The Arctic Norwegian Special Operations Forces November 2014 Look more often to the North. Walk towards the wind. Find the path. Keep it. It is shorter.

The Arctic

Norwegian Special Operations Forces

November 2014

Look more often to the North. Walk towards the wind. Find the path. Keep it. It is shorter. North is best. The flaming skies of the winter, the sunny miracle of the summer. Walk towards the wind. Climb the hills. Look towards the North. More often. This country is long. North is most.

Rolf Jacobsen (1907-1994)

•Development in the north•Security challenges•NORSOF Perspective

It is in the High North that we are seeing the most rapid developments in our immediate neighbourhood.

- Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

AGENDA

Closing on 5 million people

Area: 385 186 km2

Coast line: 83 281 km

NATO

Non-EU

Kingdom of Norway

The Arctic Ice

Demography and industrial activity

Increasing Russian involvement

Alakurtti80. MIB

Petsjenga200. MIB

Novaja ZemljaArktisk

garnison

Yamal-Nenets aut. region

Ukjent MIB (2017)

Ny-sibirske øyer –

Kotel’nyArctic airstrip

Kapp SchmidtArktisk

garnison

TiksiArctic

airstrip

WrangeløyaRadar

AnadyrArctic airstripMoncehgorsk

Arctic airstrip

OlenyaArctic airstrip

VorkutaRadar

Arctic airstrip

WrangeløyaArktisk

garnison

Novaja Zemlja

Arctic airstrip

AmdermaArktisk

garnison

Franz Josefsland

Arctic airstrip

Franz Josefsland

Arktisk garnison

SeveromorskHK NFLT,

Arktisk kommando

SchmidtøyaArctic

airstrip

Ny-sibirske øyer –

Kotel’nyArktisk

garnison

Russian military activity

Russian military activity

Special Operations Command AfricaSpecial Operations Command Africa

Surveillance and intelligence

Management of resources at sea

Exercising airspace, land and sea sovereignty

Role of Norwegian Forces in the North

Coastal radar chain Air Defence chain Satellite Data Automatic Identification System Maritime Patrol Aircraft Coast Guard, including Helicopters Border Guard Other Military and Civilian Assets

Establish situational awareness React and execute military tasks Support to the civilian society

Integrated operational picture in order to:

How does Norway monitor the situation?

Strong Military

Neighbour

Oil and Gas

Fishery

- Environment- Pollution- Activists

Nuclear Facilities and Storage

Schengen Agreement

Cooperation

Research

Continental Shelf

Former Border Dispute

- Terrorism- Organized crime

Climate Change

We will exercise our authority in the High North in a credible, consistent and predictable way.

The Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy, Nov 2011

Clompexity

NORWEGIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

NORSOF perspective – 2 scenarios

Terrorism Human failures and systems failures ( Natural disasters + Law enforcement)

NORWEGIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

Terrorism

Human failures and systems failures - Kebnekaise