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The first tattoo was held in 1994 in Hamar, which is north of Oslo. [2] The tattoo has been held in the Oslo Spektrum since 1996. [3] [4] [5] It features military bands and drill teams of the Norwegian Armed Forces (such as the band and honour guard of Hans Majestet Kongens Garde) as well as the bands and drill teams of foreign countries. [6]
Later, musicians interested in military music and joined the rapidly growing group of musicians on duty. At the time, it only served as the entertainment for the Huseby Leir, or as a ceremonial music band in the drill area. The drill unit made its breakthrough after first attending the Scottish-organized Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 1961.
The biannual Hamina Tattoo in Finland is the official military tattoo event of the Finnish Defense Forces. The National Military Tattoo in the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor stadium, held since 1948, is the official military tattoo of the Armed forces of the Netherlands. It was formerly held in Delft and Breda before moving to Rotterdam in 2006.
Musicians from three Norwegian service branches performing for military service members. Forsvarets Musikk (FMUS) (English: Defence Music) is the department that oversee all the military bands (musikkorps) of the Norwegian Armed Forces (Forsvarets). Being the organizational body of military bands, it is based in Oslo, the national capital.
The family of Norwegian shipping magnate Christian Salvesen gave a king penguin to Edinburgh Zoo when the zoo opened in 1913. [ 3 ] When the Norwegian King's Guard visited the Edinburgh Military Tattoo of 1961 for a drill display, [ 7 ] a lieutenant named Nils Egelien became interested in the zoo's penguin colony.
Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services; Norwegian Armed Forces Shooting Committee; Norwegian Cyber Defence Force; Norwegian Defence Security Department; Norwegian High Command; Norwegian Joint Headquarters; Norwegian Military Tattoo; Norwegian Reserve Officers' Federation; Norwegian Veterans' Association for International Operations
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The Norwegian Army sent troops to support the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan, to help free Afghanistan of the Taliban. Norwegian special forces were involved in combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002, and Norwegian Army troops during Operation Harekate Yolo in 2007. [7] About 590 Norwegians were serving in the ISAF force ...