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FSK stands for Forsvaret Spesialkommando, a type of Norwegian military unit which may be translated Military Special Commando. The Norwegian government decided to establish a supplementary force in addition to the police's Delta force in 1981 because of the increasing terror threats, especially threats directed towards the Norwegian oil fields in the North Sea.Little is known about this group and its training, but only a few top-trained individuals are selected from it. FSK consists of about 20 persons or fewer, depending on the circumstances of a particular mission. Unlike other Norwegian special forces the FSK are an elite group to which it is not possible to apply: rather its members are coopted - mostly from Hærens Jegerkommando and Marinejegerkommandoen - if they manifest high skills in:
- Weapon handling
- Hostage negotiations
- Combat
- Swimming
- Running
- Calm in extremely dangerous situations
FSK troops remain unidentified even to their nearest and dearest. The FSK's main missions lie in the area of counterterrorism within Norway, or the protection of Norwegian interests abroad, rather than in active subversion and sabotage of enemy capabilities.
It is believed that FSK cooperates with other special forces around the world; SAS ( United Kingdom), Delta Force and DEVGRU ( USAThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in) and GSG-9Grenzschutzgruppe 9 GSG 9 "Border protection group 9") is a German counter-terrorism unit, and is considered to be among the best of such units in the world. Many other counterterrorist units were modelled after the GSG-9. Organization The unit forms part ( GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east).
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Military of NorwayMilitary of Norway Military manpower Military age20 years of age (2003 est. Availabilitymales age 18-49: 1,099,314 (2003 est. Fit for military servicemales age 18-49: 910,628 (2003 est. Reaching military age annuallymales: 27,249 (2003 est. Military expen
