Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command (Russia)

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Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command
Объединённое стратегическое командование «Северный флот»
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Great emblem of the Northern Fleet
Founded1 December 2014
Country Russia
TypeJoint military command
Part ofBanner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQSeveromorsk
Commanders
Current
commander		Vice Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev
Russian Federation
Armed Forces
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Staff
Services (vid)
Independent troops (rod)
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Other troops
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The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command's area of responsibility

The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command (Russian: Объединённое стратегическое командование «Северный флот»), is a military command of Russia.

The military command is treated as a military-administered district and is of equal status to the other four military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primarily within the northern region of European Russia and the Arctic Ocean.[1][2][3]

The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command is the third largest military-administered district by geographic size. It contains 4 federal subjects of Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Komi Republic, Murmansk Oblast, Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Additionally, the command contains most of Russia's islands in the Arctic Sea, including those located in federal subjects not within the command. The command's main aim is to concentrate all military responsibility over Russia's territories in the Arctic as well as securing all Russian interests and power projection in the region.[4]

The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command is headquartered in Severomorsk, and its current military commander is Vice-Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev, who has held the position since 3 May 2019.

History[]

The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command was established on 1 December 2014 when it was split off from the Western Military District, initially as Russia's only joint military command to give greater autonomy to the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet.[5][6][7]

The military command is planned for transformation into a fully fledged military district from 1 January 2021 onwards, according to a Decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 5 June 2020.[8] The military command will become the Northern Military District once transformation is completed. Since 1 January 2021, Northern fleet has the status of military district.[9]

Bases[]

Airfields and ports on several islands, which were last used by the Soviet Union, will be re-opened: the 'Temp Air Base' on (Kotelny Island) in New Siberian Islands, Rogachevo Air Base on Novaya Zemlya and the Nagurskoye Air Base in the Franz Josef Land archipelago. A newly built naval base on the Wrangel Island will add to that.

In addition, at least seven airfields on the continental part of the Arctic Circle will be opened or re-opened, with Tiksi in Yakutia expected to house the bulk of the Arctic air force.[citation needed] Other continental airfields include Naryan-Mar Airport, Alykel Airport close to the city of Norilsk and Mys Shmidta and Ugolny Airport, both located in Chukotka.[10][11]

Units[]

Naval Forces[]

As of 7 January 2015, the commander of the Northern Fleet reportedly envisaged a series of coordination-improving tasks, including submarine underwater operations, assigned to cruise vessels.[12] Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov also said that it will be set up a specialised training centre for servicemen doing military service in the Arctic Region in 2015.[13]

See: Northern Fleet Order of Battle.

Ground forces[]

The ground element of the command incorporates the 14th Army Corps, plus naval infantry and coastal defence elements. The principal brigades of the Corps consist of 2 Arctic motorized infantry brigades:

The brigades are expected to accomplish coast patrolling missions, protect sites and territories on the coast of the northern seas and the Arctic Ocean, support and escort ships sailing along the Northern Sea Route, and demonstrate the military presence in the Arctic.

According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Colonel General Oleg Salyukov, an Arctic motorized rifle brigade is, as of October 2014, under formation in the Murmansk Oblast, near the Norwegian border, while the second brigade is scheduled for 2016 to be stationed in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.[15]

Air and air defence forces[]

Air Defence forces are said to consist of Pantsir-S1 missile and artillery systems, which have been put on duty on the Kotelnyy Island of the New Siberian Islands archipelago in 2014. The deployment of intermediate and long-range air defence systems in this area has also been planned.[16]

The command involved was the 1st Air and Air Defence Forces Command, including the 531st, 583rd, and 1258th Air Defence Regiments, the 331st and 332nd Radio-Technical Regiments, with other units stationed in Murmansk, Chukotka and Arkhangelsk Oblasts.[17] Air Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev said in an interview that by 2017 the Tiksi airport complex will be operational, and it will be garrisoned with upgraded MiG-31 interceptors.[18][19]

A number of redesignations from 2014 changed the apparent order of battle. Air and Space Defence Brigades were changed back to the familiar nomenclature of Air Defence Divisions, and thus the 1st Air Defence Division (Russia) was reformed. The 1st Air and Air Defence Forces Command returned to the previous title 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army. In January 2016, Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu announced that the Northern Fleet 45th Air and Air Defence Army (ru:45-я армия ВВС и ПВО Северного флота) had been formed in December 2015.[20] The force includes the 1st and 3rd Air Defence Divisions, and at least 6 other aircraft regiments, including the 100th and 279th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiments,[21] and the 73rd Anti-Submarine Squadron Long Range of Tupolev Tu-142s.

Composition[]

According to a report from the Institute for the Study of War, in March 2018 the command composed of:[22][23]

Northern Fleet[]

  • 43rd Missile Ships Division, in Severomorsk[24]
  • 14th brigade of anti-submarine ships, military unit 20546 (Murmansk region, Severomorsk)
  • 43rd separate division of ships for the protection of the water area (Severodvinsk)
  • 44th group of support vessels (Arkhangelsk region, Severodvinsk)
  • 432th detachment of support vessels (Murmansk region, Severomorsk)
  • 41st District of the Hydrographic Service (Arkhangelsk Region, Severodvinsk)
  • Kola Red Banner Flotilla of Diverse Forces, military unit 36070 (Murmansk Region, Polyarny)
    • 121st landing ship brigade, military unit 36045 (Polyarny)
    • 161st submarine brigade, military unit 36021 (Polyarny)
    • 7th Guards Brigade of ships for the protection of the water area, military unit 90829 (Polyarny)
    • 86th rescue squad of the search and rescue department (Murmansk region, Polyarny)
    • A detachment of support vessels (Murmansk, Roslyakovo region)
    • 8th group of support vessels (Murmansk, Roslyakovo district)
    • 601st separate division of hydrographic vessels (Murmansk region, Polyarny)
    • 518th reconnaissance battalion, military unit 20524 (Murmansk region, Polyarny)
  • Red Banner submarine forces of the Northern Fleet (Murmansk region, Gadzhievo)
    • 7th submarine division (Vidyaevo)
    • 11th submarine division (Zaozersk)
    • 31st submarine division (Gadzhiyevo)
    • 24th Submarine Division (Gadzhiyevo)
    • 29th separate brigade of special-purpose submarines GUGI, military unit 13090 (Murmansk region, Gadzhievo, Olenya Guba settlement)

Coastal troops of the Northern Fleet[]

  • 14th Army Corps (14-й армейский корпус), HQ in Murmansk[25][26][27][28][29]
  • 215th Separate Electronic Warfare Regiment, in Severomorsk[30]
  • 420th Naval Special Forces Reconnaissance Battalion, in Zverosovkhoz[31]
  • 61st Separate Kirkenes Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade (Sputnik settlement, Murmansk region)[32][33]
  • 536th Separate Coastal Missile and Artillery Brigade (Snezhnogorsk and the village of Olenya Guba, Murmansk region)[34][35]
  • 71st Separate Coastal Missile Battalion, in Alexandra Land (with K-300P Bastion-P and Kh-35 'Bal')[38][39][40][41]
  • 99th Separate Tactical Coastal Defence Battery, in Kotelny Island (with K-300P Bastion-P)[42][43]
  • 63rd Separate Marine Engineering Regiment (settlement Shchukozero, Murmansk Region)
  • 186th separate center of electronic warfare (Severomorsk, Murmansk region)
  • 186th separate electronic warfare center (Severomorsk)
  • 140th Special Purpose Anti-Submarine Sabotage Forces Detachment, in Polyarny (60 x troops)[44][45][46]
  • 160th Special Purpose Anti-Submarine Sabotage Forces Detachment, in Murmansk (60 x troops)[44][45][46]
  • Unknown number Special Purpose Anti-Submarine Sabotage Forces Detachment, in Severmorsk (60 x troops)[47]
  • 269th special purpose detachment to combat submarine sabotage forces and means (Gadzhievo, Murmansk region)
  • 152nd special purpose detachment to combat submarine sabotage forces and means (Polyarny, Murmansk region)
  • 58th separate control battalion (Murmansk)
  • 516th communications center (Severomorsk, Murmansk region.
  • N-th tactical group (Arkhangelsk region, Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Rogachevo village)
  • Nth tactical group (Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, Sredniy island)

45th Air Force and Air Defense Army[]

1st Air Defence Division[]

3rd Air Defence Division[]

The 3rd Air Defence Division was formed in 2019 and became operational in 2020. It is responsible for the air defence of the arctic.[68]

Leadership[]

Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev (2019)

Since the command's formation in December 2014, it has been accustomed to have the serving commander of the Russian Northern Fleet as commander of the leadership of the Joint Strategic Command as well.

Commanders[]

  • Admiral Vladimir Korolyov (22 December 2014 – November 2015)
  • Vice Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov (November 2015 – 3 May 2019; acting from November 2015 – 6 April 2016) (later Admiral)
  • Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Aleksandr Moiseyev (3 May 2019 – present)

Related information[]

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