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National Support Element - NSE
The National Support Element receives supplies from Denmark by plane, ship or truck, registers them
in the DeMars SAP system, re-packs them and loads them into trucks for delivery to their destination:
soldiers in the field. This task entails securing appropriate transport to some extremely remote locations
and is often a significant challenge.
Some of the material delivered will be stored at the depot but most of it is sent on directly. Received
material is sorted, re-packed and dispatched by planes or helicopters or loaded onto trucks. These tasks
are handled on a daily basis and the unit is thus kept very busy.
The NSE key tasks are to provide terminal services, warehousing, local purchasing services, postal services
and stock control. Terminal services encompass handling planes, ships, trains and trucks loaded
with supplies and dealing with the relevant documentation.
In order to reduce transport costs the NSE makes as many local purchases as possible. This also means
that the NSE contributes to the local economy. The process of negotiating prices in a foreign country is
often a significant challenge for the NSE buyers.
Mail from home is one of the things soldiers in the field look forward to more than anything else and
getting the mail out is one of the NSE main functions and one which can really affect morale. There is
nothing like receiving a parcel or a letter from friends and family back home. All letters and parcels are
sent both to and from the missions by the postal service. This entails delivering and receiving mail at
the airport and the daily task of sorting and franking deliveries.