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Sista momentet under Nordic Battlegroups slutövning innefattar bland annat hantering av civila och milismän.
Nordic Battlegroup ready for action 12 November 20143:23 PM

The Swedish-led rapid reaction force Nordic Battlegroup, NBG, has now conducted the final part of the exercise. Air and ground units have been trained 24/7, seven days a week - from Uppsala in the...

Joint Action 14. Major Cathal Keohane från Irland ser många fördelar med att öva tillsammans med andra länder.
Better intelligence makes better decisions 5 November 20148:48 PM

During the final exercise for the Nordic Battlegroup, Joint Action 2014, several different units from seven European countries train together in Sweden. The ISTAR task force unit is one of them. ISTAR...

Irländska ISTAR-soldater under NBG15 slutövning joint action 14.
Joint Action 2014 – the exercise has begun 4 November 20146:56 PM

The ten day long, multinational, exercise Joint Action 2014, started yesterday. It is the final exercise for the Quick Response Force of the EU; Nordic Battlegroup. JA14 has been in the planning for...

Runda bordssamtal i Belgrad där NCGM deltog, ämne Beeing a peacekeeper in UN
Challenges and priorities for UN peacekeeping 28 October 20145:11 PM

NCGM discuss gender perspectives in peacekeeping at UN Round Table Meeting in Belgrade.

20141023, OPERATION ÖRNEN. Utkikspersonal från HMS Stockholm spanar efter möjlig undervattensfarkost. Personalen är redo att dokumentera eventuell observation med olika kamerasystem. Foto: Alexander Gustavsson/Combat Camera/Försvarsmakten BILDEN ÄR FRI FÖR PUBLICERING ELLER VISNING UNDER FÖRUTSÄTTNING ATT FULLSTÄNDIG FOTOBYLINE ANGES
The intelligence operation in the archipelago has ended 24 October 201412:40 PM

The naval intelligence operation that has been carried out in the Stockholm archipelago during the past seven days has now ended. The main parts of the naval units have returned to their naval home...

Anders Grenstad på Försvarsmaktens presskonferens om marin underrättelseoperation.
The Swedish Armed Forces notes probable underwater activities 22 October 201410:34 AM

The intelligence operation that has now been underway for approximately four days in Stockholm archipelago is based on several credible observations. Over the past few days, observations have been...

Media news about missing submarine 18 October 201411:51 PM

The Swedish Armed Forces are not in a position to deny or verify media news or speculations recently published about a missing foreign submarine, according to the spokesman, Director Communication and...

NBG Key Leader Seminar
Common understanding and right mindset during Key Leader Seminar 16 October 20145:59 PM

“I have been working for more than 24 years in Africa and my experience is that every country has a unique culture”, says Lieutenant Colonel Berby and continues “therefore it’s important to prepare...

NCGM with delegation from NORDEFCO
First Steering group Committee meeting 16 October 20148:32 AM

On Thursday to Friday, the 9th to 10 th of October the Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations (NCGM) held the first meeting of the NCGM Steering Committee. It took place at the Life Guard...

NATO COPC senior mentor
NATO COPC at SWEDINT 14 October 20146:02 PM

13-24 October the 8th iteration of the NATO Comprehensive Operations Planning Course (COPC) is taking place at SWEDINT. Totally 49 students are attending the COPC, supported by some 20 instructors and...