Special Operations Command (Denmark)

The Special Operations Command (Danish: Specialoperationskommandoen) (SOKOM) is a command of Danish Defence part of the Defence Command. SOKOM was established in 2014 to unite Jaeger Corps (Danish: Jægerkorpset) and Frogman Corps (Danish: Frømandskorpset) under one command and is based at Aalborg Air Base.

Special Operations Command
Specialoperationskommandoen
Active1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
Country Kingdom of Denmark
BranchDanish Defence
TypeSpecial operations
Part ofDefence Command
HeadquartersAalborg Air Base
Nickname(s)SOKOM
Motto(s)Styrke Gennem Fælles Indsats (Strength Through Joint Effort)
Commanders
Chief of SOKOMMajor general Peter Boysen
Chief of Jaeger CorpsLieutenant colonel Kåre Jakobsen
Chief of Frogman CorpsCommander Jens Bach

Role

SOKOM was established on 1 September 2014 as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017 with Major General Jørgen Høll appointed as the first chief. The defence agreement called for the creation of SOKOM with the aim of "strengthening and increasing the future capabilities within special operations, including capabilities of the Air Force".[1]

On 1 July 2015, Jaeger Corps was transferred from the Royal Danish Army and Frogman Corps from the Royal Danish Navy to SOKOM.[2]

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.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Special Operations Command" (PDF) (in Danish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. "Jægerkorpset og Frømandskorpset overdrages til Specialoperationskommandoen [Jaegercorps and Frogman Corps transferred to Special operations command]". Danish Defence (Press release) (in Danish). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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