Yes, this is the Danish Prime Minister greeting F-16s at 16,000ft from a C-130

Yes, this is the Danish Prime Minister greeting F-16s at 16,000ft from a C-130. pic.twitter.com/IloPTf8eAS

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Denmark will send 7 F-16s to pound ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Denmark said on Tuesday it will expand its mission against Islamic State into Syria as well as Iraq, as part of a U.S.-led coalition now operating in the region.

Parliament approved deploying seven F-16 fighters, a C-130J transport aircraft and military personal, including special operations forces and support staff, for the Syria campaign.

Denmark took part in coalition air strikes from October 2014 to October 2015 in Iraq, but not in Syria. It was unclear when the mission would begin, but Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said last month Danish forces would join the campaign by the middle of the year.

Four of the seven F-16 fighter jets will take part in the air strikes; three will be kept in reserve. The C-130J will drop supplies to allied forces and aid for civilians.

The special operations forces, about 60 personnel, will conduct a broad range of missions throughout Iraq and Syria with the coalition forces.

Denmark's expanded mission into Syria comes after direct requests from France and the United States.

The defense ministry said last month the larger mission would make Denmark one of the highest contributors per capita in the fight against the militant group.

Danish Leopard 2A5 tanks on exercise with Apache helicopters

Denmark's status in Nato threatened: top official

The former chairman of the Nato Military Committee has warned that Denmark risks losing "visibility and influence" in the military alliance due to budget cuts and decreased capabilities.General Knud Bartels, Denmark’s former defence minister and the recently-replaced chairman of the Nato Military Committee, warned new Defence Minister Carl Holst that Denmark’s relevance in Nato is threatened by holes in the defence budget and “a growing discrepancy between [Denmark’s] ambition level and [its] ability to contribute” to the military alliance.

Berlingske newspaper obtained and published a two-page letter sent by Bartels just before he ended his term at the head of the Military Committee in June. In the letter, Bartels expressed concern about Denmark’s planned military spending, which he says fails to keep pace with growing Russian aggression.

The former defence minister warns his successor that “the changing security policy situation” and coming changes to Nato’s structure threaten to leave Denmark on the outside looking in.

“I see Denmark’s role in the alliance as challenged. At the same time, Denmark will after my retirement as the chairman of the Military Committee no longer have people placed in leadership positions in the alliance, neither military nor civil, thus missing visibility and influence,” Bartels wrote.

According to Bartels, Denmark’s Nato partners are worried that Denmark’s coming massive purchase of new fighter jets will result in cuts to the nation’s defence budget.

He also wrote that “Denmark’s military level could come under pressure from the alliance’s expectations”, especially when viewed against “Russia’s security and defence policy ambitions east and north of the alliance”.

When Nato holds its top meeting in Warsaw next year, Bartels said that Denmark will be under massive pressure to present a plan for significant military contributions.

Holst has already said he supports more spending on the military and government support parties the Danish People’s Party (DF) and the Conservatives urged Holst to heed Bartel’s warnings.

“We have an idea that Denmark should be a safe and secure country with a good defence, but we aren’t because our defence lies in tatters. We haven’t used enough money for a long time and we have chipped away our capacities,” DF spokeswoman Marie Krarup told Berlingske.

Rasmus Jarlov of the Conservatives told Berlingske that Bartels’s letter reinforces the need to spend more on Denmark’s military capabilities.

“The navy needs ships and submarines, the air force is missing surveillance capabilities, fighter jets and anti-aircraft defence while the army is missing combat vehicles, trucks and artillery. It’s hard to say who is missing the most,” he told Berlingske.

Holt declined to comment specifically on Bartel’s letter but told Berlingske that he “listens with great interest to all viewpoints”. Holt also pointed out that the there are commitments to invest some three billion kroner annually in new military equipment while another three billion is spent each year on maintenance. 

Northern Coasts 2014- Onboard Danish Navy HDMS Niels Juel

The Finnish Defence Forces Combat Camera team were onboard HDMS Niels Juel during NOCO 14 exercise. Commander S.G.Lars Holbæk and Lieutenant commander Kenneth Buur Explain the role of the Niels Juel during the Northern Coasts 2014 exercise.