Trond Grytting Rear Admiral Norwegian Armed Forces Service: 2014 – Norwegian Armed Forces 2010 – 2014 Defense Attaché to USA and Canada 2009 – 2010 DCOM Norwegian Joint Operational HQ 2005 – 2009 COM Crisis response HQ North (COMREGHQNORTH) 2002 – 2005 COM Norwegian Task Group and COM Navy “Kysteskadren” 1999 – 2002 COM NOR FRIGATE SQUAD 1998 – 1999 COS STANAVFORLANT (NATO) - Sea duty total 13 years including COMFPB, COMFPBDIV, COM FRIGATES - Instructor Tactical Center, Naval War College, Joint Staff College - Exercise staff duty Defense Command Northern Norway Education: - Naval War College and Staff College, Norway - Surface Warfare, Weapons and Operations School, Germany - Operations and Tactics School, UK Royal Navy - Joint Military Staff College, Denmark - Total Defense Course, Norway Experience: - National and International Maritime Operations - Operation Allied/Determined Force, STANAVFORLANT – Kosovo. - Coordination of implementation into service the Nansen Class Aegis Frigate - Development of Norwegian Navy for out of area/international operations - Leading restructure program NEPTUN for Norwegian Navy - Operational Commander operation ”Elektron 2005” arrest. - Leading development for corporation with Russia Northern Fleet and FSB border guard. - In capacity as COMREGHQNORTH providing military support to Norway High North Strategy. - Leading preparation for establishment of Norwegian Joint Operational HQ at Bodø/Reitan in 2009. - Command engagement related to follow up on Norwegian Joint Forces participation International Operations period 2005 - 2010 - Supporting strategic and industrial defense cooperation USA – Norway and Canada - Norway - Supporting Ambassadors and Norway Foreign Service at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC and Ottawa.