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| Joint Arctic Command Arktisk Kommando Issittumi Sakkutooqarfik | |
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| Founded | 31 October 2012 |
| Countries |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Branch | Joined/shared |
| Size | ~130 civilian & military |
| Part of | Danish Defence |
| Headquarters |  Nuuk, Greenland |
| Nickname(s) | JACMD - Danish: AKO |
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| Website | Official Website Official Facebook |
The Joint Arctic Command (JACMD[1] - Danish: Arktisk Kommando; Faroese: Arktisk Kommando; Greenlandic: Issittumi Sakkutooqarfik) is a direct Level II[clarification needed] authority in the Danish Defence. Joint Arctic Command's primary mission in peacetime is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faroe Islands and Greenland.[2] The command also handles tasks such as fisheries inspection, search and rescue (SAR), patient transport and other tasks that support the civil society. In short, the Joint Arctic Command handles military tasks, coast guard duties and disaster response - all in one organisation.[3]
- ^ "Navigation in Greenland". www.dma.dk. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Udenrigsministeriet. "Forsvarets opgaveløsning i Arktis". Udenrigsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Denmark's military capacities in the Arctic Region, FOU Alm.del Bilag 138" (PDF). ft.dk.