NATO Air Operations Centre to be Located in Norway: MoD Visits Northern Candidate Bodø (High North News): The Norwegian MoD, Tore O. Sandvik, says both Norwegian cities Bodø and Rygge have what it takes to make NATO's third Combined Air Operations Centre work. During a visit to the North, he specified that major investments would be made whether Bodø or Rygge received the allocation.
New Training Center for the Norwegian Armed Forces and Allies in Northern Norway Sørreisa in Troms County in northern Norway will house an allied amphibious war center. This is a training facility where landing forces from the sea are practiced in close cooperation between land, sea, and air defense. Norwegian and allied forces will train together here in Arctic conditions.
Changes in the Norwegian Air Force – Prepares for Increased Nordic Cooperation in the North On Thursday, all command and control departments in the Norwegian Air Force were merged into a Joint Air Operations Center partly located in Northern Norway. "We can soon take on a leading role in planning and coordinating of air operations for NATO in the North," says the Air Force Chief.
