Unit Name: | Norwegian Joint Headquarters |
Dates: | 2009- |
Country: | Norway |
Allegiance: | King Harald V |
Branch: | Norwegian Armed Forces |
Garrison: | Reitan |
Garrison Label: | Location |
Commander1: | General Eirik Kristoffersen |
Commander1 Label: | Chief of Defence |
Commander2: | Lieutenant General Yngve Odlo |
Commander2 Label: | NJHQ Commander |
Native Name: | Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter |
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, Yngve Odlo. His predecessor was Rune Jakobsen.
The Norwegian Armed Forces states that a total number of 500 people are somehow connected to the Commando Central.[1] The Commando Central cooperates with Forsvarets Logistikkorganisasjon (Flo) and Cyberforsvaret (CYFOR)[2] so that the Operational Headquarters may work as planned.