The Danish Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark charged with the defence of Denmark and its self-governing territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The military also promote Denmark's wider interests,support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid.
The Norwegian Military Academy,in Oslo,educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750,and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway.
The Norwegian Armed Forces is the military organization responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches,the Norwegian Army,the Royal Norwegian Navy,which includes the Coast Guard,the Royal Norwegian Air Force,the Home Guard,and Norwegian Cyber Defence Force as well as several joint departments.
The Chief of Defence of Denmark,acting under the statutory responsibility of the Minister of Defence,is the chief of defence and commander of the Royal Danish Army,the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Danish Air Force. The Chief of Defence is the principal military adviser to the Minister of Defence and the head of the Defence Command.
The Absalon class are frigates of the Royal Danish Navy,commissioned in 2005. The two ships in the class may be described as a hybrid between a frigate and military transport ship with multiple role capabilities,with the capacity to be transformed from a combat ship with the firepower of a traditional frigate to a hospital ship within a day.
The Royal Danish Air Force ranks follow the NATO system of ranks and insignia,as does the rest of the Danish Defence. The ranks used are based on the Royal Air Force,with some minor changes. For example,three strips in the RAF is an OF-4,while only an OF-3 in Denmark.
Troels Lund Poulsen is a Danish politician,who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark and leader of Venstre. He also serves as Minister of Defence. He previously served as Minister for the Environment from 2007 to 2010,Minister for Taxation from 2010 to 2011,Minister of Education in 2011,Minister for Commerce,Business and Growth from 2015 to 2016,Minister for Employment from 2016 to 2019,and Minister for Economic Affairs from 2022 to 2023. He has been a member of the Folketing since 2001,representing the Hedensted nomination district.
The Iver Huitfeldt class is a three-ship class of air defence frigates that entered service with the Royal Danish Navy in 2012 and 2013.
Knud Bartels is a retired Danish general,who served as the Danish Chief of Defence between 2009 and 2011 and was Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2011 to 2015.
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) is a joint service unit under the Ministry of Defence,tasked with purchase,service and support of equipment within the Danish Defence. It used to be known as the Danish Defence Material Service.
Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup is a Danish General,who served as acting Chief of Defence in 2009 and 2012,before becoming Chief of Defence in 2017. He left the role in December of 2020.
Rear Admiral Frank Trojahn is a Danish naval officer.
Lieutenant General Karl Johan Svensson is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. He served as the Chief of Armed Forces Training &Procurement from 2017 to 2022.
The Chief of the Royal Danish Navy is the professional head of the Royal Danish Navy.
The Chief of the Army Command is the service chief of the Royal Danish Army. The current chief is Major general Gunner Arpe Nielsen.
The Chief of the Air Command is the topmost authority in the Royal Danish Air Force. It can trace its history back to the creation of the Chief for the Naval Air Service,in 1913. The current chief of the Air Force is Major general Jan Dam.
The Army Staff is the name of various military staffs in the Royal Danish Army. At multiple times it was the highest authority within the Army.
Major General Hans-Christian Mathiesen is a former Chief of the Royal Danish Army,who was removed from his post following accusations of nepotism. In May 2020 he was found guilty of negligence,abuse of office,and passing on confidential information.
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