Norwegian Joint Headquarters

The Norwegian Joint Headquarters, NJHQ (Norwegian: Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter, FOH) is the Norwegian Armed Forces operational commando-center. It is located at Reitan outside Bodø, 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, which merged with the Northern Norway Command. It is led by chief-of-command, Lieutenant general, Rune Jakobsen.[1] His predecessor was Morten Haga Lunde. [2]

Norwegian Joint Headquarters
Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter
Founded2009 (2009)
CountryNorway
AllegianceKing Harald V
BranchNorwegian Armed Forces
LocationReitan
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Chief of DefenceAdmiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen
NJHQ CommanderLieutenant General Rune Jakobsen
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 Armed Forces states that a total number of 500 people are somehow connected to the Commando Central.[3] The Commando Central cooperates with Forsvarets Logistikkorganisasjon (Flo) and Cyberforsvaret (CYFOR)[4] so that the Operational Headquarters may work as planned.

NJHQ 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 of NJHQ

References
  1. "Han skal leie hovudkvarteret". Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "Avisa Nordland - Han blir ny sjef på Reitan". An.no. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  3. "Operativt Hovedkvarter".
  4. "Slik blir fremtidens forsvar". Vg.no. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
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