Kustjägarna
| Kustjägarna (KJ) Coastal Rangers |
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The trident patch worn on the M90 field uniform.
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| Founded | September 15, 1956 |
| Country |
 Sweden
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| Branch |
 Swedish Royal Navy
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| Type | Marine Commando |
| Role |
Deep reconnaissance Special Reconnaissance Direct action Unconventional Warfare Amphibious Warfare |
| Size | 124 active duty/part-time personnel |
| Part of |
 The Amphibious Corps
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| Garrison/HQ | Berga, |
| Motto(s) |
Mod, kraft och spänst ("Courage, Power and Resilience") |
| March | "Gardeskamrater" |
| Engagements |
KFOR EUFOR Tchad/RCA EUNAVFOR War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Northern Mali conflict |
The Coastal Rangers (or Kustjägarna, initials "KJ") is an amphibious elite unit within the Swedish Amphibious Corps, which is the coastal defence arm of the Swedish Navy. They are considered to be one of Sweden's most elite units.
As a special operations capable reconnaissance unit, the main tasks of the Coastal Rangers are to gather intelligence, to conduct raids and to commit sabotage.
They are experts in what is known internationally as "brown water" or "green water operations" that can be generally described as operations in areas where the ocean meets land. Archipelagos, river deltas, large rivers, and large lakes are examples of such areas.
The Coastal Rangers are trained at the First Amphibious Regiment which is headquartered in Berga, a municipality in located in east central Sweden.
The Coastal Rangers were created in 1956 and modeled after the British post–World War II marine commando forces such as the Royal Marine Commandos with the objective to create a highly mobile force which had the flexibility to operate behind enemy lines and conduct raids against an invading force in the littoral areas of Sweden. Within the unit are also the frogmen (Attackdykarna) created 1955 and merged into the Coastal Rangers in 1956. The frogman unit was modeled after first the US Navy UDT in the 1950s and later the US Navy SEALs and British SBS in the 1960s. The Coastal Rangers were during the late parts of the cold war used mainly as a very highly trained light infantry/commando unit whose main tasks were amphibious landings, raids and assaults. Secondary tasks were long range reconnaissance and sabotage. Since the year 2000, however, the unit has been reorganized into its current organisation and is now composed of full-time professional personnel with emphasis on reconnaissance patrols behind enemy lines but still retain the capability to conduct direct action missions.
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