The Structure of the

Norwegian Army The Norwegian Army ( no, Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway ...

has seen considerable change over the years. In 2009 the Army introduced the new command and control organization. As of June 2021 the army is organized as follows:

Chief of Staff

The Chief of the Army and the Army Staff are based in

Bardufoss Bardufoss is a town and commercial centre in Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The three villages of Andselv, Andslimoen, and Heggelia together form the Bardufoss area. Bardufoss is located in the Målselvdalen valley n ...

, Northern Norway. * Chief of the Army ** Army Staff (Hærstaben)

Brigade Nord

''Brigade Nord'' (English: Brigade North) is the largest unit in the Norwegian Army. The Brigade has several battalions across Norway, including Telemark Battalion at Camp Rena, eastern Norway.

Air defense

A SHORAD battery unit is under establishment in the artillery battalion, expected to be operative in 2024.

Finnmark Land Command

Further north, the Finnmark Land Commandhttps://www.forsvaret.no/soldater-og-ansatte/regelverk/English-NORAF.pdf/_/attachment/inline/30db7135-ff83-475c-a151-22894164b8f8:e6756e51768d437889c9fc0af3ded409177cafba/English-NOV2020.pdf is in charge of safeguarding Norway's northernmost land territories and the Norway–Russia border, land border to Russia. It is a joint command, including an army staff and army and Norwegian Home Guard, Home Guard units. *Finnmark Land Command (''Finnmark Landforsvar''), in Porsanger, Porsangmoen **Porsanger Battalion (''Porsanger Bataljon''), cavalry battalion in Porsangmoen with a K9 Thunder battery **Garrison of Sør-Varanger (''Garnisonen i Sør-Varanger''), infantry battalion in Høybuktmoen guarding the Norway–Russia border **Norwegian Home Guard, 17th Home Guard District Finnmark (''Finnmark Heimevernsdistrikt 17''), in Porsangermoen

Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre

* Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre (''Hærens våpenskole''), in Terningmoen and Rena, Norway, Rena ** Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre departments: *** Maneuver School (''Manøverskolen'') *** Artillery School (''Artilleriskolen'') *** Engineer School (''Ingeniørskolen'') *** Logistics School (''Logistikkskolen'') *** Signals School (''Sambandsskolen'') *** Medical School (''Sanitetsskolen'') ** Army Recruit and Vocational Training School (''Hærens skole for rekrutt- og fagutdanning''), in Terningmoen and Rena *** Team Leader School (''Lagførerskolen'') ** NATO Centre of Excellence - Cold Weather Operations (''Forsvarets Vinterskole''), in Terningmoen, manages as the Norwegian School of Winter Warfare ** Armed Forces dog training establishment(''Forsvarets hundeskole''), in Sessvollmoen ** Armed Forces CBRN-defense School (''Forsvarets ABC-vernskole''), in Sessvollmoen ** Army Tactical Training Center (''Hærens Taktiske Treningssenter''), in Rena ** (Security) Company Østerdalen (''Kompani Østerdalen''), in Terningmoen

Other units

* Hans Majestet Kongens Garde, His Majesty The King's Guard (''Hans Majestet Kongens Garde''), in Huseby Leir, Huseby * Intelligence Battalion (''Etterretningsbataljonen''), in Setermoen Military Intelligence & Electronic Warfare unit * Army Logistic Regiment (''Trenregimentet i Hæren''), in Bardufoss - maintenance, catering, etc. * Armed Forces Military Police Department (''Forsvarets militærpolitiavdeling''), in Rena

Special forces

The Army's special forces unit ''Forsvarets Spesialkommando'' (FSK) is no longer part of the army. With the establishment of the ''Norwegian Special Operations Command'' in 2014, Norway's two special forces units (FSK and ''Marinejegerkommandoen'') were united under the one command in the Norwegian Armed Forces, with the Air Force's 339 Special Operations Aviation Squadron at Rygge Air Station joining later as the SOC's air force component.

References

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