Micael Bydén

Micael Bydén
General; Micael Bydén
	Bydén in 2016.
Birth name	Per Micael Bydén
Born	13 June 1964; Gnarp, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Air Force
Years of service	1985–present
Rank	General
Commands held	Helicopter Wing; Air Force Training and Development Staff; Air Component Command; Chief of Air Force; Supreme Commander;

General Per Micael Bydén (born 13 June 1964) is the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, appointed on 11 September 2015. He was earlier senior commander in the Swedish Air Force. Bydén served as the Chief of Air Force between 2012 and 2015.

Biography

Bydén was born in Gnarp, Sweden, the son of Alvar and Gun Bydén.[1] He did his mandatory military service in Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 4) in Gothenburg in 1982[2] and then attended the Coastal Artillery and Navy Officers Academy in Gothenburg and Karlskrona from 1983 to 1985 and was commissioned as second lieutenant in the naval mine and boat service in Härnösand Coastal Artillery Regiment the same year.[3] He completed the Air Force's basic pilot flight training at the Swedish Air Force Flying School in Ljungbyhed from 1986 to 1987 and was then a fighter pilot at Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21) from 1989 to 1996. He flew SK 61, SK 60, AJS/SF/SH/JA 37 as well as HKP 6 totaling 1500 flight hours. Bydén completed the Royal Swedish Air Force Academy's (Flygvapnets krigsskola) general course in Uppsala from 1990 to 1991 and the higher course in 1992.[3]

In 1991, Bydén was promoted to lieutenant and 1992 to captain and 1996 to major. He completed the Swedish National Defence College' tactical course in Stockholm from 1995 to 1996 and was Deputy Squadron Commander at Norrbotten Air Force Wing from 1996 to 1997. Bydén completed the Swedish National Defence College' advanced command course from 1997 to 1999 and served as Assistant Air Attaché at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 1999 to 2001.[3] Bydén was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 2001 and served as Air Attaché at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2002 and then as staff officer at the Air Force Branch at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm from 2002 to 2003. Bydén was commanding officer of the Swedish Air Force Flying Training School (Flygvapnets flygskola) in Linköping from 2003 to 2005 and deputy commanding officer of the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing (Helikopterflottiljen) in Linköping from 2005 to 2008.[3]

He was promoted to colonel in 2006 and served as commanding officer of the Helicopter Wing from 2008 to 2009. Bydén was promoted to brigadier general in 2009 and served as head of the Air Force Training and Development Staff at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm from 2009 to 2011. In 2010 he completed the civil/military command course at Solbacka.[3] Bydén was Chief of Staff of the Regional Command North of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan in 2011 before becoming the Inspector of the Air Force (renamed Chief of Air Force in 2014) and head of the Air Component Command with the rank of major general in January 2012,[3] a position he stayed in until being appointed Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces on 11 September 2015. He took office and was promoted to general on 1 October 2015.[4] In 2017 he said the Swedish army was seriously underfunded and understaffed.[5] In response the Swedish government will increase the military budget by $331 million and reintroduce conscription for 2018.[5]

Personal life

Bydén is married to Anita Carlman and together they have three children.[3] He lives in Södertälje.[6]

Dates of rank

Micael Bydén along with US Col. Jerry Farnsworth during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, 2017

1985 – Fänrik
1991 – Lieutenant
1992 – Captain
1996 – Major
2001 – Lieutenant Colonel
2006 – Colonel
2009 – Colonel 1st Class
2012 – Major General
2015 – General

Awards and decorations

Bydén's awards:[3]

Swedish

For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm
Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal
Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal
National Association of the Air Force Associations Badge of Merit in Gold (Flygvapenföreningarnas Riksförbunds förtjänsttecken i guld)
National Association of the Air Force Associations Badge of Merit (Flygvapenföreningarnas Riksförbunds förtjänsttecken)
Helicopter Wing Gold Medal of Merit (Helikopterflottiljens förtjänstmedalj i guld)
Home Guard's Silver Medal (Hemvärnets silvermedalj)
Swedish Association of Reserve Officers Badge of Merit in Silver (Förbundet Sveriges Reservofficerares förtjänsttecken i silver)

Foreign

Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit with star
Silver Cross of Honour of the Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr
Grand Officer of the Order of Aeronautical Merit
Officer of the Legion of Merit
NATO's ISAF Medal

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References

Tärnudd, Carole (2011-12-19). "Sunt Gnarpförnuft leder nye flygvapenchefen" [Common Gnarp sense leads the new Air Force Chief of Staff] (in Swedish). Helahalsingland.se. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
"Micael Bydén tillträder som Sveriges nya ÖB" [Micael Bydén take over as Sweden's new Supreme Commander] (in Swedish). Delegation of Sweden to NATO. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
"Supreme Commander General Micael Bydén" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 1 December 2016."Överbefälhavare General Micael Bydén" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
"Micael Bydén ny ÖB" [Micael Bydén new Supreme Commander] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
A.S. (1 October 2017). "Why Swedish troops just finished their biggest war games in 23 years". The Economist. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
Lagerkvist, Stina (11 September 2015). "Nye ÖB refererar till Södertälje i jobbet" [New Supreme Commander Nye refers to Södertälje at work]. Länstidningen Södertälje (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 December 2016.

External links

Bydén's CV

Military offices
Preceded by Anders Silwer	Air Component Command 2012–2013	Succeeded by Gabor Nagy
Preceded by Anders Silwer	Chief of Air Force 2012–2015	Succeeded by Mats Helgesson
Preceded by Sverker Göranson	Supreme Commander 2015–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] Tärnudd, Carole (2011-12-19). "Sunt Gnarpförnuft leder nye flygvapenchefen" [Common Gnarp sense leads the new Air Force Chief of Staff] (in Swedish). Helahalsingland.se. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[2] "Micael Bydén tillträder som Sveriges nya ÖB" [Micael Bydén take over as Sweden's new Supreme Commander] (in Swedish). Delegation of Sweden to NATO. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[CV-3] "Supreme Commander General Micael Bydén" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 1 December 2016."Överbefälhavare General Micael Bydén" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[4] "Micael Bydén ny ÖB" [Micael Bydén new Supreme Commander] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[veconomist1-5] A.S. (1 October 2017). "Why Swedish troops just finished their biggest war games in 23 years". The Economist. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

[6] Lagerkvist, Stina (11 September 2015). "Nye ÖB refererar till Södertälje i jobbet" [New Supreme Commander Nye refers to Södertälje at work]. Länstidningen Södertälje (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 December 2016.