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1st Marine Regiment | |
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Stockholms amfibieregemente | |
Active | 2000–present |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Navy |
Type | Marines |
Size | Regiment (850 personnel)[1] |
Part of | Joint Forces Command (2000–2005) Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (2005–present) |
Garrison/HQ | Berga |
Colors | Blue, yellow and red |
March | "Gardeskamrater" (S. Rydberg)[note 1] |
Mascot(s) | Torleif |
Engagements | Kosovo War (KFOR) War in Afghanistan (ISAF) Chadian Civil War (EUFOR Tchad/RCA) Operation Atalanta |
Commanders | |
Current commander | COL David Saflind |
Insignia | |
Cap badge |
The 1st Marine Regiment[3] (Swedish: Stockholms amfibieregemente, Amf 1) is a marine regiment of the Swedish Amphibious Corps based at the Berga Naval Base in Berga, Haninge Municipality. Raised from the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) in 2000 when the Swedish Amphibious Corps was formed, the 1st Marine Regiment has a large geographical spread where units are trained and grouped at Berga, south of Stockholm, in Gothenburg and in Gotland. Although the unit's natural combat environment is coastal zones, river deltas and other amphibious areas, the unit has the ability to operate in all types of terrain, such as desert. The 1st Marine Regiment has participated in operations in, for example, Kosovo, Gulf of Aden, Chad and Afghanistan.
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