (
Air Force
An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army aviati ...
)
* 2015–2021:
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
Rune Jakobsen (
Army
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...
)
*2021–:
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
Yngve Odlo (
Army
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...
)
References
External links
Official website(in English)
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Military of Norway
Joint military headquarters
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Military installations in Nordland