Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

Michael Moore (born 1953) is a Swedish Air Force officer, with an air combat control background, who has been a senior military adviser at the Swedish Ministry of Defence.

Career

Moore was born in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, United Kingdom. He attended aspirant and cadet school from 1973 to 1976 and then held combat control and education positions in the Swedish Air Force from 1976 to 1988. He passed the Higher Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1988 to 1990 and then served in the Defence Staff from 1990 to 1992. Between 1992 and 1995, Moore was a teacher and course manager at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College and between 1996 and 2000 he served first as deputy and then head of the Strategy Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. He served as military advisor to the

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from 2000 to 2004 before he was responsible for long-term planning and development issues from 2004 to 2007. From spring 2007 to 2010, Moore served as the

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internati ...

's Development Manager. Moore was appointed head of the ''Enheten för militär förmåga och insatser'' (MFI) at the Ministry of Defence on 1 September 2010. Moore became a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for m ...

in 2007.

Dates of rank

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Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...

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Brigadier general Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

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Major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

References

1953 births Living people Swedish Air Force major generals Military personnel from London Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub