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The Chief of Joint Operations (CJO)[1] (Swedish: chefen för operationsledningen, C OPL[lower-alpha 1]) is a three-star role within the Swedish Armed Forces, responsible the Joint Forces Command (JFC). The Chief of Joint Operations is part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Supreme Commander's top commanders.[2]
Chief of Joint Operations | |
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Chefen för operationsledningen | |
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Swedish Armed Forces | |
Type | Chief of the Joint Forces Command |
Abbreviation | C OPL |
Member of | Defence Board |
Reports to | Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces |
Seat | Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | FFS 2007:4, Chapter 4 FFS 2013:4, Chapter 10 FFS 2016:2, Chapter 10 FIB 2020:5, Chapter 10 FIB 2022:6, Chapter 20 |
Precursor | Chief of the Joint Forces Command |
Formation | 1 April 2007 |
First holder | Lieutenant General Jan Jonsson |
Unofficial names | chefen för insatsledningen, insatschefen (2007–2022) |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (DCJO)[1] |
At the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters's reorganization on 1 April 2007, the Joint Forces Command (JFC) (Insatsledningen, INS)[lower-alpha 2] was created.[3] It commands the Swedish Armed Forces' missions on behalf of the Supreme Commander. Its assignment is to plan, command and follow up missions, both in Sweden and abroad. The Joint Forces Command is responsible for the Swedish Armed Forces' missions. This may involve, for example, international peacekeeping or peace enforcement missions, or detecting and rejecting aircraft or vessels that violate Swedish territory. The Joint Forces Command uses intelligence from the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service, to make their decisions. The Chief of Joint Operations reports directly to the Supreme Commander. Sorting under the Chief of Joint Operations are a number of commanders with different responsibilities. The tasks of the commanders are, among other things, to command, plan and follow up missions and to support the Swedish society. War units are military units that are prepared to carry out operations and which are part of any of the Swedish Armed Forces' units, schools or centers. Responsibility is divided between the tactical commanders, the ground, naval and air forces, as well as the head of the Special Forces Command (SFL).[4]
On 1 January 2023, the Headquarters' new command organization came into force. Organizationally, this means that the Training & Procurement Staff and the Defence Staff were merged and form the new Defence Staff. At the same time as the Defence Staff was introduced, the Insatsledningen changes its name to the Operationsledningen.[5]
The command flag of the Chief of Joint Operations was previously used by the Chief of the Joint Forces Command. The command flag is drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by MajBritt Salander/Blå Kusten company. Blazon: "Fessed in blue and yellow; on blue, three yellow open crowns placed two and one, on yellow a blue sword sinister and a blue baton of command with four sets of open yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire".[6]
No. | Portrait | Chief of Defence Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Supreme Commander | Ref. |
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1 | Jan Jonsson (1952–2021) | Lieutenant general1 April 2007 | 31 October 2007 | 0 years | ![]() Air Force | Håkan Syrén | [7] | |
2 | Anders Lindström (born 1955) | Lieutenant general1 November 2007 | 2011 | 3–4 years | ![]() Army | Sverker Göranson | [8] | |
3 | Anders Silwer (born 1959) | Lieutenant general1 January 2012 | 2013 | 0–1 years | ![]() Air Force | Sverker Göranson | - | |
4 | Göran Mårtensson (born 1960) | Lieutenant general2014 | 31 January 2016 | 1–2 years | ![]() Army | Sverker Göranson Micael Bydén | [9] | |
3 | Anders Grenstad (born 1958) Acting | Rear admiral1 February 2016 | 30 May 2016 | 119 days | ![]() Navy | Micael Bydén | [9][10] | |
5 | Jan Thörnqvist (born 1959) | Vice admiral18 April 2016 | 2020 | 3–4 years | ![]() Navy | Micael Bydén | [11] | |
6 | Michael Claesson (born 1965) | Lieutenant general10 September 2020 | 31 December 2022 | 2 years, 112 days | ![]() Army | Micael Bydén | [12] | |
7 | Carl-Johan Edström (born 1967) | Lieutenant general1 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 241 days | ![]() Air Force | Micael Bydén | [13] |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Defence Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Supreme Commander | Ref. |
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1 | Bengt Andersson (born 1955) | Brigadier general2007 | 2008 | 0–1 years | ![]() Army | Håkan Syrén | [14] | |
2 | Anders Brännström (born 1957) | Major general2008 | 2012 | 3–4 years | ![]() Army | Håkan Syrén Sverker Göranson | [15] | |
- | Berndt Grundevik (born 1956) Acting | Major general13 September 2012 | 2013 | 0–1 years | ![]() Army | Sverker Göranson | [16] | |
3 | Anders Grenstad (born 1958) | Rear admiral1 March 2013 | 30 May 2016 | 3 years, 90 days | ![]() Navy | Sverker Göranson Micael Bydén | [17][10] | |
4 | Berndt Grundevik (born 1956) | Major general1 June 2016 | 2017 | 0–1 years | ![]() Army | Micael Bydén | [11] | |
5 | Urban Molin (born 1960) | Major general1 October 2017 | 31 March 2021 | 3 years, 181 days | ![]() Army | Micael Bydén | [18][19] | |
6 | Jonas Wikman (born 1972) | Major general1 April 2021 | December 2022 | 0–1 years | ![]() Air Force | Micael Bydén | [19] | |
7 | Fredrik Ståhlberg (born 1966) | Major general1 January 2023 | Incumbent | - | ![]() Army | Micael Bydén | - |
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