| Post: | Chief |
| Body: | Joint Operations |
| Insignia: | Kommandotecken Chefen för insatsstaben.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Command flag |
| Incumbent: | LtGen Carl-Johan Edström |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 January 2023 |
| Department: | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Type: | Chief of the Joint Forces Command |
| Abbreviation: | C OPL |
| Member Of: | Defence Board |
| Reports To: | Chief of Defence |
| Seat: | Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Constituting Instrument: | FFS 2007:4, Chapter 4 FFS 2013:4, Chapter 10 FFS 2016:2, Chapter 10 FIB 2020:5, Chapter 10 FIB 2022:6, Chapter 20 |
| Precursor: | Chief of the Joint Forces Command |
| Formation: | 1 April 2007 |
| First: | Lieutenant General Jan Jonsson |
| Unofficial Names: | chefen för insatsledningen, insatschefen (2007–2022) |
| Deputy: | Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (DCJO) |
The Chief of Joint Operations (CJO)[1] (sv|chefen för operationsledningen, C OPL) is a three-star role within the Swedish Armed Forces, responsible the Joint Forces Command (JFC). The Chief of Joint Operations is subordinate to the Chief of Defence and is responsible, among other duties, for operations to defend Sweden against armed attacks, as well as for operations to uphold Sweden's territorial integrity and protect Swedish interests.
At the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters' reorganization on 1 April 2007, the Joint Forces Command (JFC) (Insatsledningen, INS) was created.[2] It commands the Swedish Armed Forces' missions on behalf of the Supreme Commander. Its assignment is to plan, command and follow up missions, both in Sweden and abroad. The Joint Forces Command is responsible for the Swedish Armed Forces' missions. This may involve, for example, international peacekeeping or peace enforcement missions, or detecting and rejecting aircraft or vessels that violate Swedish territory. The Joint Forces Command uses intelligence from the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service, to make their decisions. The Chief of Joint Operations reports directly to the Supreme Commander. Sorting under the Chief of Joint Operations are a number of commanders with different responsibilities. The tasks of the commanders are, among other things, to command, plan and follow up missions and to support the Swedish society. War units are military units that are prepared to carry out operations and which are part of any of the Swedish Armed Forces' units, schools or centers. Responsibility is divided between the tactical commanders, the ground, naval and air forces, as well as the head of the Special Forces Command (SFL).[3]
On 1 January 2023, the Headquarters' new command organization came into force. Organizationally, this means that the Training & Procurement Staff and the Defence Staff were merged and form the new Defence Staff. At the same time as the Defence Staff was introduced, the Insatsledningen changes its name to the Operationsledningen.[4]
The Chief of Joint Operations is subordinate to the Chief of Defence and, since 2013, has been responsible for the following three main areas:
There are specific regulations for operations involving special forces, the national intelligence unit, and cyber defence units
The command flag of the Chief of Joint Operations was previously used by the Chief of the Joint Forces Command. The command flag is drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by MajBritt Salander/Blå Kusten company. Blazon: "Fessed in blue and yellow; on blue, three yellow open crowns placed two and one, on yellow a blue sword sinister and a blue baton of command with four sets of open yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire".