Danish Defence Maintenance Service
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| unit_name = Danish Defence Maintenance Service
| native_name =Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste
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| dates = {{start date and age|2020|01|01|df=y}}
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| branch = Joint
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| role = Maintenance
| size = {{circa}} 1.700
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| garrison = Sødalsparken 20, 8220 Brabrand
| garrison_label = Headquarters
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| website = {{official website|https://www2.forsvaret.dk/omos/organisation/fvt/Pages/forside1.aspx}} {{in lang|da}}
| current_commander =
| commander1 = Flotille admiral Per Hesselberg
| commander1_label = Chief of the FVT
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The Danish Defence Maintenance Service ({{langx|da|Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste}}, {{abbr|abbr.|abbreviation}} FVT) is the element of the Danish Defence responsible for maintenance and service for all equipment.
History
In 2019, it was decided that to join the three branches' maintenance services, in order to focus more effectively on the resource management. It was created with a 1:1 move of personnel, from the branch maintenance services.{{cite web |author1=Forsvarskommandoen |authorlink1=Defence Command (Denmark) |title=Oprettelse af Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste |url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/nyheder/overige_nyheder/Pages/OprettelseafForsvaretsVedligeholdelsestjeneste.aspx |website=forsvaret.dk |accessdate=18 March 2020 |language=Danish |date=28 March 2019 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330145510/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/nyheder/overige_nyheder/Pages/OprettelseafForsvaretsVedligeholdelsestjeneste.aspx |url-status=dead }}
FVT is split into three departments, FVT Land, Maritime and Air, each responsible for their own branch.{{cite journal |title=3. Vedligeholdelseskompagni og Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste |journal=Regimentschefen |date=December 2019 |pages=1–3 |publisher=Trænregimentet |language=Danish}}
Commanding officer
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| 80px | Flotille admiral | 15 September 2019 | Incumbent | {{ayd|2019|09|15}} |
Referencer
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External links
- [https://www2.forsvaret.dk/omos/organisation/fvt/Pages/forside1.aspx Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807213931/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/omos/organisation/fvt/Pages/forside1.aspx |date=2020-08-07 }} {{in lang|da}}
- [https://www.facebook.com/FSVFVT/ Official Facebook]
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