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Misplaced USB memory stick contained classified information 4 January 20084:11 PM

A misplaced USB memory stick found on a public computer was handed over to the Swedish Armed Forces. The stick contains two classified documents. The Swedish Armed Forces, taking the incident very...

Fält scholarship for 2007: The Armed Forces’ first military mountain guide 10 December 200712:00 PM

Mikael Amlert from Kiruna, a military mountain guide, alpine rescuer and home defence platoon commander, is the Fält Scholarship recipient for 2007.

NBG’s airborne capacity:
Like a flying car ferry 10 December 200712:00 PM

Imagine a Finland ferry just before it sails from the dock in Stockholm. That’s just about what it looks like when one of the world’s largest air freighters is loaded with armoured vehicles and...

Army chaplain for Christians, Muslims and non-believers 10 December 200712:00 PM

Army chaplain, prison chaplain and former military police. Armed with a gun, an automatic rifle, and a bible, Andrew Holm is prepared to embark on his fifth foreign mission. Holm is an unusual priest,...

Complete emergency hospital on the way 10 December 200712:00 PM

A soldier has stepped on a mine. Another has been wounded by gunfire, and a third has been in an automobile accident. Ensuring that all three can be treated quickly, undergo treatment at the same time...

Psyops – old knowledge in new form saves lives 10 December 200712:00 PM

Psyops, psychological operations, is a relatively new activity for the Swedish Armed Forces. With Sweden’s expanded commitments in international contexts, however, it has now become a self-evident...

Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors: Sweden has a high reputation in international deployment 10 December 200712:00 PM

“Nordic Battlegroup is important not only for renewal of the armed forces but also for motivation and attraction when recruiting personnel for other international deployments,” says Defence Minister...

He is the link between the EU and the NBG
“Prepared for everything” 10 December 200712:00 PM

“We shall be able to commence an assignment within a radius of 6,000 kilometres from Brussels within a timeframe of ten days – if it is further away it will take longer. But there are no geographic...

This is how the rapid deployment force was created:
Deficiencies in the EU’s crisis management led to the Battlegroup concept 10 December 200712:00 PM

About three years ago, Sweden was given the assignment of establishing a completely new unit for international deployment. Since then, the Nordic Battlegroup has grown into something much more than...

Many difficult questions for NBG’s head of personnel: ”What do we do if a Swedish soldier disappears or is captured?” 10 December 200712:00 PM

The criticism has been hard at times: “We aren’t prepared and we’ll be sending soldiers home in body bags”. The head of personnel, Per-Erik Laksjö, responds: “War is highly dangerous. I can’t imagine...