Patrik Gardesten
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Gardesten in June 2024. | |
| Birth name | Jan Patrik Gardesten |
| Born | 7 July 1967 Kalmar Municipality, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Branch | Amphibious Corps (Swedish Navy) |
| Service years | 1991–present |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
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| Conflicts | 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 the Assistant Chief of Staff Strategic Plans and Policy at the HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. 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, regimental commander of the 1st Marine Regiment (2018–2022), and as Deputy Chief of Navy (2022–2025).