Nordic Defense News, pictures, videos and history

[Fenrir]

KNM Roald Amundsen and crew in Oslo Harbor. F311 recently took command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 and will serve as the fleets flagship for the next 6 months.

German supply ship "Spessart" was also spotted leaving Oslo Harbor. She too is assigned to SNMG 1.

 

[Fenrir]

Welcome to Summer camp recruits!! Here at FOS 2017 you'll enjoy various activities like swimming:

Don't you look refreshed and ready to take the day head on!!

Hiking with your buddies.

Fantastic barbecued meals.

Exercise programs crafted by our best fitness instructors.

More hiking.

Being at one with nature. Plus even more hiking!

And of course who could forget a pristine camp out under the stars? Wish I was there!!

So what are you waiting for? Get your butt down to FOS2017 today!!

 

[Fenrir]

Swedish vessels and assets from SNMG 1 getting ready for exercise Northern Coasts.

 

[Fenrir]

Remember: you can click on the photos to resize them. They're 2000X1125 pixels, so they're larger then they look.

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FOS Winter 2017. FOS is the Norwegian Armed Forces recruitment selection process.

Why these posts keep merging I do not know.

 

[Fenrir]

First comes screening.

Then physical testing.

Followed by basic skills competency and teamwork evaluations.

If you pass, congratulations!! Now it's on to basic.

 

[Fenrir]

FOS2017 Winter Recruitment and Selection.

Looks fun doesn't it.

 

[Fenrir]

Officers in training getting in some gunnery practice.

The rifle is Danish variant of the Colt Canada C8 IUR - Gevær M/10.

 

[Fenrir]

HSwMS Visby in Denmark

The other ships visible belong to the Royal Danish Navy and are MSF-class minehunter HDMS MSF1, Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel P553 Laxen, and Thetis-class OPV F357 Thetis.

I can't ID the pennant number on the fourth Danish ship, but it too is a Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel.

 

[Louiq XIV]

Looks fun doesn't it.

Not this one. I'm cold just looking at him Brrr Brr Brrr !

He isn't smiling nor laughing himself by the way

 

[Fenrir]

Not this one. I'm cold just looking at him Brrr Brr Brrr !

Whaaaaa?? So you're telling me you wouldn't want to go for a swim in a frozen lake, at night in the middle of the Norwegian Winter?

... well ok. Can I interest you in a daytime swim instead?

Somebody looks like their enjoying it.

If you think crossing a 3 meter hole in the ice is bad, I'd invite you to come with me for a jump into the frigged North Sea. These recruits have it easy.

He isn't smiling nor laughing himself by the way

Nah he loves it. He's Norwegian. Snow and ice are in his blood.

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

Not this one. I'm cold just looking at him Brrr Brr Brrr !

He isn't smiling nor laughing himself by the way

This is how the Finnish Army spends its time until REAL winter arrives
so they can start winter survival training.

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+15°C / 59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.
The Finns are out in the sun,getting a tan.

+10°C / 50°F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.

+5°C / 41°F
Italian cars won't start.
The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.

0°C / 32°F
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.

-5°C / 23°F
People in California almost freeze to death.
The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.

-10°C / 14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Finns start using long sleeves.

-20°C / -4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30°C / -22°F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth.
The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.

-40°C / -40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50°C / -58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real
winter weather.

-60°C / -76°F
Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes.
The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.

-70°C / -94°F
The false Santa moves south.
The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva
vodka) outdoors.
The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.

-183°C / -297.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.
The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273°C / -459.4°F
ALL atom-based movent halts.
The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today."

-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over.
Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest

 

[Fenrir]

Tonje Skinnarland has been appointed as the new Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force:

 

[Louiq XIV]

Whaaaaa?? So you're telling me you wouldn't want to go for a swim in a frozen lake, at night in the middle of the Norwegian Winter?
...
Nah he loves it. He's Norwegian. Snow and ice are in his blood.

I hope that they can at least enjoy sorta 16 years old Scottish antifreeze liquid to limit the cold.

This is how the Finnish Army spends its time until REAL winter arrives
so they can start winter survival training.

==========================================
+15°C / 59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.
The Finns are out in the sun,getting a tan.
...
-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over.
Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest

Ha ha ha nice one that's is a pretty good image of the Finns* we have in France.

*replace Finns by Russians, Swedes, Norwegians or Canadians indifferently.

 

[Aurorawar]

I have also made a suitable video, I hope you like it
Norwegian Special Forces - Forsvarets and Hærens

 

[JustHappened]

USS Hue City (CG-66) in Klaipeda - Lithuania

8 wheeled truck spotted near Vyborg moving towards Russia-Finland border. Probably carrying anti-aircraft Pantsir-S1, x12 reported there.