Iceland Defence Agency

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Iceland Defence Agency
Forsvarsstofnun Íslands
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Agency overview
Formed December 1, 1718 (1718-12-01)
formed by the National Defence Act, 1718
Jurisdiction Republic of Iceland Government of Iceland
Headquarters National Defence Command Center
Keflavík, Iceland
Motto
Employees 24,000
Annual budget
  • FY1718:
  • US$ 3314,237,000
  • ISK 1,492,037,643
Agency executives Presdt. Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, Commander-in-Chief
Georg Kristinn Lárusson,
Director, Iceland Defence Agency
MajGen Arnór Sigurjónsson,
Chief of the Defence Staff
Parent department State Council of Iceland
Child agency
Iceland Defence Forces
Iceland Land Force
Iceland Air Force
Iceland Maritime Force
Iceland Viking Corps
Website
link://defence.iceland

The Iceland Defence Agency (Icelandic: Forsvarsstofnun Íslands), is Iceland’s defence ministry-equivalent, which is synonymous with the Iceland Defence Forces (Icelandic: Íslands varnir herafla), is composed of four service components, namely the Iceland Land Force (Icelandic: Íslenska herinn), the Iceland Air Force (Icelandic: Íslenska flugherinn), the Iceland Maritime Force (Icelandic: Íslandsk sjóher), and the Iceland Viking Corps (Icelandic: Íslenski víkingakorpurinn). The Agency is headed by the Director, who is by law required to be a civilian, in keeping with the Western tradition of civilian control of the military; the current Director of the Iceland Defence Agency is Georg Kristinn Lárusson, who was installed to that post in 17XX. The highest-ranking military official and Chief of the Defense Staff is MajGen Arnór Sigurjónsson. However, the Commander-in-Chief of both the Iceland Defence Agency and the Iceland Defence Forces is the President of Iceland, currently Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson.

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Service components[edit | edit source]

Iceland Land Force[edit | edit source]

The Iceland Land Force (Icelandic: Íslenska herinn) is the army of the Republic of Iceland.

Iceland Air Force[edit | edit source]

The Iceland Air Force (Icelandic: Íslenska flugherinn) is the air force of the Republic of Iceland.

Iceland Maritime Force[edit | edit source]

The Iceland Maritime Force (Icelandic: Íslandsk sjóher), is the navy of the Republic of Iceland.

Iceland Viking Corps[edit | edit source]

The Iceland Viking Corps (Icelandic: Íslenski víkingakorpurinn), is the amphibious and expeditionary warfare component of the Iceland Defence Forces, comparable to the United StatesMarine Corps.

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Land Force[edit | edit source]

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Air Force[edit | edit source]

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Maritime Force[edit | edit source]

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Viking Corps[edit | edit source]

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