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    Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...
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    The Iceland Air Defence System (Icelandic: Íslenska Loftvarnarkerfið) is a part of the Icelandic Coast Guard. It was founded in 1987 under the Radar Agency...
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    Keflavik Iceland in the Cold War Jane's Defence Weekly 30 March 1991 Government of Iceland-Foreign Affairs, National Security Pike, John. "Iceland Defense...
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    World War II. However, the British invaded Iceland on 10 May 1940. On 7 July 1941, the defence of Iceland was transferred from Britain to the United States...
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    The Kingdom of Iceland (Icelandic: Konungsríkið Ísland; Danish: Kongeriget Island) was a sovereign and independent country under a constitutional and...
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    Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defence. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland,...
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    only of the security of the North Atlantic sea lanes, but to the defence of this continent, of maintaining control of Iceland. — Prime Minister of Canada...
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  • guns Military of Iceland Icelandic Coast Guard Iceland Air Defence System "Iceland Crisis Response Unit: Annual report 2007" (PDF). Icelandic Ministry for...
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    Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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  • necessary, while Iceland has a unique agreement since 1951 with the United States which requires them to provide defence to Iceland when needed, although...
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    to Iceland in 2019. Fighter aircraft deployed to Iceland are accompanied by NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft to enhance the Iceland Air Defence System...
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  • National Defence Party (Icelandic: Landvarnarflokkurinn) was an Icelandic political movement which operated from 1902 to 1912, founded because of discontentedness...
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    Joint Expeditionary Force (category Defence of Iceland)
    Secretary of State for Defence, and Sturla Sigurjónsson the Icelandic Ambassador to the United Kingdom signed a note of joining, leading Iceland to become...
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    The Icelandic Coast Guard (Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla Íslands, Landhelgisgæslan or simply Gæslan) is the Icelandic defence service responsible for search...
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    Keflavík (redirect from Keflavik, Iceland)
    the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík...
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  • In Iceland, the Police (Icelandic: Ríkislögreglan, lit. 'the National Law Order') is the national police force of Iceland. It is responsible for law enforcement...
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    affairs. The newly initiated Kingdom of Iceland declared itself a neutral country without a defence force. The treaty of union allowed for a revision to begin...
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    The recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day...
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  • it became part of the realm of the Norwegian King, military defences of Iceland consisted of multiple chieftains (Goðar) and their free followers (þingmenn...
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  • between Iceland and the United Kingdom. Defence of Iceland Iceland in World War II (invasion) List of countries without armed forces Military history of Iceland...
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  • Northern Viking (category Defence of Iceland)
    Iceland and air defence. The exercise also tested cooperation of naval and air assets in view of increasing importance arctic operations.  Iceland  United States...
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    Gylfadóttir. The Minister of Foreign Affairs takes care of the armed forces of Iceland, such as they are. Symbol Street Address Sign in Iceland Main Office Foreign...
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  • Hellenic Navy ships List of equipment of the Hungarian Ground Forces Hungarian Air Force Defence of Iceland List of equipment of the Italian Army Italian...
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    A chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within...
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  • Cod Wars (redirect from Iceland Cod Wars)
    West Germany) and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. Some Icelandic historians view...
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    volcano system in Iceland that started activity on August 17, 2014, and ended on February 27, 2015, is Bárðarbunga. The volcano in Iceland that erupted in...
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    InDefence, also known as In Defence of Iceland, was a grassroots citizen movement formed in October 2008, in the first instance in protest at the Landsbanki...
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    represent on its behalf foreign affairs and defence interests, while maintaining full control of them. Iceland opened its first embassy in 1920. The Act...
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    the Icelandic Defence Agency as their primary base until 1 January 2011, when the Agency was abolished and the base handed over to the Icelandic Coast...
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  • sovereignty. In Iceland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the central authority for national defence. List of current defence ministers Defence diplomacy "Togo...
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