The Iceland Defense Force was a military command of the United States Armed Forces from 1951 to 2006. The IDF, created at the request of NATO, came into existence when the United States signed an agreement to provide for the defense of Iceland, which has only limited defense forces.
The emblem of the Iceland Defense Force
North American F-51D Mustangs of the 192nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron (Nevada Air National Guard) stationed at Keflavik, 1952–1953
U.S. Air Force F-15 stationed at Keflavik
Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the National Commissioner's National Security and Special Forces Units. Iceland maintains no standing army, the only NATO member for which this is the case.
Icelandic Flagship ICGV Þór, 27 October 2011, Reykjavík
An illustration of Hákon Hákonarson, King of Norway, and Skúli Bárðarson from Flateyjarbók
Icelandic Coast Guard vessels. Týr in the center.