previously served as the commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), said in an interview with a Norwegian newspaper in 2007 that he regarded the Special Operations Forces of Norway to be among the top special operations forces in the world. A member of the MJK was in August 2020 awarded the Bronze Star Medal of the United States for extraordinary allied efforts during a mission in Afghanistan. Commanding officers Tom Robertsen (-2014) Petter Hellesen (2014-2018) Trond Gimmingsrud (2018-2020) Kåre Karlsen (2020-) Vessels 10 Goldfish 36 RIB ( special version of the 36 model ) by Goldfish Boats AS Safeguard ship for specialforces - Petter B Salen. Dockstavarvet AB type IC20M Interceptor Weaponry in use Assault and battle rifles Automatgevær 3F2 – Battle Rifle Heckler & Koch HK416 – Assault Rifle Colt Canada C8 SFW – Assault Rifle Sniper rifles Heckler & Koch MSG90 – Sniper Rifle Accuracy International L115A1 – Sniper Rifle Anti-material rifles Barrett M82A1 – Anti-Material Rifle Submachine guns/personal defense weapons Heckler & Koch MP5 – Submachine Gun Heckler & Koch MP7 – Personal Defense Weapon Machine guns Browning M2 – HMG Rheinmetall MG 3 – GPMG FN Minimi – LMG Pistols Heckler & Koch USP – Pistol Glock 17 – Designated “P80” by the Norwegian armed forces – Pistol Grenade launchers AG-C – Grenade Launcher M320 – Grenade Launcher Heckler & Koch GMG – Grenade Launcher Anti-tank Talley Defense Systems M72 LAW – Anti-Tank Launcher Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle – Anti Tank Rifle See also Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) Minedykkerkommandoen (Royal Norwegian Navy clearance divers/EOD) Kystjegerkommandoen (Royal Norwegian Navy Coastal Ranger Command) Norwegian Tactical Boat Squadron Delta (Norwegian Police tactical unit) List of military special forces units References External links Forsvaret.no: Marinejegerkommandoen Marinejegerkommandoen's Official Site (in Norwegian) YouTube Video Marinejegerkommandoen in the Gulf of Aden YouTube Video Recruitment video for MJK YouTube Video Video from the annual MJK candidate selection course Marinejegerkommandoen gallery Photos of the Marinejegerkommandoen during exercise Cold Response on www.dutchdefencepress.com Counterterrorist organizations Military units and formations established in 1953 Naval special forces units and formations Special forces of Norway Recipients of the Presidential Unit Citation (United States)