Air Force Home Guard Explained

Unit Name:Air Force Home Guard
Native Name:Flyverhjemmeværnet
Dates:1953–present
Country: Denmark
Branch:Home Guard
Role:Air force support
Command Structure:Home Guard Command
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Aircraft Transport:Britten-Norman Defender

The Air Force Home Guard (Danish: Flyverhjemmeværnet), is part of the Danish Home Guard. Its mission is to support the Royal Danish Air Force, the police and other national authorities in their emergency management by securing airports, performing aerial environmental patrols of national waters.

Aircraft

The Air Force Home Guard operates two leased Britten-Norman Defender BN2A-21 aircraft flown by volunteer civilian pilots.[1] [2] The Defenders entered service in February 2016.[3]

Organization

The Air Force Home Guard is commanded by a full-service air force colonel. The commander is supported by a small staff of full-service personnel.

Municipalities with airfields or in the vicinity of airports have "air force home guard squadrons" – (100–150 riflemen), commanded by volunteer captains.

Squadrons

The Flying Home Guard consists of 28 squadrons and two divisions:[4]

SquadronEmblemNameGarrison
FSD231 Stevns Faxe
HVE242 Sydfyn Svendborg
HVE220 Nordvestsjælland Kalundborg
HVE221 Arresø
HVE223 Værløse Værløse
HVE225 Roskilde Roskilde Airport
HVE227 Copenhagen Airport
HVE228 Københavns lufthavn Copenhagen Airport
HVE230 Midt- og Vestsjælland Sorø
HVE232 Sydsjælland-Møn Næstved
HVE233 Lolland-Falster Sakskøbing
HVE240 Odense
HVE243 Torpe
HVE260 Vendsyssel
HVE261 Skive Skive
HVE265 Hvidsten Randers
HVE266 Aalborg Aalborg Airport
HVE270 Flyvende eskadrilleAalborg Air Base and Roskilde Airport
HVE272 Vestjylland Ringkøbing
HVE273 Ikast Herning
HVE274 Østjylland Malling
HVE275 Djursland Tirstrup Lufthavn
HVE277 Karup Air Base Karup
HVE280 Billund Vejle
HVE281 Vestjylland Varde
HVE282 Kongeåen Brørup
HVE283 Trekanten Kolding
HVE284 Skrydstrup
HVE286 Alssund Kliplev
STHVE200 - Flyvestation Aalborg
Flyvestation Karup
Flyvestation Skrydstrup
Jonstruplejren

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Notes and References

  1. Flyverhjemmeværnet kan arbejde fra luften . Defence Command Denmark . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070010/http://forsvaret.dk/FST/Nyt%20og%20Presse/Pages/Flyverhjemmev%C3%A6rnetkanarbejdefraluften.aspx . 5 March 2016 . Danish . 8 June 2015 . The Air Force can work from the air.
  2. News: Hjemmeværnets nye fly skal aflaste og supplere helikopterne . 8 March 2020 . Krigeren . 28 February 2016 . Danish . The Home Guard's new aircraft must relieve and supplement the helicopters.
  3. Flere fly til overvågningsopgaver . Defence Command Denmark. 8 March 2020 . Danish . 24 February 2016 . More aircraft for surveillance tasks.
  4. Web site: Flyverhjemmeværnet . The Air Force Home Guard . Defence Command Denmark . 8 March 2020 . Danish.