Nils_Andreas_Stensønes

Nils Andreas Stensønes

Nils Andreas Stensønes

Norwegian military officer

Nils Andreas Stensønes (born 24 August 1964)[2] is a Norwegian military officer who serves as the Head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service since October 2020. He served as Chief of the Navy from August 2017 to October 2020.

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In September 2020, he was appointed as Head of the Intelligence Service; he began his work in this position on 3 November 2020, taking over from Morten Haga Lunde.[3][4]

Military medals and awards

 Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch
 Norwegian Navy Medal of Merit
 Defence Service Medal with two stars
 Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Operation Active Endeavour
 Ribbon of Military Service Medal Navy with 3 stars
 NATO Medal for Operation Active Endeavour
 US Legion of Merit Commander[5]
 Ordre du Mérite Maritime[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Trist, men fattet". Forsvaretsforum (in Norwegian). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Nils Andreas Stensønes" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Ny etterretningssjef tiltrer tysdag". Møre (in Norwegian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Rear Admiral and Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy Nils Andreas Stensønes (56) has been appointed new Head of the Intelligence Services". High North News. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    "SECNAV visits Oslo, Norway". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Har sett hvor viktig god etterretning er i praksis". forsvaretsforum.no (in Norwegian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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