Jens Nykvist
Jens Nykvist | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jens Gunnar Peter Nykvist |
| Born | 23 August 1968 |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service | Swedish Navy |
| Years of service | 1987–present |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands | HSwMS Halland HSwMS Gotland 1st Submarine Flotilla Chief of Navy |
Jens Gunnar Peter Nykvist (born 23 August 1968) is a Swedish Navy rear admiral. He is currently the Chief of Navy.
Career
Nykvist enlisted at Berga Naval Base south of Stockholm in 1987 and began his career on the submarine HSwMS Sjöhästen in 1988. He has served aboard three different submarine classes: Sjöormen, Västergötland and Gotland.[1] Nykvist was stationed at the Naval Base Point Loma from 2005 to 2007 when the submarine HSwMS Gotland was leased by the United States Navy.[2] In 2013 he graduated from the Naval Command College at the Naval War College in the United States.[3]
Nykvist has been commanding officer of the submarines HSwMS Halland and HSwMS Gotland.[4] He was EU Naval Force Chief of Staff until 2015[5] and was commander of the 1st Submarine Flotilla from 2013 to 2016. On 4 May 2016, Nykvist was appointed Chief of Navy.[4]
Nykvist became a member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences in 2014.[6]
References
- ^ Gummesson, Jonas (10 August 2016). "Marinchefen: "Nya korvetter viktigare än fler ubåtar"" [Chief of Navy: "New corvettes more important than more submarines"]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ Reid, Chipp (7 June 2007). "Swedish submarine wows U.S. Navy" (PDF). Nordstjernan. Vol. 135, no. 23. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "CLASS OF 2013 NAVAL COMMAND COLLEGE CLASS OFFICERS". Naval War College. 2013. p. 45. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Jens Nykvist ny marinchef" [Jens Nykvist becomes new Chief of Navy] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Operation Atalanta Force Headquarters Staff Visit Japanese Detachment in Djibouti". European External Action Service. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Ordinarie ledamöter" [Regular members] (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2016.