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29 March: Norwegian and UK MoDs visit Bardufoss

Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen, the Minister of Defence in Norway, and Mr. Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence (UK), visit Cold Response at Bardufoss.

English version below.

Tirsdag 29. mars – Bardufoss flystasjon

Her vil det bli presentert oppdaterte britiske planer for nordområdene. Enoksen vil også være tilgjengelig for norsk presse for å fortelle noe mer om norske planer for nordområdene og Bardufoss.

Oppmøte: klokka 13:00.

Sted: Bardufoss flystasjon sin hovedport (Luftforsvaret).

  • Presse som ønsker å dekke besøket i Bardufoss må akkreditere seg til Forsvaret. Påmelding innen mandag 28. mars kl. 14.00 til e-postadressa info@mil.no. Ta med gyldig pressekort og ID.
  • Praktiske spørsmål om oppmøtested etc kan stiles til Serena Uteng på mobil +47 98020907 eller e-post suteng@mil.no
  • Pressekontakt for forsvarsministeren: Kommunikasjonsrådgiver Lars Gjemble, e-post lgj@fd.dep.no, telefon 90 97 38 91.

English version:

Tuesday, 29 March – Bardufoss Military Air Station

The updated British plans for the High North Region will be presented. The Norwegian Minister of Defence, Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen, will answer questions from the Norwegian press about the plans.

Media who want to cover the visit in the Bardufoss area, must register to the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Registration before Monday 28 March at 14:00 per e-mail: info@mil.no.

Please bring a valid press card and ID.

For practical information regarding meeting point: +47 98 02 09 07 or e-mail: suteng@mil.no.

Press contact at the Ministry of Defence: Communication consultant Lars Gjemble, e-mail: lgj@fd.dep.no, telephone 90 97 38 91.

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Norwegian Minister of Defence, Odd Roger Enoksen. Photo by Torbjørn Kjosvold, Norwegian Armed Forces

 

About Cold Response 2022

  • Cold Response 2022 is a Norwegian military exercise with invited allies and partner nations. The field exercise started on 14 March and concluded on 31 March 2022.
  • There will be some minor allied training and activity in April, after the field exercise.
  • The first allied troops arrived in Norway last autumn and earlier this winter to train and prepare for the exercise.
  • Over 30,000 soldiers from 27 countries, as well as a number of civilian agencies have taken part in the exercise.