Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements)

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The Armed forces of Iceland consist primarily of the Icelandic Coast Guard and various defense agreements with allied nations, as the country maintains no standing army of its own.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defence organization
alliance NATO
NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Partnerships within the Nordic defence cooperation context
country Iceland
defencePartner Canada
Denmark
Norway
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

other NATO member states
hasCharacteristic NATO interoperability
airspace surveillance without combat aircraft
defence based on agreements with allied nations
focus on coast guard and air surveillance
maritime security oriented
no standing army
non‑nuclear defence posture
participation in international peacekeeping
rely on alliances for external defence
search and rescue oriented
small professional uniformed force
use of civilian agencies for defence-related tasks
hasComponent Civil defence structures under the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management
Iceland Crisis Response Unit
Icelandic Air Defence System
Icelandic Search and Rescue
surface form: Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue

Icelandic Coast Guard
Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Icelandic Defence Force (historical)

Icelandic Search and Rescue
Keflavik Air Base (historical US/NATO presence)
NATO integrated air defense system
surface form: NATO Integrated Air Defense System (Icelandic air policing)

Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
surface form: NATO Standing Naval Forces (in support roles)

NATO peacetime air policing rotations
National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police
Special Unit of the National Police Commissioner
US rotational forces under bilateral agreements
historicalEvent Cold War basing of US forces at Keflavik
transition to rotational NATO air policing after 2006
withdrawal of permanent US forces in 2006
legalBasis Icelandic constitution
NATO treaty obligations
bilateral defence agreements with the United States
host nation support agreements with NATO allies
national defence legislation
responsibleFor defence of Icelandic airspace
defence of Icelandic territorial waters
defence of Icelandic territory
maritime search and rescue in Icelandic area of responsibility
monitoring of North Atlantic sea lanes near Iceland
participation in international peace support operations
support to civil authorities in emergencies

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President of Iceland commanderInChiefOf Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements)
Forseti Íslands commanderInChiefOf Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements)
Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements) hasComponent Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Armed forces of Iceland
this entity surface form: Icelandic Defence Force (historical)