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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]
It is an integral part of the Norwegian Military Tattoo, which it participates in due to it being part of the Forsvarets musikk (English: Defence Music). Uniquely, the band consists of about 50% conscript women musicians and field musicians, compared to 17% in the rest of the armed forces. [3]
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.
Norwegian Military Tattoo; Q. Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands; R. Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo; Royal International Air Tattoo;
Norwegian military-related lists (1 C, 12 P) A. Royal Norwegian Air Force (9 C, 6 P) ... Norwegian Military Tattoo; Norwegian Reserve Officers' Federation;
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.
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 tattooed sailor has been used as a humorous figure. Another Rockwell painting, for the cover of the Post in March 1944, shows a tattoo artist adding a woman's name to a sailor's shoulder below several crossed-out names, among many other tattoos. [64] With typical fidelity, Rockwell borrowed a tattoo machine to use as a reference. [65]