Sirius Dog Sled Patrol

Sirius Dog Sled Patrol
Slædepatruljen Sirius
Badge of the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol
Founded	1941; 83 years ago (1941)
Country	Kingdom of Denmark
Allegiance	Kingdom of Denmark
Branch	Joint Arctic Command
Role	Reconnaissance Enforcing national sovereignty Information operations
Size	14[1]
Garrison/HQ	Daneborg (74° 18'N 20° 14'W)
Nickname(s)	Siriuspatruljen
Mascot(s)	A sled dog
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Chief of Defence	General Flemming Lentfer
Chief of Joint Arctic Command	Maj. Gen. Kim Jesper Jørgensen

The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol (Danish: Slædepatruljen Sirius), known informally as Siriuspatruljen (the Sirius Patrol) and formerly known as North-East Greenland Sledge Patrol and Resolute Dog Sled Patrol,^[1] is an elite Danish naval unit. It conducts long-range reconnaissance patrolling, and enforces Danish sovereignty in the Arctic wilderness of northern and eastern Greenland, an area that includes the Northeast Greenland National Park, which is the largest national park in the world.^[2] Patrolling is usually done in pairs and using dog sleds with about a dozen dogs, sometimes for four months and often without additional human contact.

The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol has the ability to engage militarily, and has done so historically. Its purpose is to maintain Danish sovereignty and police its area of responsibility.^[3] The physical and psychological demands for acceptance into the unit are exceptional.