{"id":3030,"date":"2025-05-17T02:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/?p=3030"},"modified":"2025-05-25T21:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:43:16","slug":"nato-to-set-up-temporary-air-operations-command-centre-in-arctic-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/nato-to-set-up-temporary-air-operations-command-centre-in-arctic-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO to set up temporary air operations command centre in Arctic Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A temporary NATO air operations command centre is to be established at the Norwegian Air Force base in Bod\u00f8, according to a statement from Norway\u2019s Ministry of Defence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0cdc11f025f6ea3b828753d37b57050b-1024x575.webp\" alt=\"Credits: Caliber.Az\" class=\"wp-image-3031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0cdc11f025f6ea3b828753d37b57050b-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0cdc11f025f6ea3b828753d37b57050b-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0cdc11f025f6ea3b828753d37b57050b-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0cdc11f025f6ea3b828753d37b57050b.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credits: Caliber.Az<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the Norwegian government has begun preparations for hosting the alliance\u2019s third air operations command centre at the Bod\u00f8 military base, <a href=\"https:\/\/caliber.az\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Caliber.Az<\/strong><\/a> reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazeta.ru\/army\/news\/2025\/05\/15\/25793306.shtml?updated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>per<\/strong><\/a> foreign media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interim facility is expected to be operational for several years and staffed by several hundred personnel until a permanent centre is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development follows remarks in May by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who stressed that the alliance must take on a more prominent role in the Arctic to deter Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His comments came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed an international Arctic forum in Murmansk, where he pledged to strengthen Russia\u2019s global leadership in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putin described the northern direction as the country\u2019s \u201chistoric sovereign choice\u201d and emphasised that Russia\u2019s goals in the Arctic should be far-reaching and long-term, spanning decades or even centuries. He said Moscow aims to ensure the comprehensive development of the region for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, German officials raised concerns about Northern Europe falling behind Russia in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Arctic use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The interim facility is expected to be operational for several years and staffed by several hundred personnel until a permanent centre is completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3030"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3032,"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3030\/revisions\/3032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}