Special Operations Command | |
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Specialoperationskommandoen | |
Active | 1 September 2014 |
Country | Kingdom of Denmark |
Branch | Danish Defence |
Type | Special operations |
Part of | Defence Command |
Headquarters | Aalborg Air Base |
Nickname(s) | SOKOM |
Motto(s) | Styrke Gennem Fælles Indsats (Strength Through Joint Effort) |
Commanders | |
Chief of SOKOM | Major general Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard |
Chief of Jaeger Corps | Lieutenant colonel Jens P Blomqvist |
Chief of Frogman Corps | Commander Jens Bach |
The Special Operations Command (Danish: Specialoperationskommandoen; SOKOM) is a command of the Danish Armed Forces and a part of the Defence Command. SOKOM was established in 2014 to bring the Jaeger Corps (Danish: Jægerkorpset) and the Frogman Corps (Danish: Frømandskorpset) under one command. It is based at Aalborg Air Base.