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Officers want some chiefs to resign
April 26, 2021
Norway’s defense establishment has suffered a string of accidents and embarrassment in recent years. Now a group of naval officers are calling for the resignations or firings of Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen and both former and current Royal Norwegian Navy commanders.
Frank Bakke-Jensen, a member of the Conservative Party from Northern Norway, has been Norway’s defense minister since October 2017. Now he’s having to defend himself and the defense establishment following a long string of accidents and embarrassments. PHOTO: newsinenglish.no/Nina Berglund
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Aftenposten reported just before the weekend that the officers, who sounded alarms last year over a lack of staffing and training in the Navy, have lost confidence in naval leadership. Last week’s second report from the state accident investigation commission into the collision and sinking of the frigate
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