Patrik Gardesten

Patrik Gardesten
Patrik Gardesten
Birth name	Jan Patrik Gardesten
Born	7 July 1967 (age 57); Kalmar Municipality, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Amphibious Corps (Swedish Navy)
Years of service	1991–present
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	TD01/F, Chad; 2nd Battalion, Amf 1; J3 Operations Dept., Joint Forces Command; 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1); Deputy Chief of Navy;
Battles/wars	Chadian Civil War; War in Afghanistan

Brigadier General Jan Patrik Gardesten (born 7 July 1967) is an officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps. He currently serves as Deputy Chief of Navy since 2022. Gardesten had previously served as commander of the 2nd Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (2010–2013), head of the J3 Operations Department (2016–2018) in the Joint Forces Command and as regimental commander of the 1st Marine Regiment (2018–2022)