Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)

Denmark participates in the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which is a coalition of ten northern European countries that primarily cooperate for increased security in the Baltic Sea region, the North Atlantic and the area north of the Arctic Circle.

Denmark participates in the defense cooperation Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which is led by Great Britain and otherwise consists of the members Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Iceland. JEF is a British-led coalition of like-minded allies organized and equipped to respond quickly during crisis situations, especially in the area north of the Arctic Circle, the North Atlantic, and the Baltic Sea region, but also outside these areas. The JEF complements NATO and existing European and global security structures with the aim of strengthening regional stability and security.

In the autumn of 2022, Denmark hosted exercise Joint Protector, which is the JEF cooperation's annual exercise, where officers and advisers from the alliance train in handling current security challenges.

Denmark has been in from the beginning

The defense has worked closely with the UK in, among other things, Iraq and Afghanistan and in a large number of other international operations. Since JEF was launched in 2014, Denmark has supported the concept. JEF was declared operational in 2018. Today, the JEF countries cooperate on exercises, operations and doctrine development to train the ability to assemble an international force in a short time, should it become necessary, and also strengthens the ability for working together on all military levels. The JEF does not have permanent forces. The member states allocate the necessary forces on a case-by-case basis.

To get more info on the JEF visit the JEF website.