Micael Bydén
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General Micael Bydén |
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Bydén in 2016.
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| Birth name | Per Micael Bydén |
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13 June 1964 Gnarp, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/branch | Swedish Air Force |
| Years of service | 1985–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Chief of Air Force (2012–15) Supreme Commander (2015–) |
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.
Bydén was born in Gnarp, Sweden, the son of Alvar and Gun Bydén. He did his mandatory military service at Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 4) in Gothenburg in 1982 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 at Härnösands Coastal Artillery Regiment the same year. He completed the Air Force's basic pilot flight training at the Royal Air Force Flight Academy in Ljungbyhed from 1986 to 1987 and was then a fighter pilot at F 21 Luleå 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.
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 from 1995 to 1996 and was Deputy Squadron Commander at F 21 Luleå from 1996 to 1997. Bydén completed the Swedish National Defence College' avanced command course from 1997 to 1999 and served as Assistant Air Attaché at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 1999 to 2001. 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 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.
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