▁of ▁them ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Norway ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁military ▁operations ▁abroad ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Norwegian ▁troops ▁served ▁in ▁these ▁operations . ▁As ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 5 5 0 ▁Norwegian ▁troops ▁were ▁deployed ▁abroad . ▁ ▁The ▁constitution ▁of ▁Norway ▁Article ▁ 2 5 ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁states : ▁ ▁The ▁King ▁is ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁naval ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Real m . ▁These ▁forces ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁increased ▁or ▁reduced ▁without ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁St ort ing . ▁They ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁foreign ▁powers , ▁nor ▁may ▁the ▁military ▁forces ▁of ▁any ▁foreign ▁power , ▁except ▁auxili ary ▁forces ▁assist ing ▁against ▁host ile ▁attack , ▁be ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁Real m ▁without ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁St ort ing . ▁ ▁The ▁territorial ▁army ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁troops ▁which ▁cannot ▁be ▁class ed ▁as ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁must ▁never , ▁without ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁St ort ing , ▁be ▁employed ▁outside ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁Real m . ▁ ▁This ▁article ▁also ▁applies ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁because ▁Norway ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁This ▁article ▁has ▁sometimes ▁been ▁quoted ▁by ▁people ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁wish ▁Norway ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁military ▁operations ▁abroad .