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)
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.
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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
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