2 ▁Def ense ▁Comm itte es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Pal m st ier na ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el ▁and ▁appointed ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁S ve a ▁Air ▁Corps ▁( F ▁ 8 ). ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Def ense ▁Investig ation ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Pal m st ier na ▁was ▁appointed ▁chief ▁of ▁Section ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Staff . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁assumed ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Staff ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁general ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Pal m st ier na ▁was ▁then ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Military ▁District ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁command ing ▁off ier ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Staff ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Pal m st ier na ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Liter ature ▁Association ▁( Mil it är l itter atur f ö ren ingen ), ▁Militär histor iska ▁För lag et ▁and ▁the ▁Military ▁History ▁Research ▁De leg ation ▁( Deleg ationen ▁för ▁milit är histor isk ▁for sk ning , ▁DM F ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors