Nominator Minister for Defence Formation 1 July 1926 | Appointer The Government First holder Karl Amundson | |
Reports to The Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development Seat Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Chief of Air Force (Swedish: Flygvapenchef, FVC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Air Force. The position Chief of Air Force was introduced in 1926 and the current form in 2014.
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History
In 1926, the staff agency "Chief of the Air Force" (Swedish: Chefen för flygvapnet, CFA) was created for a central leadership of the Air Force in peace time. Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Air Force ceased to exist as an independent agency. Instead, the post Chief of Air Force Staff (Swedish: Chefen för flygvapenledningen) was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Swedish: Högkvarteret, HKV). In 1998, the Swedish Armed Forces was again reorganized. Most of the duties of the Chief of Air Force Staff were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Air Force" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för flygvapnet). The post is similar to that of the "Inspector General of the Army" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för armén) and the "Inspector General of the Navy" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för marinen). It was later renamed to "Inspector of the Air Force" (Swedish: Flygvapeninspektören).
On 1 January 2014, the "Chief of Air Force" (Swedish: Flygvapenchefen, FVC) position was reinstated in the Swedish Armed Forces. The position has not the same duties as before.
Tasks
Tasks of the Chief of Air Force: