1. The Arctic Norwegian Special Operations Forces November 2014 Look more often to the North. Walk towards the wind. Find the path. Keep it. It is shorter. North is best. The flaming skies of the winter, the sunny miracle of the summer. Walk towards the wind. Climb the hills. Look towards the North. More often. This country is long. North is most. Rolf Jacobsen (1907-1994)

2. Development in the north Security challenges NORSOF Perspective It is in the High North that we are seeing the most rapid developments in our immediate neighbourhood. - Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg AGENDA

3. Closing on 5 million people Area: 385 186 km 2 Coast line: 83 281 km NATO Non-EU Kingdom of Norway

4. The Arctic Ice

5. Demography and industrial activity

6. Increasing Russian involvement

7. Alakurtti 80. MIB Petsjenga 200. MIB Novaja Zemlja Arktisk garnison Yamal-Nenets aut. region Ukjent MIB (2017) Ny-sibirske øyer – Kotel’ny Arctic airstrip Kapp Schmidt Arktisk garnison Tiksi Arctic airstrip Wrangeløya Radar Anadyr Arctic airstrip Moncehgorsk Arctic airstrip Olenya Arctic airstrip Vorkuta Radar Arctic airstrip Wrangeløy a Arktisk garnison Novaja Zemlja Arctic airstrip Amderma Arktisk garnison Franz Josefsland Arctic airstrip Franz Josefsland Arktisk garnison Severomorsk HK NFLT, Arktisk kommando Schmidtøya Arctic airstrip Ny-sibirske øyer – Kotel’ny Arktisk garnison

8. Russian military activity

10. Special Operations Command Africa  Surveillance and intelligence  Management of resources at sea  Exercising airspace, land and sea sovereignty Role of Norwegian Forces in the North

11.  Coastal radar chain  Air Defence chain  Satellite Data  Automatic Identification System  Maritime Patrol Aircraft  Coast Guard, including Helicopters  Border Guard  Other Military and Civilian Assets Establish situational awareness React and execute military tasks Support to the civilian society Integrated operational picture in order to: How does Norway monitor the situation?

12. Strong Military Neighbour Oil and Gas Fishery - Environment - Pollution - Activists Nuclear Facilities and Storage Schengen Agreement Cooperation Research Continental Shelf Former Border Dispute - Terrorism - Organized crime Climate Change We will exercise our authority in the High North in a credible, consistent and predictable way. The Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy, Nov 2011 Clompexity

13. NORWEGIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND NORSOF perspective – 2 scenarios  Terrorism  Human failures and systems failures  ( Natural disasters + Law enforcement)

14. NORWEGIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Terrorism

15. Human failures and systems failures - Kebnekaise