Norway's Armed Forces will set up a new command, Forsvarets operative støttekommando (FOSK), on 1 January 2027, merging the Norwegian Armed Forces Logistics Organisation (FLO) and the Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Services (FSAN).
According to the Norwegian Armed Forces, the reorganisation is meant to “strengthen operational capability, bring together expertise in support functions, and make operations more efficient”.
The move follows a Storting decision on 12 June 2026 to combine the two into a single operating unit for sustainment.
FOSK will comprise a staff, the Surgeon General's department, the Medical Institute, the Medical Regiment and three logistics regiments. The National Operational Support Operations Centre sits within FOSK's staff.
Major General Anders Jernberg, currently chief of FLO, has been appointed to lead the new command. He stated that the implementation of the long-term defence plan “shows a long-term, holistic will to prioritise support to the Armed Forces”.
Jernberg stated that "it is about providing the support needed to maintain and have endurance in operations until the mission is accomplished”. This will be “both through the Armed Forces' own resources and from the rest of the total defence”, he said.
Brigadier Petter Iversen, currently chief of FSAN, will become Surgeon General for the Armed Forces within FOSK. Iversen stated that he believes the merger is an “important step toward better support for both the Armed Forces' units and allied forces coming to Norway”