Forsvarets Spesialkommando | FSK
Forsvarets Spesialkommando is a special operations unit of the
Norwegian Armed Forces.
The unit was established in
1982 due to the increased risk of terrorist activity against Norwegian interests, including the oil platforms in the
North Sea. In 2013, the unit was reorganized, alongside Marinejegerkommandoen, into a separate branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces – The Norwegian Armed Forces
Special Operations Forces.
Very little is known publicly about
FSK, since the
Norwegian government denied their existence and participation in any military operations for a long time. Some details have however emerged after FSK's participation in
Operation Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan. FSK cooperate with several special operations forces and counter-terrorism units from several other countries, including the
Special Air Service and
Special Boat Service of the
United Kingdom,
Delta Force and
DEVGRU of the
United States, and
KSK and
GSG-9 of
Germany.
FSK supported
Coalition Special Operations Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as part of
Task Force K-Bar. They have carried out missions in the
Helmand and
Uruzgan provinces of
South Afghanistan.
More recently, FSK has had the main responsibility in training the
Afghan National Police Crisis Response
Unit in
Kabul, under the command of the
International Security Assistance Force (
ISAF).
Video Copyrights:
(C) Norwegian Armed Forces
(C) Forsvarets Mediecenter
(C)
NRK1
(C)
Insider (Norwegian documentary program)
Music Copyrights:
(C)
Jerry Goldschmidt -
All Aboard
(C)
Johan Skugge & Jukka Rintamäki -
Alone &
Abandoned
(C)
Nathaniel Mechaly - The fight in
Hammam