page_title: Outline of Iceland
section_title: Military of Iceland
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Iceland / Government and politics of Iceland / Military of Iceland
caption_attribution_description: An Iceland Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan) Eurocopter / Aerospatiale AS-365N Dauphin 2 (TF-SIF) Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter hovers over the beach as it prepares to deliver equipment to the Icelandic fishing trawler, the BALDVIN THORSTEINSSON, that ran aground on a sandbar off Icelands southern coast while transporting a very valuable catch of 1,500-tons of Capelin fish.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland:
  Iceland – sovereign island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland. It is considered part of Northern Europe. It is the least populous of the Nordic countries, having a population of about 329,000. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale; this defines the landscape in various ways. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterized by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many big glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Iceland has a temperate climate relative to its latitude and provides a habitable environment and nature.
context_section_description: Military of Iceland
  Army: Iceland does not have a standing army
  Navy: No navy (just the Icelandic Coast Guard)
  Air force: None
  Icelandic Coast Guard
  Iceland Air Defence System
  Icelandic Air Policing
  Iceland Crisis Response Unit
  Víkingasveitin: Is equal to the American SWAT unit.
  Military history of Iceland
caption: Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter
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