Harrskog graduated from the Royal Swedish Air Force College (Kungliga Flygkadettskolan) in 1967[3] and was commissioned as an officer with the rank of second lieutenant. He served as an A 32 attack fighter pilot at Skaraborg Wing (F 7). Harrskog was promoted to lieutenant in 1969 was transferred to the Defence Materiel Administration as a test pilot at the Swedish Center for Experimental Research (Försökscentralen) where he tested the Saab 37 Viggen.[2] He completed the higher course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1976 to 1978 and served at the Defence Staff from 1978 to 1981. In 1981 Harrskog took office as a flight commander during the introduction of the AJ 37 ground-attack fighter at Bråvalla Wing (F 13).[2][4] In 1983 Harrskog left F 13 and served at the Air Staff's Planning Department until 1985. He was then head of the same department from 1985 to 1987. Harrskog studied at the Air War College in the United States from 1987 to 1988 and at the Swedish National Defence College.[4] On 1 October 1988, Harrskog was promoted to colonel and was appointed acting sector wing commander for the Norrbotten Wing (F 21/Se ÖN).[5] On 1 April 1990 he was promoted to senior colonel[6] and became head of the Air Staff's Program Management.[2] In 1991, Harrskog attended the Swedish National Defence College.[3]
Harrskog was married to Rose-Marie Harrskog (born 1947),[1][11] and to Inger Amft Harrskog (born 1943).[12] He married for the third time in 1986,[3] to Inger Sterling Harrskog[a] (born 1951). Harrskog has four children.[2]
^ abcdKjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 61. ISBN9789163711831. SELIBR15870537.
