Ryan S. Sweeney

Ryan S. Sweeney

KSO
Ryan S. Sweeney; KSO
	Colonel Ryan S. Sweeney at his award ceremony, after having received the Swedish Royal Order of the Sword in 2023.
Born	May 24, 1974 (age 50)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Air Force
Rank	Colonel
Awards	Commander of the Swedish Order of the Sword

Ryan Scott Sweeney (born May 24, 1974) is a United States Air Force Colonel and was the defence attaché serving at the United States Embassy in Stockholm from July 2020 - July 2023.^[1]^[2] He is notable for being the first recipient of the Swedish Royal Order of the Sword since 1974.^[3]^{[a 1]}

Honours

Ryan S. Sweeney's personal decorations include:

Left breast
Air Battle Managers Wings w/ command skill badge
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal w/ two bronze oak leaf clusters		Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal w/ one bronze oak leaf cluster	Air Force Commendation Medal	Air Force Achievement Medal
Achievement Medal	Outstanding Unit Award w/ one bronze oak leaf cluster		Combat Readiness Medal w/ one bronze oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal		Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal w/ one bronze oak leaf cluster		Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air and Space Longevity Service Award w/ one silver oak leaf cluster	Marksmanship Ribbon		Air and Space Training Ribbon
Headquarters Air Force Badge

^ Colonel Ryan S. Sweeney is notable as the first recipient of the Swedish Royal Order of the Sword since 1974 when they were made dormant via a Swedish constitutional reform. However in 2022 the reform was repealed and the Swedish Royal Orders are active since January 1, 2023.

^ "Ryan Scott Sweeney". mrkoll.se. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
^ Stockholm Diplomatic List (PDF). Utrikesdepartementet. 10 January 2023. p. 173. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
^ ^a ^b "Svärdsorden förlänad för första gången sedan 1974". Phaleristica (in Swedish). 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

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