Emergency Response Unit (Norway)
| Beredskapstroppen | |
|---|---|
Shoulder patch
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| Active | 1976 – present |
| Country |
 Norway
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| Type | Special operations |
| Role | Counter-terrorism and Law Enforcement |
| Size | Unknown |
| Nickname(s) | Delta, BT |
| Engagements |
Torp hostage crisis Kosovo War (Through Special Team Six) 2011 Norway attacks |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Anders Snortheimsmoen |
The Emergency Response Unit (Norwegian: Beredskapstroppen), call sign Delta, is a specialized police unit which is the main public force counter-terrorism unit in Norway. Its members are trained to perform dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests and hostage situations. The team members are recruited from the ordinary police force. It is organizationally part of Oslo Police District, but is responsible for the whole country, including oil installations in the North Sea.
The unit has among other participated in the Torp hostage crisis at Sandefjord Airport, Torp on 29 September 1994, the aftermath of the NOKAS robbery and the 2011 Norway attacks. The members have a wider variety of weapons than the ordinary police force, including SIG Sauer P226 pistols and Diemaco C8 rifles. Delta is similar to FBI Hostage Rescue Team in the United States. Members spend half their time training and preparing for missions and the remaining participating in ordinary law enforcement work in Oslo. For training in close quarters combat they often use a specially built city inside Rena Military Camp close to Rena which originally was built for training the Telemark Battalion and military special forces.
According to Emergency Response Unit's web site, they conduct in average almost one armed operation every day. In 2004, for instance, they conducted 422 armed missions and only fired their weapons twice.
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