page_title: 1st Marine Regiment (Sweden)
section_title: Current units
hierarchical_section_title: 1st Marine Regiment (Sweden) / Units / Current units
caption_attribution_description: 160608-N-PF515-001 UTO, Sweden (June 8, 2016) Swedish Marines from 2nd Amphibious Battalion listen to a safety brief for a live-fire exercise during BALTOPS 2016 on the island of Uto, Sweden, June 8. BALTOPS is an annual recurring multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability, enhance flexibility, and demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner nations to defend the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class America A. Henry/ Released)
context_page_description: 1st Marine Regiment is an amphibian regiment of the Swedish Amphibious Corps based at the Berga Naval Base in Berga, Haninge Municipality. Raised from the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment 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.
context_section_description: 2nd Amphibious Battalion or Victoria Battalion (2. amfibiebataljonen or Victoriabataljonen), is an amphibian unit and a so-called maneuvering battalion, which was raised within the 1st Marine Regiment in the years 2010–2011. The battalion is specialized in amphibious warfare and combat on foot and ground operations as a light infantry battalion. The battalion continuously and occasionally serving staff, who man a command and control company, the 202nd Coastal Ranger Company, three amphibious rifle companies and a maintenance company. The background to the name Victoria Battalion is based on the 4th Amphibious Battalion, which in 1994 was allowed to bear the same name of the Crown Princess. When the 4th Amphibious Battalion was disbanded, the 2nd Amphibious Battalion took over the name.
  17th Amphibious Patrol Boat Company (17. amfibiebevakningsbåtskompaniet), is an amphibious unit with the main tasks of engaging landing parties, monitoring sea (and airspace) and rejecting violations, protecting marine base area or port, engaging an enemy equipped with fast smaller motorboats, submarines, midget submarines, diver propulsion vehicles or divers. The company includes staff section, patrol boat platoon, sensor platoon, naval boarding section, close protection section, and logistics section. The company is based in Gothenburg Garrison and is an independent company, and is directly subordinated to the commander of the 1st Marine Regiment.
  132nd Naval Security Company (132. säkerhetskompani sjö), is an amphibian unit specializing in operating in an archipelago environment. The unit is able to move both on land and on water. The company consists of a command, a staff and logistics platoon, two security platoons and a reconnaissance platoon.
  28th Home Guard Battalion or Roslag Battalion (28. hemvärnsbataljonen or Roslagsbataljonen), is based in Norrtälje and personnel for the battalion are recruited mainly from Norrtälje, Österåker, Vaxholm and Värmdö municipalities. The battalion belongs to the 1st Marine Regiment and is the traditional keeper for the Roslagen Marine Brigade (RMB).
  29th Home Guard Battalion or Södertörn Battalion (29. hemvärnsbataljonen or Södertörnsbataljonen), include the areas Södertörn, the archipelago municipalities of Tyresö, Haninge and Nynäshamn. The Södertörn Battalion has tasks both on the mainland and in the Stockholm archipelago. The battalion belongs to the 1st Marine Regiment.
caption: Marines from 2nd Amphibious Battalion during BALTOPS 2016 on the island of Utö.
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