#Highlight of the week:
1⃣ At the @NATO Communicators Conference #NCC24, experts united to sharpen Strategic Communications across the warfighting spectrum, reinforcing #NATO’s commitment to protection of 1 billion citizens:
https://t.co/yngHz8yxui
#WeAreNATO
Strategic communications are crucial for our deterrence.
Winning the battle of the narrative requires substantial capabilities and a close cooperation between commanders and communicators.
Inspiring to see 500 #NATO military communicators in one room with one task 💪✍️
#NCC24
Yesterday 🇳🇴Norwegian F-35s conducted a Bomber Task Force training mission with 🇺🇸B-52 bomber together with 🇸🇪Swedish JAS-Gripen and 🇫🇮Finnish F/A-18 Hornet on the coast of Norway.
#GlobalGuardian#JEFtogether#StrongerTogether
General Eirik Kristoffersen visited @JFCNorfolk & @NATO_ACT to meet both leadership and 🇳🇴 personell. Good updates & discussions on the development of the headquarter and the future technological development of #NATO. Norway will contribute with several new 🇳🇴 positions in 2025!
Important bilateral meetings in Pentagon yesterday, reflecting on deepening the longstanding bilateral defense ties between the United States and Norway, and exchanging views on the security environment in Europe, the North Atlantic and Nordic integration into @NATO. Thank you!
Welcome to NATO, Sweden! 🇸🇪 Today marks a historic milestone as all member countries have approved Sweden's application. Tomorrow Sweden joins as NATO's 32nd member. The troops of #NordicResponse24 are happy to welcome the Swedes.
#StrongerTogether#WeAreNATO
For kort tid sidan landa Hans Majestet Kongen på Gardermoen. På oppdrag frå regjeringa har Forsvaret støtta med lufttransporten heim. Les korleis vi har bistått i oppdraget.
https://t.co/u3DfHcyqLD
'Ten years after the war started, more than 50 countries stand together in providing military support to Ukraine (…) Putin is to blame, and sooner or later he will lose', writes Norwegian Chief of Defence. Our support to Ukraine continues with full force. https://t.co/jZV0J4LaHL
Forsvaret får flere henvendelser om angrepene i Irak og Syria. Forsvaret har flere styrkebidrag i Midtøsten, og ingen av disse er berørt av angrepene i Syria og Irak. Vi følger situasjonen og gjør fortløpende sikkerhetsvurderinger for personellet vårt.
The #NATO Military Committee Conference starts in Oslo today. @CMC_NAT, Adm Bauer, 🇳🇴 MoD @Bjornarildgram & 🇳🇴 CHoD, Gen Kristoffersen, kick off the annual conference. Watch here live from 08.00: https://t.co/rw7Pz13XI2
I sitt fagmilitære råd anbefaler forsvarssjefen en betydelig styrking av Forsvaret. Særlig peker han på fem fokusområder – inkludert flere overflatefartøy, mer luftvern og langtrekkende presisjonsvåpen. Les og hør mer i nyeste episode av Forsvarspodden. https://t.co/l8EZRvjGWO
🇹🇷✈️Flyevakueringen i Tyrkia avsluttet. #Tyrkia har uttalt at de ikke lenger har behov for denne støtten. I løpet av to uker har det norske bidraget evakuert og forflyttet 204 pasienter, pårørende og redningsarbeidere. I dag kom de hjem til #Norge. https://t.co/PbXupLtlaB
On behalf of the government, the Norwegian Armed Forces have sent 10,000 artillery shells to #Ukraine. The materiel is now in Ukraine. The artillery shells can be used in several types of artillery fire, including in the M109, which #Norway has donated in the past. #globemaster
I dag rykket to F-35 ut fra Evenes. Dette er et rutineoppdrag kalt QRA, og noe Forsvaret løser jevnlig. Det er altså ingen grunn til bekymring. Her er noen spørsmål og svar om hva Forsvaret gjør i den pågående situasjonen. https://t.co/jov05epUdb
Vi er nå mer til stede i områdene rundt norske olje- og gassinstallasjoner. Med styrker på land, i lufta, på sjøen, under vann og i cyber-domenet.
- Vi ser svært alvorlig på gasslekkasjene i svensk og dansk farvann, sier forsvarsminister Bjørn Arild Gram. https://t.co/5cBH1qEPKZ
American B-52 strategic bomber followed by Norwegian F-35s during a planned trainingmission over Bardufoss and Cold Response. The Bomber Task Force missions have developed into a very good and important collaboration, were we plan and execute together with allies and partners.
This morning, Norwegian F-35s carried out their first QRA mission from Evenes Air Base, identifying a Russian aircraft (NATO name: "Mainstay") operating in the High North. This demonstrates that the F-35 works in its new role", says Air Force chief Rolf Folland. #WeAreNATO
Today, Norwegian F-35s and F-16s trained together with US B-52 Stratofortress in international airspace just outside Finnmark, in Northern Norway. https://t.co/nQNuYCgveh