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Major General Ann Lena Hallin née ''Larsson'' (born 26 March 1961) is a retired
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officer. She served as the Director of Military Intelligence and Security from 2019 until her retirement in 2023. Before that, Hallin served as Deputy Director of Military Intelligence and Security, and as commander of the
Jämtland Wing Jämtland Wing (), also F 4 Frösön, or simply F 4, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Åre Östersund Airport outside Östersund on Frösön in the middle of Sweden. History The airbase was set up in 1926 as the 4t ...
and the Command and Control Regiment.


Early life

Hallin was born on 26 March 1961 in Johanneberg Parish in
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. She passed ''
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'' after attending the humanistic program in
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. In 1980, she belonged to the very first batch of female conscripts in Sweden. She was one of 80 girls who mustered in, one of the 30 who were drafted and of the 25 who completed the year as
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in the
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. Hallin did her military service at the
Uppland Wing Uppland Wing (), also F 16 Uppsala, or simply F 16, is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Ärna Air Base northwest of Uppsala, Sweden. History F 16 was established by buying farmland from Ärna gård and Bärby gård in 1943 ...
(F 16) and the
Scania Wing Scania Wing (), also F 10 Ängelholm, or simply F 10, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in southernmost Sweden. History The tenth wing initially started as a detachment located at Svea Wing (F 8) during the summer of ...
(F 10) in 1980 focusing on combat control and air surveillance.


Career

She attended the Swedish Air Force Officers’ College (''Flygvapnets officershögskola'') from 1981 to 1983 when she was commissioned as an officer in the
Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( or just ) is the air force Military branch, branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the escalatin ...
as a second lieutenant. Hallin then served with combat control and air surveillance for 10 years. In 1985, she passed the General Course of the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College (''Flygvapnets krigshögskola'') and in 1988 the Advanced Course at the same staff college. In 1992, Hallin attended the Staff Officer Course of the Swedish National Defence College and she served as head of HR Unit at
Jämtland Wing Jämtland Wing (), also F 4 Frösön, or simply F 4, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Åre Östersund Airport outside Östersund on Frösön in the middle of Sweden. History The airbase was set up in 1926 as the 4t ...
(F 4). There she served as administrator for all military personnel within the wing, responsible for recruitment, supervision and employment during peacetime. The war placement was as before in the combat control and air surveillance. From 1997 to 1999, she underwent the Senior Staff Course, Operation, at the Swedish National Defence College. She has also had civilian employment as head of Human Resources in
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from 1999 to 2000. From August 2000 to July 2001, she served as head of department at the
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and from January 2001 to January 2002, Hallin was head of education in Östersund Municipality. She was then Head Teacher at the Swedish National Defence College from August 2001 to January 2002 and Head of the Education and Training Unit (''Grundorganisationsavdelningen, Utbildning'', GRO UTB) at the
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from February 2002 to May 2003. Hallin served as chief of staff at the Jämtland Wing (F 4) from June 2003 and was then the last wing commander and head of the decommissioning organization for the Jämtland Wing (AO F 4) from June 2005 to September 2006. From January 2007 to January 2011, she was Sweden's first female unit commander when she was commanding officer of the Command and Control Regiment. Hallin served as
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at the
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from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, Hallin was promoted to brigadier general and appointed head of
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in the
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. Thus she became Sweden's first female general outside the military medical field. As head of the management system, Hallin she led the strategic development in the management system area and represented the agency in management system issues, both nationally and internationally. She was also responsible for the implementation of the operations assignments in the Command and Control Regiment, the Swedish Armed Forces Network and Telecommunications Unit (''Försvarsmaktens telenät- och markteleförband'', FMTM) and the Swedish Armed Forces Intelligence and Security Centre (''Försvarsmaktens underrättelse- och säkerhetscentrum'', FMUndSäkC), as well as for the acquisition of the relevant material systems, but also led the Swedish Armed Forces frequency management, weather service and geographical information service. From October 2013 to June 2016, Hallin was head of the
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(FOI)'s Division of C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and from July 2016 and almost three years after that, she conducted International Studies/Security Policy at the
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in the
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. From September 2017 until 2018, Hallin served as a military advisor at the
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in Stockholm. On 1 October 2018, she took up the position of Deputy Director of Military Intelligence and Security, with an appointment until 30 April 2019. On 1 May 2019, Hallin took over as Director of Military Intelligence and Security, after the government announced her appointment on 30 August 2018. In connection with the appointment, she was promoted to major general. She was succeeded by Lieutenant General Thomas Nilsson in 2023 and retired from the Swedish Armed Forces.


Other work

Hallin was a fellow of the Royal Foundation (''Kungafonden'') from 2008 to 2009, chairman of the Psychological Operations Study from 2007 to 2010, member of the Swedish Armed Forces Personnel Responsibility Committee (''Försvarsmaktens personalansvarsnämnd''), and the Swedish Armed Forces point of contact of the Swedish Voluntary Radio Organization (''Frivilliga Radioorganisationen'').


Personal life

In 1984 she married Terje Hallin (born 1958). They have three sons.


Dates of rank

*1983 – Second lieutenant *1985 –
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*1989 –
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*1993 –
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*2001 – Lieutenant colonel *2006 –
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*2013 – Brigadier general *2019 – Major general


Awards and decorations

* For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm * Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal *
Jämtland Wing Jämtland Wing (), also F 4 Frösön, or simply F 4, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Åre Östersund Airport outside Östersund on Frösön in the middle of Sweden. History The airbase was set up in 1926 as the 4t ...
Medal of Merit (''Jämtlands flygflottiljs förtjänstmedalj'') * Command and Control Regiment Medal of Merit (''Ledningsregementets förtjänstmedalj'') * Katanga Cross (''Katangakorset''), UN Veterans Congo's honorary pin


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallin, Lena 1961 births Living people Swedish Air Force major generals Directors of Military Intelligence and Security Military personnel from Gothenburg Female air force generals and air marshals Female generals and flag officers of Sweden Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies Swedish military attachés