Utti Jaeger Regiment
| Utin Jääkärirykmentti | |
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 Colours of the Utti Jaeger Regiment |
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| Active | 1st July 1943 –30th November 1944: Erillinen Pataljoona 4 (Separate Battallion 4) 1st February 1962–1st January 1997: Laskuvarjojääkärikoulu (Parachute Jaeger School) 1 January 1997 – : Utin Jääkärirykmentti[1][2][3] |
| Country | Finland |
| Branch |  Finnish Army |
| Role | Special Forces Army aviation Military Police |
| Size | 300 career personnel, 200 conscripts |
| Part of | Directly under Finnish Army Headquarters |
| Garrison | Utti, Kouvola |
| Equipment | AK-105, MP-5 |
| Insignia | |
| Unit insignia |  |
| Cross of merit of the unit |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | Mil Mi-8 (2, as of 2008) Hughes MD-500 (8) NHI NH90 (5, as of December 2008. The remaining 15 helicopters will be delivered during the next few years) |
The Utti Jaeger Regiment (Finnish: Utin Jääkärirykmentti, UtJR) is the Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces and helicopter operations. It consists of about 500 personnel of which about 200 are conscripts.
[edit] Organisation
- Helicopter Battalion (NH90, Hughes MD500), responsible for all helicopter operations of the FDF
- Airborne Jaeger Battalion
- Special Jaeger Battalion
- Support Company
[edit] Special forces
The Special Jaeger Battalion trains special forces for the Finnish Army.[4] Conscripts are trained in both long range recon, Sissi, MOUT and Air Assault operations. The Battalion includes an Airborne Jaeger Company for the training of conscripts, a Special Jaeger Company consisting of enlisted personnel who have a reserve officer or NCO training, and Military Police School, responsible for the training of career military police personnel of the Finnish Defence Forces.
The Finnish special forces trace their history to the four long-range patrol units (Kaukopartio-osastot) of the 4th Detached Battalion (Erillinen Pataljoona 4) which fought in the Continuation War.
The colours of the regiment are blazoned Vert, a griffin rampant Argent; in dexter chief a sun-wheel shaped fylfot Argent.
[edit] References
- ^ UTIN JÄÄKÄRIRYKMENTIN PERINTEET. Finnish Defence Forces. (Finnish) Retrieved 2009-4-29
- ^ Utin perinnetilat/LJK ja UtJR. Kymenlaakson ilmakilta. (Finnish). Retrieved 2009-4-29.
- ^ Utin perinnetilat/ErP4. Kymenlaakson ilmakilta. (Finnish) Retrieved 2009-4-29.
- ^ http://www.mil.fi/maavoimat/joukot/utjr/englishsummary.dsp UtJR English Summary
