Hærens Jegerkommando
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 Norwegian special forces logo |
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| Active | HFJS: 1962 - 1971 HJS: 1971 - 1997 HJK: 1997- current |
| Country | Norway |
| Branch | Royal Norwegian Army |
| Type | Army Special Forces |
| Role | Special Reconnaissance (SR) Direct Action (DA) Military assistance (MA) Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) |
| Size | Classified |
| Garrison/HQ | Rena leir |
| Engagements | Bosnian war Kosovo war Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Anaconda |
| Decorations |  Army Presidential Unit Citation |
Hærens Jegerkommando (en. Army Special Forces Command) (HJK) is the armed forces competence center for ranger, airborne and counter terrorist duty in the Norwegian Army. HJK is located 30 km. north of Elverum in the south east Norway, in Camp Rena, which received its first active units in 1997 after being built in 1993–96. The camp is also the home of a cavalry education regiment.
The Pathfinder platoon is part of the HJK training cadre and consists of conscripts deemed suitable for service in the unit after a selection period. The role of this unit is to annually train one platoon of soldiers as a jump-qualified recce asset within the Norwegian military organization. The training cadre is also responsible for selecting and training personnel to the Norwegian Special Command (FSK), which is also a part of HJK. HJK has a large HQ unit, a paratrooper unit, which trains personnel from all branches of the Norwegian military organization in parachute operations, and a unit of Spesialjegere (en. Special Ranger) which is comparable to the American Delta Force and British SAS.
[edit] Weapons:
Automatgevær 3F2 - Assault Rifle
Heckler & Koch HK-416 - Assault Rifle
Diemaco C8 SFW - Assault rifle- Heckler & Koch G-36C - Assault Rifle
- Heckler & Koch MSG-90 - Sniper rifle
Accuracy International L115A1 - Sniper Rifle
Barrett M82A1 - high-powered heavy Sniper Rifle- Heckler & Koch MP5 - Submachine gun
- Browning M2 - HMG
- Rheinmetall MG3 - GPMG
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FN Minimi Para - LMG- Heckler & Koch USP - Pistol
- AG36 - Grenade launcher
- Talley Defense Systems M72 LAW - light anti-armor weapon
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle - anti-tank weapon
[edit] HJK KIA in Afghanistan
On 23 July, 2007 HJK lieutenant Tor Arne Lau Henriksen was killed in a short and intense close quarters engagement between a Norwegian special forces reconnaissance patrol and hostile fighters in Lowgar Province, Afghanistan.[1] [2]
