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85. Alison J. K. Bailes, “European Security from a Nordic Perspective: The
Roles for Finland and Sweden,” in Huldt et al., Strategic Yearbook 2004, 61.
86. Björklund, speech.
87. MOD, Sweden, Our Future Defence, 8.
88. Eriksson, “Sweden and the Europeanisation of Security,” 129.
89. Syren, “Swedish Armed Forces Today.”
90. Af Malmborg, “Sweden in the EU,” 44.
91. Wedin, “Sweden in European Security,” 328.
92. Örjan Berner, “Sweden and Russia,” in Huldt et al., Finnish and Swedish
Security, 136–37.
93. Dörfer, Nordic Nations, 50; and Winnerstig, “Sweden and NATO,” 86.
94. MOD, Sweden, Our Future Defence, 8–9.
95. Bailes, “European Security from a Nordic Perspective,” 60.
96. Defence Commission, Summary: Secure Neighbourhood, 3; and Bailes,
“European Security from a Nordic Perspective,” 73.
97. MOD, Sweden, “Functional Defence,” press release.
98. Byörn von Sydow, minister of defence, “Flygvapnet and Network Defence,”
in Andersson, Karlsson, and Linnér, Flygvapnet, 14.
99. Jorgensen, “Battle Group Gripens,” 42.
100. Maj Gen Mats Nilsson, commander, SwAF, “Air Force Revival,” in
Andersson, Karlsson, and Anders, Flygvapnet, 9.
101. Helsing, “Pilots for Peace,” 65; Jorgensen, “Battle Group Gripens,” 42;
and Persson to the author, e-mail, 10 May 2005.
102. Air Transport Unit: SWAFRAP C-130, leaflet (Satenäs, Sweden:
Skaraborg Wing F 7, 2004); and Lars Eric Blad, commanding officer, SWaF
Rapid Reaction Unit C-130, “A Load-Carrying Member in International Service,”
in Andersson, Karlsson, and Linnér, Flygvapnet, 67.
103. Jorgensen, “Battle Group Gripens,” 43.
104. Ibid., 43–44; and Peter Liander, “On Alert: Continued Focus on the
New Gripen and New Helicopters,” in The Swedish Armed Forces Forum: Insats
& Försvar, English ed., no. 1 (2004): 23–24.
105. Jorgensen, “Battle Group Gripens,” 42, 44–46.
106. Lt Col Johan Swetoft, SwAF, F-17 Wing, Ronneby, to the author, e-mail,
13 June 2006; and Lt Col Anders P. Persson, SwAF, chief of staff, Air Combat
Training School, Uppsala, Sweden, to the author, e-mail, 25 August 2009.
107. Col Staffan F. Sjöberg (Swedish deputy military representative to the
EU, Swedish Embassy, Brussels), interview by the author, 1 February 2007.
108. Persson to the author, e-mail, 10 May 2005.
109. Peter Liander (editor, Joint Armed Forces Magazine, SNDC, Stockholm),
interview by the author, 11 February 2005; and Jonsson, “Future of Air
Power (II): Sweden,” 17.
110. Helsing, “Pilots for Peace,” 64; and Blad, “Load-Carrying Member in
International Service,” 68.
111. Liander, “On Alert,” 25.
112. Janssen Lok, “Budget Crunch May Hit Swedish Air Operations.”