Norwegian Joint Headquarters
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Norwegian Joint Headquarters
| image = Coat of arms of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters.svg
| dates = 2009-
| country = Norway
| allegiance = King Harald V
| branch = Norwegian Armed Forces
| garrison = Reitan
| garrison_label = Location
| website = {{official website|https://www.forsvaret.no/en/organisation/norwegian-joint-headquarters}}
| commander1 = General Eirik Kristoffersen
| commander1_label = Chief of Defence
| commander2 = Lieutenant General Yngve Odlo
| commander2_label = NJHQ Commander
| start_date = {{start date and age|2009}}
| native_name = Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter
}}
File:150909-D-NI589-829 (20660869323).jpg, Robert O. Work, gets a tour of The NJHQ by Air Marshal Morten Haga Lunde and Secretary of State Øystein Bø in 2015]]
The Norwegian Joint Headquarters, NJHQ ({{langx|no|Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter}}, FOH) is the Norwegian Armed Forces operational commando-center. It is located at Reitan in Bodø Municipality, where during the Cold War 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, 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.{{cite web|url=http://forsvaret.no/om-forsvaret/avdelinger-i-forsvaret/operativt-hovedkvarter/Sider/operativt-hovedkvarter.aspx|title=Operativt Hovedkvarter}}
The Commando Central cooperates with Forsvarets Logistikkorganisasjon (Flo) and Cyberforsvaret (CYFOR){{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10064529 |title=Slik blir fremtidens forsvar |publisher=Vg.no |date= 23 March 2012|accessdate=2019-02-07}} 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 Bernt Iver Ferdinand Brovold (Army)
- 2011–2013: Vice Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hansen (Navy)
- 2013–2015: Air Marshal Morten Haga Lunde (Air Force)
- 2015–2021: Lieutenant General Rune Jakobsen (Army)
- 2021–: Lieutenant General Yngve Odlo (Army)
References
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External links
- [https://www.forsvaret.no/en/organisation/norwegian-joint-headquarters Official website] (in English)
- {{Official website|1=https://www.forsvaret.no/om-forsvaret/organisasjon/forsvarets-operative-hovedkvarter?fbclid=IwAR1nqlRAK4LkmKsHL3yGhAQ4-mDxjKSF_jbk9UAn9iB6QdL0JBFybPdBPjo}} {{in lang|no}}
{{Norwegian Armed Forces}}
{{Military headquarters}}
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Category:Joint military headquarters
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