NATO - IFOR / SFOR - Norwegian National Support Element sleeve patch

Embroidered on felt cloth base with merrowed edging.

National Support Elements (NSE) were part of the NATO led Implementation Force (IFOR), and later the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR), which were deployed primarily in former Yugoslavia from 1995 to 2004 (when replaced by EUFOR). Many of the NSE's were deployed in Hungary - even though this country was neither part of the conflict, nor a NATO member at the time - because of the local stability, good infrastructure, access to local supply ordering and relatively short distance to the battalions in Bosnia.
The Norwegian National Support Element was part of the Nordic Support Group, which comprised several National Support Elements, and handled the relay of supply, personnel and other logistical tasks between the Nordic-Polish Brigade (NORDPOL) participating countries and their deployed forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina.