Forsvarets Spesialkommando

Special Operations Commando
Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK)
Forsvarets Spesialkommando Insignia
Active1982–present
Country Norway
BranchNorwegian Special Operation Forces (Norwegian: Forsvarets Spesialstyrker)
TypeSpecial forces
SizeClassified
Garrison/HQRena leir
Motto(s)Thoroughness provides security
EngagementsCold War
Bosnian war
1995 Kidnapping of western tourists in Kashmir
Kosovo war
Operation Allied Force
Operation Joint Guardian
Incident at Pristina airport
2001 Macedonia conflict
Operation Essential Harvest
Task Force K-Bar
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Anaconda
Operation Jacana
Uzbin Valley ambush (after action only)
Operation Pickaxe-Handle
Release of hostage Christina Meier
April 2012 Afghanistan attacks
Hostage incident at Qargha Reservoir / Lake Qara june 2012
Operation Ocean Shield
Operation Atalanta
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons
May 2020 Afghanistan attacks
  • Only a small selection of engagements / missions *
Decorations  Army Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Brage Andreas Larssen
Insignia
HeaddressMaroon beret

Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) (English: Special Operations Commando) is a special operations force unit in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

The unit was established in 1982 due to the increased risk of terrorist activity against Norwegian interests, including the oil platforms in the North Sea.

On 1 January 2014, the Norwegian Special Operations Command (NORSOCOM), was established uniting the FSK and the Naval Special Operation Command (Norwegian: Marinejegerkommandoen) (MJK) under the command in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

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