Carl-Johan Edström

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Carl-Johan Edström
Nickname(s)Klute[1]
Born (1967-05-21) 21 May 1967 (age 54)
Nora, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Air Force
Years of service1989–present
RankMajor general
Commands held
Battles/warsLibyan Civil War (Operation Unified Protector)
Resolute Support Mission (TAAC – Air)

Major General Carl-Johan Edström (born 21 May 1967) is a Swedish Air Force officer. He currently serves as Chief of Air Force.

Early life[]

Edström was born on 21 May 1967 in Nora, Sweden,[2] and was raised in Klutmark, a village 10 kilometers west of Skellefteå.[1] Edström started his military career as platoon leader in the Norrland Brigade in Västerbotten Regiment (I 20) in Umeå in 1988.[3]

Career[]

Edström trained as a pilot at the Swedish Air Force Flying School in Ljungbyhed[3] and was commissioned as an officer in 1989 with the rank of second lieutenant[4] in Norrbotten Air Force Wing.[1] There he was promoted to lieutenant in 1995[4] and to captain in 1998.[5] In 1996, Edström served as squad leader in the 212th Fighter Squadron (212. stridsflygdivisionen).[1] During the Swedish flight operation over Libya in 2011, he was operations commander for the Swedish flight contingent FL02, part of the Operation Unified Protector. In Afghanistan, he served as senior adviser and planning manager for Train Advise Assist Command – Air (TAAC – Air).[3] Edström served as a staff officer in the Policy and Plans Department in the Defence Staff (Ledningsstabens inriktningsavdelning, LEDS INRI) until he on 16 January 2015 took command as wing commander of Norrbotten Air Force Wing and commander of Luleå Garrison.[1]

In addition to Swedish officer training, in 2014 he received a master's degree in strategy from the Air War College in the USA.[1] He attended a Higher Management Course at the Swedish Defence University in 2015 and at Solbacka in 2016 as well the Common Security and Defence Policy High Level Course at the European Security and Defence College in Brussels from 2016 to 2017.[6] From the re-establishment of the Air Staff on 1 January 2019, Edström served as Deputy Chief of Air Force until 4 September 2019 when he was appointed Chief of Air Force, taking office on 1 October 2019. He was promoted to major general at the same date.[3]

Personal life[]

Edström is married to Ulrika and they have two sons, Gustav and Oscar.[1]

Dates of rank[]

Awards and decorations[]

Swedish[]

Foreign[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Levin, Louise (9 January 2015). "Tillbaka till flottiljen – som chef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
  3. ^ a b c d Levin, Louise (4 September 2019). "Ny flygvapenchef utsedd" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten. 1995. p. 565. SELIBR 4343056.
  5. ^ Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1999 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten. 1999. p. 564. SELIBR 4343055.
  6. ^ "Carl-Johan Edström" (in Swedish). LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ Levin, Louise (24 October 2019). "Flygvapenchefen mottog ärofylld amerikansk medalj" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Comandante da Força Aérea da Suécia é condecorado com a Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
Military offices
Preceded by
Fredrik Bergman
 Norrbotten Air Force Wing
16 January 2015–31 January 2018 		Succeeded by
Claes Isoz
Preceded by
Gabor Nagy
 Air Component Command
1 October 2018–31 December 2019 		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
 Deputy Chief of Air Force
1 January 2019–30 September 2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Air Force
1 October 2019–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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