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Full delivery with fewer planes 18 August 20111:34 PM

FL 02 continues to deliver 'Recceexrep' (analyzed intelligence reports) with the same frequency as before although the number of JAS planes has been reduced from eight to five.

International collaboration 16 August 201112:46 PM

The Italian base 41 STORMO in Sicily lies at the foot of Mount Etna, and there are currently 8 countries based there. It is a wonderful mix of languages and cultures and the exchange is enormously...

Change of Finnish officer 10 August 20112:56 PM

Hand over take over of Finnish exchange officer at SWEDINT

NBG – the beginning of a wonderful friendship 6 July 201110:56 AM

Since last autumn, Croatia has contributed medical helicopters to the Nordic Battle Group: “Our participation in the Nordic Battle Group can be seen as one of many steps towards EU membership,” says...

Festive Finnish farewell 6 July 201110:44 AM

With a traditional march past, both on foot and in vehicles, the Finnish contingent marked the fact that the readiness period for the Nordic Battle Group will soon be over.

Estonia – a small country with great commitment 6 July 201110:20 AM

Paldiski lies fifty kilometres from the Estonian capital, Tallinn. It is a city probably best known for the large Soviet submarine base that was once there. Nowadays, Paldiski residents take pride in...

Experience gathered 6 July 201110:12 AM

On 1 July, the Nordic Battle Group concludes its state of readiness. During the time the work continued NBG11 obtained a lot of valuable experience. Much of this has already been put into practice and...

Countdown in Norway 6 July 20119:56 AM

Norway's contribution to the NBG consisted of 150 persons, representing a variety of functions and capabilities. In addition to helping with staff personnel for the NBG (F) HQ, the Norwegian...

UN Pilot Training Course on Protections of Civilians 5 July 20112:03 PM

The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) conducts a pilot training course/workshop with Member States’ training experts to test the newly developed training modules and exercises on the...

SWEDINT courses NATO accredited 16 June 20112:29 PM

The Swedish Armed Forces International Centre (SWEDINT) was established in 1993 and is recognized as a NATO accredited PfP Training and Education Centre (PTC) since 1999. The main focus of SWEDINT is...