Swedish Amphibious Corps
The Amphibious Corps (Swedish: Amfibiekåren, Amf) is the maritime land force arm of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal defence. Until 2000 it was known as the Coastal Artillery (Swedish: Kustartilleriet), but the name was changed to reflect its different role in a post-Cold War world, where its amphibious special operations arm, Kustjägarna, has grown in significance while its coastal batteries have been decommissioned.
| Amphibious Corps | |
|---|---|
| Amfibiekåren | |
Coat of arms of the Amphibious Corps. | |
| Founded | 1 July 2000 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Coastal troops Marines |
| Size | Brigade (2 regiments, since 2019) |
| Part of | Swedish Navy |
| Motto(s) | Semper Opus Solve ("Always solving the task") |
| March | "För kustartilleriet" (Åke Dohlin) |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan EUFOR Tchad/RCA EUNAVFOR |
| Insignia | |
| Cap badge | |
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