Special Operations Command (Denmark)
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|native_name = Specialoperationskommandoen
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|dates = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2014|09|01}}
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|branch = Danish Defence
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|garrison = Aalborg Air Base
|garrison_label = Headquarters
|nickname = SOKOM
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|motto = {{lang|da|Styrke Gennem Fælles Indsats}}
(Strength Through Joint Effort)
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|commander1 =Major general Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard
|commander1_label =Chief of SOKOM
|commander2 =Lieutenant colonel Jens P Blomqvist
|commander2_label =Chief of Jaeger Corps
|commander3 =Commander-captain Flemming Haar
|commander3_label =Chief of Frogman Corps
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The Special Operations Command ({{langx|da|Specialoperationskommandoen}}; SOKOM) is a command of the Danish Armed Forces and a part of the Defence Command. SOKOM was established in 2014 to bring the Jaeger Corps ({{langx|da|Jægerkorpset}}) and the Frogman Corps ({{langx|da|Frømandskorpset}}) under one command. It is based at Aalborg Air Base.
Role
SOKOM was established on 1 September 2014 as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017; Major General Jørgen Høll was appointed its first chief. SOKOM was created with the aim of "strengthening and increasing the future capabilities within special operations, including capabilities of the Air Force".{{cite web |title=Special Operations Command |url=http://forsvaret.dk/HST/Nyt%20og%20Presse/%C3%98vrige%20nyheder/Documents/SOKOM%20FAKTAARK%202015.pdf |accessdate=22 November 2015 |language=da |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115931/http://forsvaret.dk/HST/Nyt%20og%20Presse/%C3%98vrige%20nyheder/Documents/SOKOM%20FAKTAARK%202015.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016}}
On 1 July 2015, the Jaeger Corps was transferred from the Royal Danish Army and the Frogman Corps from the Royal Danish Navy to SOKOM.{{cite press release |title=Jægerkorpset og Frømandskorpset overdrages til Specialoperationskommandoen [Jaegercorps and Frogman Corps transferred to Special operations command] |url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/nyheder/overige_nyheder/Pages/J%C3%A6gerkorpsetogFr%C3%B8mandskorpsetoverdragestilSpecialoperationskommandoen.aspx |website=Danish Defence |accessdate=16 June 2017 |language=da |date=25 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706212623/http://www2.forsvaret.dk/nyheder/overige_nyheder/Pages/J%C3%A6gerkorpsetogFr%C3%B8mandskorpsetoverdragestilSpecialoperationskommandoen.aspx |archive-date=6 July 2015}}
SOKOM is tasked with working with national and international partners, where SOKOM will be able to offer a special operations alternative to conventional military solutions and to be able to deploy a headquarters element to support special operations on foreign soil.
Divisions
Commanding officer
See also
References
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External links
- [https://forsvaret.dk/da/organisation/sokom/ Danish Defence SOKOM (in Danish)]
- {{cite journal |title=Et supply drop fra SOKOM |journal=Soldaten |date=October 2019 |issue=7 |pages=12–23 |url=https://issuu.com/soldaten/docs/308195_soldaten_07-19_web |access-date=24 March 2021 |publisher=Forsvarskommandoens Kommunikationssektion |location=Copenhagen |language=da}}
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