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Peace force for Chad now ready for action 21 January 200810:31 AM

The Swedish Peace Mission TD01 is now ready for action in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR)."I have declared the unit to be fully trained. Now we are just awaiting the EU's decision to...

Go-ahead for new Officer scheme 21 January 200810:21 AM

The Swedish Armed Forces will be starting work on the introduction of a new twin-track scheme for officers. The decision was taken at Government level last week. The Armed Forces now intend to set up...

The Supreme Commander calls for balance 17 January 20083:49 PM

"Reform of the Swedish Armed Forces has only just begun. A whole series of challenges remain to be faced. In the long term it is about ensuring a sustainable balance between tasks and resources." So...

Financial situation under strain 15 January 20084:00 PM

A directive containing the final mission proposals has today been sent out to all units, schools and centres.  These proposals will govern activities until the mission statement is finalised and...

No Norwegian-Swedish contribution in Darfur 10 January 20084:32 PM

There is to be no Norwegian-Swedish contribution in violence-ridden Darfur. This is the conclusion reached between the governments of the two countries. The reason lies in Sudan’s opposition to such a...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Weapons and flags for the NBG 10 December 200712:00 PM

When a joint heraldic coat of arms was to be developed for NBG, the lion was a natural symbol, since this king of beasts is included in the coat of arms for all four of the countries around the Baltic...