Cold Response

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Norwegian military preparations during Exercise Cold Response, 2009
Royal Navy assault ships HMS Illustrious and HMS Bulwark during Exercise Cold Response, 2012

Cold Response is the name given to Norwegian led military exercises with NATO member countries and invited Partnership for Peace countries held in Norway every second year.[1]

Cold Response 2006[]

The first exercises was the largest military exercise in Norway in 2006. Around 10,000 soldiers from 11 nations participated.[2]

Operations[]

Several of the operations were along the coast in the borders between sea and land, and together with roads and populated areas. Surveillance, patrols, road control posts, vehicle inspection, control of air space, minesweeping, evacuation of civilians, and riot control were important part of the exercise.

Participants[]

Among the participants were the Norwegian Telemark Battalion, a thousand soldiers from the Norwegian Home Guard, the Royal Norwegian Air Force's and , and most of the Royal Norwegian Navy's available forces. About 3,000 soldiers from the British 3 Commando Brigade, completed their annual winter training by taking part in the exercise. 800 French mountain special forces, and 2,000 Swedish soldiers along with smaller units from the Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia, Switzerland, USA, Finland, Spain, Denmark and Canada also took part.

Scenario[]

After an earthquake in the fictional country of Asando, an armed conflict by extremists and separation-groups against government forces erupts. The security council approves a resolution to allow NATO to take control of the situation. A peacekeeping force was assigned to help settle the conflict.[3]

C130 Hercules accident[]

Main article: Norwegian C-130 Hercules accident

A Royal Norwegian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed during the exercise in north Sweden on 15 March 2012 where all five on board were killed.[4]

The 2010 exercise[]

17 February through 4 March. Up to 9,000 troops from 14 participating nations.

The 2012 exercise[]

Held from the 12–21 March, with over 16,000 troops from 15 participating nations.

The 2021 exercise[]

The exercise that was cancelled in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

The 2022 exercise[]

The exercise is scheduled for March and April 2022 and will be led by the Norwegian Joint Headquarters. The first allied troops arrived in Norway in the autumn and winter 2021–22 to train and prepare for the exercise.

The military activity will mainly take place in south-eastern Norway, central Norway and the northern parts of the country. As of March 2022, a total of 27 nations and approximately 30 000 troops are signed up for the exercise.[6] This is 5000 fewer troops than expected, but understandable due to the current tense security situation (Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022) according to a Norwegian Joint Headquarters spokesman.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Exercise Cold Response 2022 – NATO and partner forces face the freeze in Norway". NATO. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Iraki, Rima; Tranøy, Lars Kristian. "To soldater døde etter ulykken". Verdens Gang. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ Jacobsen, Magnus Wright. "Cold Response 2006". www.yumpu.com/. Gardisten. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Went almost clear of the mountainside", Teknisk Ukeblad 19 March 2012. Retrieved: 7 August 2012.
  5. ^ Nilsen, Thomas. "Norway cancels allied exercise over COVID-19 safety concerns". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Exercise Cold Response 2022 – NATO and partner forces face the freeze in Norway". www.nato.int. NATO. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ Olsen, Øyvind Førland. "Cold Response: 5.000 færre deltakende soldater enn planlagt". Forsvarets Forum. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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