Fallskärmsjägarskolan

Fallskärmsjägarskolan (FJS)

The coat of arms of FJS.
Active 1952 - 2009
Country Sweden
Allegiance Swedish Armed Forces
Type School
Part of Livregementets husarer (K 3)
Garrison/HQ Karlsborg
Motto(s) Vilja, mod och uthållighet – Will, Courage and Perseverance
March Fallskärmsjägarmarsch (S. Samuelsson)
Commanders
Current commander Lt. Colonel Thomas Hagman
Notable
commanders		 Captain Nils Ivar Carlborg

Fallskärmsjägarskolan, commonly known as FJS, is the Swedish Army's Parachute Ranger School and the home of Fallskärmsjägarna (Parachute Rangers) and Särskilda operationsgruppen (Special Operations Group). The school was founded in 1952 by Captain Nils-Ivar Carlborg with the intention of creating and training small specialized units no bigger than platoons which were capable of operating deep behind enemy lines and inside enemy-controlled territory. Training is provided for both normal and automatic jumps using the C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as nighttime jumps, free fall jumps, HALO and HAHO. The school was reorganized to 323 in 2009.

Current activities

The school is currently responsible for all parachute training within the Swedish Armed Forces. Since the 1980s, FJS became more focused on training units focused on long range reconnaissance which is Fallskärmsjägarna's main objective today. The school also trains the elite force Särskilda Skyddsgruppen - Special Protection Group which is an equivalent of the US Delta Force and British 22 SAS - only part of their training is provided by FJS.

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