The National CBRN Defence Centre () is a Swedish military unit with expertise regarding chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense used by both the army, marines and the air force. The unit has been existing in different forms since 1953. Totalförsvarets skyddscentrum is localised together with Västerbottensgruppen (UG 61) within UmeÃÂ¥ Garrison (also known as Umestan), which is the barracks that previously were used by Västerbotten Regiment.
The center has its origin from the gas technicians who were employed in the Swedish Armed Forces in the 1930s. In 1953 the Army ABC-Defence School (Arméns skyddskola) was formed within Swedish Infantry Combat School (InfSS) in Rosersberg. When InfSS was moved to Linköping the "Skyddskola" was transferred to Svea Life Guards (I 1), with had its former location at Ulriksdal.
In 1968 the school received new tasks and the name was changed to ABC-Defence School of the Armed Forces (). 1970 moved the school along with the Svea Life Guards to Kungsängen. On 1 July 1988 the school was separated from the Svea Life Guards, and received new tasks with a focus on Totalförsvaret, with this organizational change, the school changed the name to ABC-Defence School of the Total Defence ().
After that the parliament voted for the Government Bill 1987/88: 112, it was decided that the school would be relocated in 1992 to UmeÃÂ¥ Garrison.
On 27 July 2009 the last batch of conscripts started their training. Their training took place at Swea kompani at the National CBRN Defence Centre (). These were later to be discharge at the 17 June 2010.
Most of the Swedish CBRN expertise is now gathered in UmeÃÂ¥, where SkyddC since autumn 2008 is part of a network that is part of the European CBRNE Center, including the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), UmeÃÂ¥ University, Västerbotten County Council and UmeÃÂ¥ Municipality.
The Swedish government decided in late 2010 to expand the CBRN focus with an indoor facility at SkyddC. This is to increase the safety of the training with CBRN material. In total around 80 million was to be invested in the facility.
The unit colour was presented to the then ABC-Defence School of the [Swedish] Total Defence (, SkyddS) at the Artillery Square in Stockholm by the Supreme Commander, general Owe Wiktorin on 30 April 1996. It is drawn by Bengt Olof Kälde and embroidered by machine in insertion technique by the company Libraria. Blazon: "On white cloth a rampant green dragon, armed red."
The coat of arms of the Swedish Army ABC/NBC-Defence School 1953âÂÂ1968 and the ABC-Defence School of the Swedish Armed Forces 1979âÂÂ1988. Blazon: "Argent, a dragon rampant vert, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounting two swords in saltire or".
The coat of arms of the ABC-Defence School of the Swedish Total Defence 1988âÂÂ2000 and the National CBRN Defence Centre from 2000. Blazon: "Argent, a dragon rampant vert, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounting an erect sword or".
In 2012, the Totalförsvarets skyddscentrums förtjänstmedalj (SkyddCGM/SM) of the 8th size in gold/silver was established.