Forsvarets Spesialkommando

Special Operations Command
Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK)
Forsvarets Spesialkommando Insignia
Active1982–present
CountryNorway Norway
BranchNorwegian Special Operation Forces (Norwegian: Forsvarets Spesialstyrker)
TypeSpecial forces
SizeClassified
Garrison/HQRena leir
Motto(s)Thoroughness provides security
Decorations  Army Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Brage Andreas Larssen
Insignia
HeaddressMaroon beret

Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) (English: Special Operations Command[1]) is a special operations force unit in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

The unit was established in 1982[2] due to the increased risk of terrorist activity against Norwegian interests, including the oil platforms in the North Sea.[3]

On 1 January 2014, the Norwegian Special Operations Command (NORSOCOM),[1] was established uniting the FSK and the Naval Special Operation Command (Norwegian: Marinejegerkommandoen) (MJK) under the command in the Norwegian Armed Forces.[4]

  1. ^ a b "The Norwegian Special Forces".
  2. ^ Monica Rikoll: Forsvarets spesialkommando feiret 50-års-jubileum NRK, 1 September 2012, (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "- VIKTIG Å BESKYTTE: Forsvarets spesialkommando (FSK) har jevnlig realistiske øvelser i terror mot norske oljeplattformer i Nordsjøen"
  4. ^ Olsen, Tommy; Thormodsen, Marius (June 2014). Forging Norwegian Special Operation Forces (PDF) (Master's thesis). U.S. Navy Postgraduate School. OCLC 893922200. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

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