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.
Chief of Air Force
Flygvapenchef
Command flag of the Chief of Air Force.
Incumbent Major general Jonas Wikman since 14 December 2022
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]
Lead the units which the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development has distributed
To the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development propose the development of the units' abilities
Being the foremost representative of the units
Represent the units and the area of ability in international contacts
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
No.
Portrait
Name
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Ref.
Chief of the Air Force (Chefen för flygvapnet, C FV)
^Appointed on 15 January 1960 but didn't take office until 1 July 1960.[11]
References
Notes
^"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.
^"Chefen för flygvapnet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ ab(PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 12. ISBN9789197859554. SELIBR 17552963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-24.
^"Lars-Erik Englund, flygvapenchef 1988–1994" (PDF). F18-kamraten: tidning för F18 kamratförening med medlemmar ur Kungl Södertörns flygflottilj/flygvapnets Södertörnsskolor (in Swedish). Uttran: F18 kamratförening (42): 3. 2010. SELIBR 10339544.
^Nordgren, Annika; et al. (24 February 1998). "Motion till riksdagen 1997/98:Fö3" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^Wagermark, Owe (1998). "Flygvapnet centrum är Flygvapencentrum" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (3): 4. SELIBR 8257600.
^"Nya namn på nya poster" [New names for new positions] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^Försvarets författningssamling: FFS 2013:4(PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: TF-redaktionen, Försvarets materielverk. 2013-12-23. p. 18. ISSN 0347-7576. SELIBR 3683131.
^Braunstein, Christian (2004). [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. ISBN91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
^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. ISBN9789185789573. SELIBR 11704940.
^Bydén, Micael (1 January 2012). "I NY BEFATTNING!" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
^"Mats Helgesson ny flygvapenchef" [Mats Helgesson new Chief of Air Force] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
^ abc"Ny flygvapenchef utsedd" [New Chief of Air Force appointed] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^"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.
^Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 111. ISBN9789163711831. SELIBR 15870537.
^ ab"På nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 46. 2001. SELIBR 8257600.
^Ullman, Angela (2 October 2019). "Ny flygvapenchef tog befälet" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^"PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (4): 8. 2022. SELIBR 4109339.
Print
Wennerholm, Bertil, ed. (2015). Så kom JAS-projektet till: vittnesseminarium kring beslutsprocessen om JAS 39 1979-1983 : 11 november 2013. Forskningsprojektet Försvaret och det kalla kriget (FOKK), 1652-5388 ; 45 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Forskningsprojektet Försvaret och det kalla kriget (FoKK. ISBN9789198049886. SELIBR 18205009.
February 27, 2023
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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 Chief of Air ForceFlygvapenchefCommand flag of the Chief of Air Force IncumbentMajor general Jonas Wikmansince 14 December 2022Swedish Air ForceAbbreviationFVCReports toChief of Armed Forces Training amp Procurement 1 SeatLidingovagen 24 Stockholm SwedenNominatorMinister for DefenceAppointerThe GovernmentConstituting instrumentFIB 2020 5 Chapter 13 aFormation1 July 1926First holderKarl AmundsonDeputyDeputy Chief of Air Force Contents 1 History 2 Tasks 3 Heraldry 4 List of chiefs 5 List of deputy chiefs 6 See also 7 Footnotes 8 References 8 1 Notes 8 2 PrintHistory EditThe position and the staff agency Chief of the Air Force Swedish Chefen for 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 for 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 Generalinspektoren for flygvapnet GI FV The post is similar to that of the Inspector General of the Army Swedish Generalinspektoren for armen and the Inspector General of the Navy Swedish Generalinspektoren for 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 Militarledningen 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 Flygvapeninspektoren 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 EditTasks of the Chief of Air Force 8 Lead the units which the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development has distributed To the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development propose the development of the units abilities Being the foremost representative of the units Represent the units and the area of ability in international contactsHeraldry EditThe 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 EditNo Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Ref Chief of the Air Force Chefen for flygvapnet C FV 1 Amundson Karl Major generalKarl Amundson 1873 1938 1 July 192625 February 19314 years 239 days 2 Virgin Eric Major generalEric Virgin 1876 1950 26 Februari 193130 June 19343 years 124 days 3 Friis Torsten Major generalTorsten Friis 1882 1967 1 July 193430 June 19427 years 364 days 4 Nordenskiold Bengt Lieutenant generalBengt Nordenskiold 1891 1983 1 July 194230 June 195411 years 364 days 10 5 Ljungdahl Axel Lieutenant generalAxel Ljungdahl 1897 1995 1 July 195430 June 19605 years 365 days 6 Rapp Torsten Lieutenant generalTorsten Rapp 1905 1993 1 July 1960 note 1 30 September 19611 year 91 days 11 7 Thunberg Lage Lieutenant generalLage Thunberg 1905 1977 1 October 196130 September 19686 years 273 days 12 Nordenskiold Claes Henrik Major generalClaes Henrik Nordenskiold 1917 2003 Acting1 July 196830 September 196891 days 8 Noren Stig Lieutenant generalStig Noren 1908 1996 1 October 196830 September 19734 years 364 days 9 Stenberg Dick Lieutenant generalDick Stenberg 1921 2004 1 October 197330 September 19828 years 364 days 13 10 Olson Sven Olof Lieutenant generalSven Olof Olson 1926 2021 1 October 198230 September 19885 years 365 days 14 11 Englund Lars Erik Lieutenant generalLars Erik Englund 1934 2010 1 October 198830 June 19945 years 272 days 15 16 Chief of Air Force Command Chef for flygvapenledningen C FVL 11 Englund Lars Erik Lieutenant generalLars Erik Englund 1934 2010 1 July 199430 September 199491 days 16 12 Harrskog Kent Lieutenant generalKent Harrskog born 1944 1 October 199430 June 19983 years 364 days 16 17 Inspector General of the Air Force Generalinspektor for flygvapnet GI FV 13 Jonsson Jan Major generalJan Jonsson 1952 2021 1 July 199830 June 20001 year 365 days 17 18 14 Nilsson Mats Major generalMats Nilsson born 1956 1 July 20001 December 20022 years 153 days 18 19 Inspector of the Air Force Flygvapeninspektor FVI 15 Andersson Jan Major generalJan Andersson born 1955 1 January 200329 February 20085 years 59 days 19 16 Silwer Anders Major generalAnders Silwer born 1959 1 March 200831 December 20113 years 305 days 20 17 Byden Micael Major generalMicael Byden born 1964 1 January 201220141 2 years 21 Chief of Air Force Flygvapenchef FVC 17 Byden Micael Major generalMicael Byden born 1964 201430 September 20150 1 years 18 Helgesson Mats Major generalMats Helgesson born 1964 1 October 20151 October 20194 years 0 days 22 23 19 Edstrom Carl Johan Major generalCarl Johan Edstrom born 1967 1 October 201913 December 20223 years 73 days 23 20 Wikman Jonas Major generalJonas Wikman born 1972 14 December 2022Incumbent75 days 24 List of deputy chiefs EditPortrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Ref Deputy Inspector General of Air Force Stallforetradande generalinspektor for flygvapnet Wagermark Owe Senior colonelOwe Wagermark sv born 1951 199831 December 20001 2 years 25 26 Andersson Jan Brigadier generalJan Andersson born 1955 1 April 200131 December 20021 2 years 26 19 Deputy Chief of Air Force Stallforetradande flygvapenchef Edstrom Carl Johan Brigadier generalCarl Johan Edstrom born 1967 1 January 201930 September 2019272 days 23 Persson Anders Brigadier generalAnders Persson born 1968 1 October 2019August 20222 3 years 27 Petersson Tommy Brigadier generalTommy Petersson sv born 1970 1 August 2022Incumbent210 days 28 See also EditChief of Army Sweden Chief of Navy Sweden Footnotes Edit Appointed on 15 January 1960 but didn t take office until 1 July 1960 11 References EditNotes Edit Forsvarsmaktens interna bestammelser med arbetsordning for Forsvarsmakten FMArbo FIB 2020 5 PDF FORSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTAMMELSER in Swedish Swedish Armed Forces 16 December 2020 p 5 Retrieved 16 March 2021 Chefen for flygvapnet Nationalencyklopedin in Swedish Retrieved 11 March 2016 a b Forsvarets traditioner i framtiden med oversiktlig historik fran 1500 talet PDF in Swedish Statens forsvarshistoriska museer TradN 2015 p 12 ISBN 9789197859554 SELIBR 17552963 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 10 24 Lars Erik Englund flygvapenchef 1988 1994 PDF F18 kamraten tidning for F18 kamratforening med medlemmar ur 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