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TheDefence Act of 2000 (prop. 1999/2000:30)^[1] was adefence act passed by theSwedish Riksdag on 30 March 2000, and the largest reorganisation of theSwedish Armed Forces since theDefence Act of 1925. The act was a continuation of the policies set in motion by the Defence Act of 1996: shifting the military's focus from the defence of Swedish territory to a more flexible "operational defence* (Swedish:insatsförsvar) for smaller-scale peacekeeping operations in foreign nations. Many military formations were disbanded as a result.^[2]

The future organisation decided by the act included, up until 2004, the following military units:

• A headquarters, an operational command, and four military district commands.
• An army divisional command, formed of an NBC task force and two rifle battalions.
• 6 army brigade commands, 16 mechanised battalions, 4 air defence battalions, 4 howitzer battalions, 4 pioneer battalions, 4 maintenance battalions, 6 urban warfare battalions and 1 battalion of paratroopers.
• 2 surface flotillas with a combined total of 12 surface vessels.
• 1 submarine flotilla with 5 submarines.
• A minesweeper flotilla.
• An amphibious brigade command and 3 amphibious battalions.
• 8 divisions ofJAS 39 Gripen jets.
• 2 helicopter battalions, one with a focus on ground operations and another with a focus on naval operations.
• National Defence Troops, including among others 12 ground combat battalions and elements of theHome Guard.

Military districts (Militärområden)

• Milo N - Northern Military District,Boden.
• Milo M - Middle Military District,Strängnäs.
• Milo S - Southern Military District,Kristianstad.
• MKG - Gotland Military Command, Visby.

Divisions

• Eastern Army Division,Strängnäs.
• Northern Army Division,Boden.
• Southern Army Division, Kristianstad

Service Branch Commands (försvarsgrensstaber)

• AC -Army Center, Enköping.
• FC -Air Force Center, Uppsala.
• MC -Navy Center, Haninge/Berga.

Infantry regiments

• I 1 - Svea Life Guards,Upplands-Bro. (Reorganised into theLife Guards)
• I 2 - Värmland Regiment,Kristinehamn.
• I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers,Örebro.
• I 12 - Småland Regiment,Eksjö.
• I 13 - Dalarna Regiment,Falun.
• I 16 - Halland Regiment,Halmstad.
• I 20 - Västerbotten Regiment,Umeå.
• I 21 - Västernorrland Regiment,Sollefteå.
• I 22 - Lapland Ranger Regiment,Kiruna.

Infantry Brigades/Norrland Brigades

• IB 1 - Life Guard Brigade, Upplands-Bro.
• IB 2 - Värmland Brigade,Kristinehamn.
• NB 5 - Field Rifle Brigade,Östersund. (Reorganised into I 5 Field Rifle Regiment)
• IB 12 - Småland Brigade,Eksjö.
• NB 13 - Dala Brigade,Falun.
• IB 16 - Halland Brigade,Halmstad.
• NB 21 - Ångermanland Brigade, Sollefteå.

Cavalry

• K 1 - Life Guard Dragoons,Stockholm. (Today part of LG -Life Guards)

Armoured troops

• P 2 - Scanian Dragoon Regiment,Hässleholm.

Mechanised brigades

• MekB 7 - Southern Scanian Brigade,Revingehed.
• MekB 8 - Scanian Dragoon Brigade,Hässleholm.
• MekB 9 - Skaraborg Brigade,Skövde.
• MekB 10 - Södermanland Brigade, Strängnäs.
• MekB 18 - Gotland Brigade, Visby.
• MekB 19 - Norrbotten Brigade, Boden.

Artillery

• ArtSS - Artillery Combat School,Kristinehamn. (Today part of theArtillery Regiment)
• A 3 - Wendes Artillery Regiment,Hässleholm.
• A 7 - Gotland Artillery Regiment,Visby.
• A 8 - Norrland Artillery Regiment, Boden. (Today a battalion of theNorrbotten Regiment)
• A 9 - Bergslagen Artillery Regiment,Kristinehamn. (Reorganised into theArtillery Regiment)

Air Defence troops

• LvSS - Air Defence Combat School,Norrtälje. (Relocated to Halmstad and part of theAir Defence Regiment).
• Lv 2 - Gotland Anti-Aircraft Corps, Visby.
• Lv 3 - Roslagen Anti-Aircraft Corps,Norrtälje.
• Lv 6 - Göta Anti-Aircraft Corps,Halmstad. (Reorganised into theAir Defence Regiment)
• Lv 7 - Norrland Anti-Aircraft Corps,Luleå. (Today part of theNorrbotten Regiment)

Combat engineers

• Ing 3 - Boden Engineer Regiment,Boden. (Today a battalion of the Norrbotten Regiment)

Signal troops

• S 3 - Norrland Signal Regiment, Boden. (Today a battalion of the Norrbotten Regiment)

Army Service Troops (trängtrupperna)

• T 2 - Göta Logistic Corps,Skövde. (Reorganised into Göta Logistic Regiment)
• T 3 - Norrland Logistic Corps,Boden. (Today a battalion of the Norrbotten Regiment)

• FKN - Northern Air Command,Luleå.
• FKM - Middle Air Command,Upplands-Bro.
• FKS - Southern Air Command,Ängelholm.
• F 10 - Scania Wing. (Disbanded by 2002)
• F 16 - Uppland Wing. (Disbanded by 2004)
• 1. hkpbat - Norrland Helicopter Battalion,Boden. (Reorganised into a squadron)
• 3. hkpbat - Göta Helicopter Battalion,Säve. (Reorganised into a squadron)

• MKN - Norrland Coast Naval Command,Härnösand.
• MKO - East Coast Naval Command,Haninge/Muskö.
• MKS - South Coast Naval Command,Karlskrona.
• MKV - West Coast Naval Command,Gothenburg.
• KA 1 - Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment. (Reorganised intoAmf 1)
• KA 2 - Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment.
• KA 3 - Gotland Coastal Artillery Regiment.
• KA 4 - Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment. (Reorganised intoAmf 4)

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• ATK - Army Tactical Command,Uppsala.
• FTK - Air Force Tactical Command, Uppsala.
• MTK - Naval Tactical Command, Uppsala.
• OPIL - Joint Forces Command, Uppsala.
• 1. Mekdiv - Mechanised Division, Stockholm.

Artillery

• A 9 - Artillery Regiment,Kristinehamn (in 2005 moved to Boden).

Infantry/Cavalry

• LG - Life Guards,Kungsängen/Upplands-Bro.
• I 19 - Norrbotten Regiment, Boden.
• P 4 - Skaraborg Regiment,Skövde.
• P 7 - South Scanian Regiment,Revingehed/Lund.

Fleet

• MarinB O - East Coast Naval Base, Muskö.
• MarinB S - South Coast Naval Base, Karlskrona.
• 2.ysflj - Second Surface Combat Flotilla,Berga.

Amphibious Corps

• Amf 1 - Vaxholm Amphibian Regiment,Vaxholm.
• Amf 4 - Älvsborg Amphibian Regiment, Gothenburg.
• AmfSS - Amphibious Combat School, Vaxholm.

• MD N - Northern Military District, Boden.
• MD M - Central Military District,Strängnäs.
• MD S - Southern Military District, Gothenburg.
• MD G - Gotland Military District, Visby.

Military district groups

• Skoglund, Claës (2009).Det bästa försvarsbeslutet som aldrig kom till stånd. Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Biblioteks Förlag.ISBN 978-91-85789-57-3.
• Agrel, Wilhelm (2009).Frdens Illusioner - Det svenska nationella försvarets nedgång och fall 1988-2009. Atlantis.ISBN 978-91-7353-417-8.
• Björeman, Carl (2009).År av uppgång, år av nedgång - Försvarets ödesväg under beredskapsåren och det kalla kriget. Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Biblioteks Förlag.ISBN 978-91-85789-58-0.

• Regeringens proposition 1999/2000:30-Det nya försvaret - Sveriges Riksdag
• "Regeringens proposition 1999/2000:97-Vissa organisatoriska frågor inom Försvarsmakten" - Sveriges Riksdag

• 2000 in Sweden
• 2000 in politics
• Defence Acts of Sweden

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