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surface-to-surface RB-08 missiles. They are installed on two destroyers and on fixed and mobile launchers of the coast artillery. (S)

Although the navy has no conventional air arm, it does have a helicopter service with 30 helicopters that are used in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), minesweeping, troop carrier, rescue, reconnaissance, and training roles. (C)

1. Organization (C)

In October 1966 the navy was integrated into the joint defense organization. The former naval districts and coast artillery defense commands became a part of the regional joint commands. The Commander in Chief of the Navy has operational control of the Coastal Fleet. In time of war the fleet would cease to exist as an entity and all ships would be assigned to the commanders of the regional joint commands who are directly responsible to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Within each regional command, the commander of the naval base has duties comparable to those of the former naval district commander; he is responsible for the operation of naval stations, shipyards, naval schools, coast artillery installations, and miscellaneous harbor and service craft within the region.

The Commander in Chief of the Navy is responsible to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces for planning and for the organization and training of naval forces. In these duties he is assisted by the Chief of Naval Staff, usually a general officer of the coast artillery. The Naval Staff, aside from a long-range planning department, consists of four sections: I (Security, Intelligence, and Communications); II (Personnel and Training, Naval Library, Press Department, and other administrative matters); III (Fleet Training, Organization, and Personnel); and IV (Coast Artillery Training, Organization, and Personnel). For personnel matters the chiefs of Sections III and IV are directly subordinate to the Commander in Chief of the Navy.

Naval communications headquarters, in Stockholm, is directed by the Chief of the Communications Branch, Section I. Naval Staff Communications with forces afloat are maintained through radio stations in Vaxholm, Horsfjarden, Karlskrona, Gotland island, and Alvsborg. These five stations use a continuous wave (CW) broadcast system for delivery of traffic to units at sea. Ship-to-ship traffic can also be relayed through regular commercial radio stations along the coast. The navy has two very-low-frequency (VLF) stations; one in Varberg and one on the southeast coast near Vastervik. Complete coastal coverage is provided by a very-high-frequency (VHF) network; ships have VHF equipment which is compatible with air force equipment.

The major afloat command is the Coastal Fleet, a training force comprising ships rotated annually

'''FIGURE 12. The Swedish fast patrol boat Regulus entering an underground ship shelter. (U/OU)''' (picture)

'''FIGURE 13. Entrances to the new underground naval base at Musko island (C)''' (picture)

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