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NATO Lessons Learned Staff Officer Course 13 April 20108:59 AM

The first NATO Lessons Learned Staff Officer Course at SWEDINT 2010

Africa in focus 25 March 201012:48 PM

During its standby period the first six months in 2011, the Nordic Battlegroup may be deployed to almost anywhere in the world. One continent with a great many challenges is Africa. For that reason, a...

Approaching NBG 23 March 20103:25 PM

Sweden will set up a battlegroup, known as Nordic Battlegroup 11, as part of the EU’s crisis management capability. The recruitment of soldiers is currently in progress and the selection of who should...

Heading for a mission in Africa 23 March 20103:02 PM

The first Helicopter 15 that will be part of the Nordic Battlegroup, NBG 11, has been modified in Italy. It was recently flown home to Malmen in Linköping by Helicopter Wing personnel. Helicopters...

Estonian interest in NBG 23 March 20102:54 PM

A guard platoon, a so-called HUMINT team, personnel that work with transportation and logistics, staff officers and a military police unit constitute Estonia’s contribution to the Nordic Battlegroup....

Visiting Boden 23 March 20102:42 PM

The Head of the Nordic Battlegroup, Brigadier General Stefan Andersson, visited soldiers that will be on standby for the first six months of 2011.“Last autumn, I went around informing the soldiers...

Ministry visit at (F)HQ 23 March 20102:12 PM

If the Nordic Battlegroup is deployed, it will happen after several political decisions – not only in Sweden, but also among all other EU member states. The Ministry of Defence plays a key role in the...

Swedish training and education promoted in Brussels 10 February 20103:35 PM

Even this year SWEDINT is participating in the annual "Marketplace" at NATO HQ in Brussels.

Military English Course 9 February 20102:49 PM

Nine students join the “new” Staff Officer’s Military English Course.

With sights set on Cold Response 3 February 20102:10 PM

Ranger Battalion in Arvidsjaur, the soldiers are now involved in so-called service training where one of the main objectives is to prepare for the international winter exercise Cold Response in North...