CAOC Bodø was officially opened on Oct. 10, 2025, joining CAOC Uedem, Germany, and CAOC Torrejón, Spain as NATO’s third active Combined Air Operations Centre.

Combined Air Operations Centres, or CAOCs – not to be confused with the U.S. Air Force’s 609th Air Operations Centre in Qatar, which is also known as the Combined Air Operations Centre – are NATO’s multinational command and control (C2) nodes for the coordination and direction of allied air assets and air defence. Contents CAOC Bodø was officially opened on Oct. 10, 2025, joining CAOC Uedem, Germany, and CAOC Torrejón, Spain as NATO’s third active Combined Air Operations Centre. NATO’s Evolving Air Defence Picture

Bodø will take charge on operations across Scandinavia – bolstered by the addition of Sweden and Finland to th

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