NORWAY - Norwegian Army High Readiness Force - Theater Enabling Forces sleeve patch, woodland

Full silk embroidery with merrowed edging.

Norwegian Army High-Readiness Force (NOA HRF) is responsible to post the Army contribution, with personnel and units, to the Norwegian High-Readiness Force - for participation in international operations and national crisis management. NOA HRF leads preparations as well as follow-up and discharges of individual personnel and units of the Norwegian Army in international service (overseas service), and performs personnel responsibility for those who has made contract for this kind of service. Several individual units are included in such a service. NOA HRF had during 2003 as its main mission to post a Rapid Reaction Force with Telemark battalion (TMBN) and support units, ready on contract as well as secure further Army participation in international operations.