Anders Grenstad Explained

Anders Grenstad
Birth Name:Anders Lennart Grenstad
Birth Date:22 July 1958
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance:Sweden
Branch:Swedish Navy
Serviceyears:1980–2019
Rank:Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral Anders Lennart Grenstad (born 22 July 1958) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. He served in the Swedish Navy for 39 years. Grenstad's senior commands include Inspector of the Navy, commanding officer of the Naval Tactical Command/Maritime Component Command, head of the Swedish delegation to the NNSC, Deputy Chief of Joint Operations and as head of the Swedish Veterans' Unit.

Career

Grenstad was born on 2 July 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of captain Lennart Grenstad and his wife Barbro (née Nilsson).

Career

Grenstad was commissioned as a naval officer in 1980 after graduating from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy at Näsby Castle.[1] Before that, Grenstad had completed a circumnavigation trip with during 1977/1978.[2] During his career as a naval officer he has held positions as corvette commander and commanding officer of the 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla in Karlskrona. Grenstad did his staff course at the Military Academy Karlberg between 1994 and 1996.[1] From January to April 2005 he was commanding officer of the Naval Base at the Karlskrona naval base.[3] [4]

On 1 July 2005, Grenstad was appointed Inspector of the Navy[1] and was in this position also the commanding officer of the Naval Tactical Command from 2005 to 2007 and the Maritime Component Command from 2007 to 2011. He left the post on 24 February 2011 and took a position on 1 April 2011 as commanding officer of the Swedish delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea.[5] He left the post in 2013[6]

On 25 November 2013, Grenstad was assigned to the Chief of Policy and Plans Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[7] On 1 March 2014, Grenstad assumed the position of Deputy Chief of Joint Operations.[8] During this time, in October 2014, the Swedish Navy carried out an in response to a foreign submarine incursion into Swedish territorial waters. On 1 February 2016, became Acting Chief of Joint Operations[9] and he served in this position until 1 June 2016 when he assumed the position of director of the Swedish Armed Forces Veterans' Unit.[10] He there in this position until he again was appointed Commanding Officer of the Swedish delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) on 1 March 2017.[11]

Personal life

On 21 July 1981, Grenstad got engaged to Anja van den Berg, a flight attendant from the Netherlands, and daughter of Frans van den Berg and his wife Annie (née Kitzen).[12] [13] They were married on 17 December 1982 in Zevenbergen, Netherlands. The civil wedding took place in Zevenbergen and then the church wedding with bridal mass took place in the Catholic monastery chapel Het Begijnhof in Breda.[12]

They have two children.[1] A daughter was born on 6 December 1983 at Karlskrona birthing center.[14]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Marinens officersbrist löses av reservofficerare . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822120432/http://www.aff.a.se/vf2006_3/Portrattet%20sid%205.htm . Vårt försvar: Tidskrift . Shortage of navy officers is solved by reserve officers . Erik . Lidén . 2006 . 3 . 5 . Allmänna försvarsföreningen . Stockholm . sv . 2010-08-22 . 9 November 2015 . .
  2. Web site: Besättningsmedlemmar . Alvsnabben.se . Crew members . Anders . Grenstad . 2008-03-26 . 10 November 2015 . sv.
  3. Den marina verksamheten i Karlskrona . Kustposten och Rörliga bladet. The maritime operations in Karlskrona . Olle . Melin . 2005 . 1 . KA 2:s kamratförening . Lyckeby . 6 . 15 November 2015 . sv.
  4. Web site: Klart med ny chef för marinbasen . . New commanding officer at the Naval Base . P4 Blekinge . 29 April 2005 . 15 November 2015 . sv.
  5. Web site: Nye marininspektören tar över . . New Inspector of the Navy takes over . 24 February 2011 . 15 November 2015 . sv.
  6. Web site: Chefsbyte NNSC . . Change of CO at NNSC . 22 October 2013 . 15 November 2015 . sv . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140902230031/http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/var-verksamhet/internationella-insatser/pagaende-internationella-insatser/sydkorea-nnsc/notiser/chefsbyte-nnsc/ . 2 September 2014.
  7. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2014 . Försvarets forum . 1 . Stockholm . sv . . 5.
  8. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2014 . Försvarets forum . 2 . Stockholm . sv . . 5.
  9. News: Mårtensson ny FMV-chef . . Per . Kudo . 11 . 8 January 2016 . 29 September 2022 . sv . subscription.
  10. Web site: Grenstad går vidare . . Grenstad moves on . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 . sv.
  11. Web site: Ny chef för Försvarsmaktens veteranenhet . . New director of the Swedish Armed Forces Veterans' Unit . Mårten . Granberg . 1 March 2017 . 4 May 2017 . sv.
  12. News: VIGDA . . Lennart . Keiller . 16 . 28 December 1982 . 29 September 2022 . sv . subscription.
  13. News: FÖRLOVNING . . Lennart . Keiller . 12 . 26 July 1981 . 29 September 2022 . sv . subscription.
  14. News: Födda . . Lennart . Keiller . 20 . 10 December 1983 . 29 September 2022 . sv . subscription.
  15. Marininspektören medaljerad . Sjövärnsposten: Medlemstidning för Sjövärnskåren . 2009 . Sjövärnskårernas riksförbund . Stockholm . sv . . 15 . 3.
  16. Web site: Kustjägarna medaljerar amiral Anders Grenstad . Sällskapet Kustjägarveteraner . Olle . Neckman . 13 December 2016 . 7 May 2019 . sv . . 7 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507141422/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/kustjaegarna-medaljerar-amiral-anders-grenstad-1691765 . dead .
  17. Web site: Top Swedish Admiral Hosts BALTOPS 2009 Leadership in Karlskrona . . Michael T. . Rumbach . 6 June 2009 . 4 May 2017 . 9 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170709201120/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=46032 . dead .
  18. Web site: Presents 3rd Annual TECHNET KOREA 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507141424/https://koreatechnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TechNet-Seoul-2018-Bulletin-ENG-V4-FNL.pdf . www.koreatechnet.com . 2 . 2018 . 7 May 2019 . 7 May 2019.
  19. Web site: Photo Gallery: Calls on Minister and Second Minister for Defence . . 17 May 2007 . 4 May 2017.
  20. Web site: ANMÄLDA . Sjöholm.org . 15 November 2015 . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033315/http://www.xn--sjholm-xxa.org/bal07/anmalda.htm . 17 November 2015 . dead .
  21. Web site: Ordinarie ledamöter . . Ordinary members . 15 November 2015 . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813025834/http://www.koms.se/om-koms/ledamoter/ordinarie-ledamoter/ . 2016-08-13 . dead .
  22. Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademiens årsberättelse 2007 . Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademiens Handlingar och Tidskrift . 2007 . Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien . Kim . Åkerman . 6 . Stockholm . sv . . 15.
  23. Web site: Konteramiral Anders Grenstad ny ordförande för Kungl. Örlogsmannasällskapet . . 27 September 2018 . 7 May 2019 . sv . Mynewsdesk.