Swedish Amphibious Corps

Amphibious Corps
Amfibiekåren
Coat of arms of the Amphibious Corps.
Founded1 July 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-01)
Country Sweden
BranchSwedish Navy
TypeCoastal troops
Marines
SizeBrigade (2 regiments, since 2019)
Part ofSwedish Navy
Motto(s)Semper Opus Solve ("Always solving the task")
March"För kustartilleriet" (Åke Dohlin)[1]
EngagementsWar in Afghanistan
EUFOR Tchad/RCA
EUNAVFOR
Insignia
Cap badge

The Amphibious Corps (Swedish: Amfibiekåren, Amf) is the infantry marines 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.

  1. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 198