Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK)

Forsvarets Spesialkommando
Forsvarets Spesialkommando Insignia
Active	1982- current
Country	Norway
Branch	Norwegian Special Operations Command
Type	Special operations forces
Role	Special reconnaissance (SR) Direct action (DA) Military assistance (MA) Combat search and rescue (CSAR) Collateral activities (CA)
Size	Classified
Garrison/HQ	Rena leir
Engagements	Cold War Bosnian war 1995 Kidnapping of western tourists in Kashmir Kosovo war Operation Allied Force Operation Joint Guardian Incident at Pristina airport 2001 Macedonia conflict Operation Essential Harvest Task Force K-Bar Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Anaconda Operation Jacana Uzbin Valley ambush (after action only) Operation Pickaxe-Handle Release of hostage Christina Meier April 2012 Afghanistan attacks Hostage incident at Qargha Reservoir / Lake Qara june 2012 Operation Ocean Shield Operation Atalanta Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons Only a small selection of engagements / missions *
Decorations	Army Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Current commander	Oberst Frode Kristoffersen, Chief of the FSK

Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK, en. Armed Forces' Special Command) is a special operations forces unit of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. 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.