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Norwegian Joint Headquarters
Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
CountryNorway
AllegianceKing Harald V
BranchNorwegian Armed Forces
LocationReitan
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Chief of DefenceGeneral Eirik Kristoffersen
NJHQ CommanderLieutenant General Yngve Odlo
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Deputy Secretary of Defense of the USA, 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 (Norwegian: 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. The Commando Central cooperates with Forsvarets Logistikkorganisasjon (Flo) and Cyberforsvaret (CYFOR) 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.

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References

  1. "Operativt Hovedkvarter".
  2. "Slik blir fremtidens forsvar". Vg.no. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2019-02-07.

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