Editing Norway (section)

=== Military ===
{{Main|Norwegian Armed Forces}}
[[File:First Norwegian F-35.png|thumb|right|The first Norwegian [[F-35 Lightning II]] lands at Luke Air Force Base.]]
The Norwegian Armed Forces numbers about 25,000 personnel, including civilian employees. According to 2009 mobilisation plans, full mobilisation produces approximately 83,000 combatant personnel. Norway has [[conscription]] (including 6–12 months of training);<ref name=NDFnumbers>{{cite web|url=http://www.mil.no/languages/english/start/facts/article.jhtml?articleID=32061 |title=NDF official numbers |publisher=NDF |access-date=22 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412023336/http://www.mil.no/languages/english/start/facts/article.jhtml?articleID=32061 |archive-date=12 April 2009}}</ref> in 2013, the country became the first in Europe and NATO to draft women as well as men. However, due to less need for conscripts after the [[Cold War]], few people have to serve if they are not motivated.<ref>Gwladys Fouche and Balazs Koranyi (14 June 2013): [http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-norway-women-conscription-idUKBRE95D0N920130614 "Norway becomes first NATO country to draft women into military"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228065943/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-norway-women-conscription-idUKBRE95D0N920130614 |date=28 February 2019 }}, [[Reuters]]. Retrieved 15 June 2013.</ref> The Armed Forces are subordinate to the [[Norwegian Ministry of Defence]]. The Commander-in-Chief is [[Harald V of Norway|King Harald V]]. The military of Norway is divided into the [[Norwegian Army]], the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]], the [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]], the [[Norwegian Cyber Defence Force]] and the [[Home Guard (Norway)|Home Guard]].

The country was one of the founding nations of the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) on 4 April 1949. Norway contributed in the [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mil.no/languages/english/start/general/ |title=Forsvarsnett: Norwegian forces abroad |access-date=2 September 2008 |publisher=mil.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929023134/http://www.mil.no/languages/english/start/general/ |archive-date=29 September 2008}}</ref> Additionally, Norway has contributed in several missions in contexts of the United Nations, NATO, and the [[Common Security and Defence Policy]] of the European Union.