Danish International Logistical Center
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The Danish International Logistical Center (DANILOG) was established in 2001 as a regimental-level logistics
unit that is part of the Danish
Army Operational Command
. It is based out of Vordingborg Kaserne.
DANILOG is part of Denmark's efforts to provide better administrative and logistical support to its personnel deployed abroad as part of humanitarian operations such as Implementation Force (IFOR), United Nations Protection Force
(UNPROFOR) and United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
(UNMEE), as well as combat environments such as the Danish Contingent/Iraq
(Dancon).
IFOR is a NATO-led multinational force in Bosnia and Herzegovina. UNPROFOR is the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
during the Yugoslavian civil war. UNMEE was established in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea. DANILOG also supports combat environments like the Iraq
theater of operations.
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
unit that is part of the Danish
Military of Denmark
The armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, known as the Danish Defence is charged with the defence of the Kingdom of Denmark.The Chief of Defence is the head of the Danish Armed Forces, and is head of the Defence Command which is managed by the Ministry of Defence. Constitutionally, the...
Army Operational Command
Army Operational Command (Denmark)
Army Operational Command , short "HOK", is the Danish Army top authority. It is a Level.II command authority, directly under the Defence Command. HOK was formed January 1, 1991....
. It is based out of Vordingborg Kaserne.
DANILOG is part of Denmark's efforts to provide better administrative and logistical support to its personnel deployed abroad as part of humanitarian operations such as Implementation Force (IFOR), United Nations Protection Force
United Nations Protection Force
The United Nations Protection Force ', was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995...
(UNPROFOR) and United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea was established by the United Nations Security Council in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea....
(UNMEE), as well as combat environments such as the Danish Contingent/Iraq
Dancon/Irak
Dancon/Irak is short for Danish Contingent/Irak, and was the designated name for the Danish ground contingent deployed to Iraq from June 2003 to July 2007.-History:...
(Dancon).
IFOR is a NATO-led multinational force in Bosnia and Herzegovina. UNPROFOR is the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
during the Yugoslavian civil war. UNMEE was established in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea. DANILOG also supports combat environments like the Iraq
Dancon/Irak
Dancon/Irak is short for Danish Contingent/Irak, and was the designated name for the Danish ground contingent deployed to Iraq from June 2003 to July 2007.-History:...
theater of operations.