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Frank Rosenius
Vice Admiral Frank Enver Rosenius (born 2 June 1940) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. Rosenius senior commands include Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1994 to 1998 and Deputy Supreme Commander from 1998 to 2000. Rosenius also served as chief of the His Majesty's Military Staff from 2003 to 2007. Early life Rosenius was born on 2 June 1940 in Gävle, Sweden, the son of military officer Sven Rosenius and his wife Barbro (née Nordin). He has a younger brother, Claes (born 1946). Career Rosenius graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1962 and spent his first years in submarines and was the captain of from 1969 to 1970. Rosenius graduated from the Swedish National Defence College in 1974 and the Naval War College in United States in 1981. In 1984, Rosenius was a secretary in the investigation about the submarine incident in Karlskrona February–March 1984. Rosenius was commanding officer of the 4th Surface Attack Flotilla from 1985 to 1988 and serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Army Airfield
Hunter Army Airfield , located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is a military airfield and subordinate installation to Fort Stewart located in Hinesville, Georgia. Hunter features a runway that is long and an aircraft parking area that is more than . The runway and apron, combined with the Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group (A/DACG) Facility and nearby railhead, allow the 3rd Infantry Division from nearby Fort Stewart to efficiently deploy soldiers and cargo worldwide. NASA identified Hunter as an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiters. Tenants Currently, Hunter Army Airfield has approximately 5,500 soldiers, airmen, coast guardsmen and Marines on station. It is home of the aviation units of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) headquartered at Fort Stewart. There are also a number of non-divisional units assigned to Hunter as well. * U.S. Army ** 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment ** 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (Sweden)
The Ministry of Defence () is a Ministry (government department), ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to Defense (military), national defence and civil defence. The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson of the Moderate Party. History The ministry was established on 1 July 1920 when the Ministry of Land Defence and the Ministry for Naval Affairs (Sweden), Ministry for Naval Affairs was merged into one ministry. It's located at Jakobsgatan, Jakobsgatan 9 at Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm, Gustaf Adolfs torg in Stockholm, where it has been located since 1966. Government agencies The Ministry of Defence is principal for 12 government agencies, one partly state-owned company (SOS Alarm) and one fund. Government funds * Gällöfsta Education Fund () State-owned companies * SOS Alarm, SOS Alarm AB, partly owned by the state (50%) with the other half being owned by the :sv:Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner, Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISL Icelandic Order Of The Falcon - Grand Cross BAR
Isl (or isl) is a common abbreviation for "island" or "islands". ISL may also refer to: Education and research * Illinois Security Lab, a research laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * Independent School League (other), independent high school athletic conferences in the United States * Institute of State and Law, a Russian legal think tank affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences * International School of Louisiana, a charter school system in the United States * International School of Lusaka, an international school in Zambia * International School of Luxembourg, a privately owned non-profit school in Luxembourg * International School of Lyon, an international school in France Languages * Icelandic language, the national language of Iceland * Icelandic Sign Language, the sign language of Iceland * Indian Sign Language also known as sign language of the deaf community in India * International Sign Language, any of several internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Order Of The Seraphim
The Royal Order of the Seraphim (; '' Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is the highest order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Sweden. It was created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star. The order has only one class with the dignity of ''Knight''. Since 2023, no distinction is made anymore, but prior to that, only men were designated as knights, while women and priests who received the order were referred to as ''Member'' and ''Member of the Cloth'', respectively.The Order of the Seraphim - website of the Chancery of the Royal Orders of Sweden The Collar may be bestowed upon Knights of the Order of the Seraphim as a special mark of honor and is not automatically included upon conferral. This change, regarding the Collar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral (Sweden)
Rear admiral (RAdm) (, Kam) is a two-star commissioned naval officer rank in the Swedish Navy. Rear admiral ranks above rear admiral (lower half) and below vice admiral. Rear admiral is equivalent to the rank of major general. History In Sweden, the admiral's rank first appeared during the reign of Gustav I, who in 1522 gave it to Erik Fleming, a Council of the Realm. During Gustav's reign as king and throughout the latter part of the 16th century, the highest command of a fleet was led by a ''översteamiral'' ("colonel admiral"), to whose assistant a ''underamiral'' was appointed. It was not until 1569 that a permanent ''översteamiral'' was appointed; In 1602 the title was exchanged for ''riksamiral'' (" Admiral of the Realm"). The first permanent ''underamiral'' was appointed in 1575; his office ceased in 1619. Vice admiral is first mentioned in 1577. The admirals of the Swedish Navy have, incidentally, been as follows: ''generalamiral'' (" general admiral"), amiralgeneral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalarnas Tidningar
''Dalarnas Tidningar (DT)'' is a Swedish media company formed in 1987 through the merger of Falu-Kuriren AB and Dalarnes Tidnings & Boktryckeri AB (DTBAB). Prior to the merger, Falu-Kuriren operated the independent liberal newspaper '' Falu Kuriren'' and DTBAB owned the apolitical newspapers ''Borlänge Tidning'', '' Nya Ludvika Tidning'', '' Mora Tidning,'' and '' Södra Dalarnes Tidning''. The political leanings of the newspapers were maintained after the merger and through to the current day. The newspapers of DT cover different parts of Dalarna County (), which has a population around 285,000 (2017), and had a combined circulation of 65,000 copies in 2005. Dalarnas Tidningar's primary competitor is the social-democratic ''Dala-Demokraten,'' which had 18,600 subscribers in 2007, according to Tidningsstatistik AB. Dalarnas Tidningar was acquired by Mittmedia in 2007, which was later taken over by the Bonnier Group Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a Privately held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Odenberg
Mikael Ingemarsson Odenberg (born 14 December 1953) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 2006 and Minister for Defence in the Swedish government from 2006 to 2007. From 1 March 2008 to 28 February 2017 he was the director-general of Svenska kraftnät. Education and military service Mikael Odenberg performed his military service in the Coastal Artillery at the KA 4 training regiment in Gothenburg from 1973 to 1974. He finished with good grades and went through Reserve Officer Training in 1976. He also finished a management course at the Swedish National Defence College in 1994. As a Second Lieutenant he was trained at the Söderarm battery in the Roslagen archipelago, outside Stockholm. Odenberg today formally holds the rank of Major. From 1975 to 1976 Odenburg studied economics at Stockholm University and from 1976 to 1978 he studied at the Stockholm School of Economics. Political career From 1972 to 1973, Odenberg was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Academy Of War Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences () is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for military (army and air force) and defense studies as well as national security issues. Membership is limited to 160 chairs under the age of 62. Presidents *1799–1800: Per Ulrik Lilliehorn *????–????: ? *1805–1806: Salomon von Rajalin *1815–????: Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand *????–????: ? *1904–1906: Richard Berg *????–????: ? *????–????: Gustaf Uggla *????–????: Herman Wrangel *1922–1923: Hugo Jungstedt *????–????: Gustaf Dyrssen *1927–1929: Henning von Krusenstierna *1929–1931: Bror Munck *1931–1933: Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld *1933–1935: Fredrik Riben *1935–1937: Ludvig Hammarskiöld *1937–1939: Oscar Nygren *1939–1941: Otto Lybeck *1941–1943: Lennart Lilliehöök *1943–1945: Erik Testrup *1945–1947: Archibald Douglas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Society Of Naval Sciences
The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (, KÖMS), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Society is an independent organization and a forum for navy and defence issues. Fellowship is limited to 120 chairs under the age of 60. Chairmen *1826–1827: Johan Lagerbielke *1832–1837: Carl August Gyllengranat *1838–1844: Carl August Gyllengranat *1857–1858: Carl August Gyllengranat *1923–1928: Ulf Carl Sparre *1929–1933: Charles de Champs *1934–1936: Claës Lindsström *1936–1938: Gunnar Bjurner *1939–1942: Hans Simonsson *1943–1949: Gösta Ehrensvärd *1950–1958: Erik Samuelson *1958–1961: Sigurd Lagerman *1961–1963: Bertil Berthelsson *1963–1966: Stig Bergelin *1966–1969: Dag Arvas *1969–1970: Åke Lindemalm *1970–1978: Bengt Lundvall *1979–1984: Bengt Rasin *1983–1986: Jan Enquist *1987–1992: Bror Stefenson *1992–2000: Claes Tornberg *2000–2002: Bertil Björkman *2002–2005: Göran Larsbrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
