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Chief of Air Force (Sweden)

Chief of Air Force (Swedish: Flygvapenchef, FVC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Air Force. The position Chief of Air Force was introduced in 1926 and the current form in 2014.

History

The position and the staff agency "Chief of the Air Force" (Swedish: Chefen för flygvapnet, C FV) was created for a central leadership of the Air Force in peacetime[2][3] through the formation of the Swedish Air Force as an independent military branch which took place on 1 July 1926.[4] Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Air Force ceased to exist as an independent agency. Instead, the post Chief of Air Force Command (Swedish: Chefen för flygvapenledningen, C FVL) was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. In 1998, the Swedish Armed Forces was again reorganized. Most of the duties of the Chief of Air Force Command were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Air Force" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för flygvapnet, GI FV). The post is similar to that of the "Inspector General of the Army" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för armén) and the "Inspector General of the Navy" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för marinen).[5]

The Inspector General had two roles, partly to be head of the Air Force Center, and partly to be the main representative of the Air Force. The meaning of the latter task was that the Inspector General was the air force's figurehead both towards the air force personnel and within the Swedish Armed Forces in general and towards society and the outside world. As commander, he would represent everyone who has their work in the air force. To be able to solve this task, the Inspector General was part of the Swedish Armed Forces' senior command – the Military Command (Militärledningen). In this he represented the air force but also had an important role as an "independent" adviser to the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Inspector General also played an important representative role in connection with the then increasing international operations. He represented the air force in connection with various forms of high-level visits within and outside the country. He also served as host when other nations' air force commanders visited Sweden.[6]

The Inspector General was later renamed "Inspector of the Air Force" (Swedish: Flygvapeninspektören, FVI).[3] On 1 January 2014, the "Chief of Air Force" (Swedish: Flygvapenchefen, FVC) position was reinstated in the Swedish Armed Forces. The position has not the same duties as before.[7]

Tasks

Tasks of the Chief of Air Force:[8]

Heraldry

The command flag of the Chief of Air Force is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand by the company Libraria. Blazon: "Fessed in yellow and blue; on yellow two blue batons of command with sets of open yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire, on blue a winged two-bladed yellow propeller."[9]

List of chiefs

List of deputy chiefs

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Appointed on 15 January 1960 but didn't take office until 1 July 1960.[11]

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FMArbo) - FIB 2020:5" (PDF). FÖRSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTÄMMELSER (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 16 December 2020. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Chefen för flygvapnet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 12. ISBN 9789197859554. SELIBR 17552963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-24.
  4. ^ "Lars-Erik Englund, flygvapenchef 1988–1994" (PDF). F18-kamraten: tidning för F18 kamratförening med medlemmar ur Kungl Södertörns flygflottilj/flygvapnets Södertörnsskolor (in Swedish) (42). Uttran: F18 kamratförening: 3. 2010. SELIBR 10339544.
  5. ^ Nordgren, Annika; et al. (24 February 1998). "Motion till riksdagen 1997/98:Fö3" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ Wagermark, Owe (1998). "Flygvapnet centrum är Flygvapencentrum" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (3). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 4. SELIBR 8257600.
  7. ^ "Nya namn på nya poster" [New names for new positions] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ^ Försvarets författningssamling: FFS 2013:4 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: TF-redaktionen, Försvarets materielverk. 2013-12-23. p. 18. ISSN 0347-7576. SELIBR 3683131.
  9. ^ Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 108. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  10. ^ Böhme, Klaus-Richard (1990–1991). "Bengt G Nordenskiöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 292. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b Norén, Stig (1995–1997). "B Torsten Rapp". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 675. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  12. ^ Skoglund, Claës (2009). Det bästa försvarsbeslut som aldrig kom till stånd: ett kontrafaktiskt uppslag (PDF). Publikation / Försvaret och det kalla kriget (FOKK), 1652-5388 ; 17 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. p. 48. ISBN 9789185789573. SELIBR 11704940. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2018.
  13. ^ Scheiderbauer, Sven (2007–2011). "Dick Stenberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 33. National Archives of Sweden. p. 225. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  14. ^ Wennerholm 2015, p. 154
  15. ^ Charleville, Jahn, ed. (1988). "Ny CFV" [New Chief of the Air Force] (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 2. SELIBR 8257600.
  16. ^ a b c "Flygvapnets nye chef" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 2. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
  17. ^ a b "Flygvapnets främste företrädare: Generalmajor JAN JONSSON" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (2). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 2–3. 1998. SELIBR 8257600.
  18. ^ a b Liander, Peter (2000). "Mats Nilsson. Ny GI för flygvapnet" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (2). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 38. SELIBR 8257600.
  19. ^ a b c Liander, Peter (2002). "Mats Nilsson lämnar GI-posten. Jan Andersson tar över" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 5. SELIBR 8257600.
  20. ^ "VIKBO 1960" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  21. ^ Bydén, Micael (1 January 2012). "I NY BEFATTNING!" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Mats Helgesson ny flygvapenchef" [Mats Helgesson new Chief of Air Force] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  23. ^ a b c "Ny flygvapenchef utsedd" [New Chief of Air Force appointed] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Jonas Wikman blir ny chef för flygvapnet" [Jonas Wikman will be the new Chief of Air Force] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  25. ^ Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 111. ISBN 9789163711831. SELIBR 15870537.
  26. ^ a b "På nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 46. 2001. SELIBR 8257600.
  27. ^ Ullman, Angela (2 October 2019). "Ny flygvapenchef tog befälet" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  28. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 8. 2022. SELIBR 4109339.

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