The England Under 20s Women’s Football squad spent 48 hours with the Royal Marines – hoping to benefit from the same grit and determination which steeled Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad. The Young Lionesses are just a month away from appearing in the U20 World Cup finals in France. Thirty-one players tackled the commandos’ fearsome endurance course, spent a night in … [Read more...]
Anglo-French naval force storms Biscay coast in major workout
The full panoply of Anglo-French amphibious striking power is being unleashed against France’s Atlantic coast as the two nations prepare to form a combined task group. More than 2,000 military personnel from both sides of the Channel – including destroyer HMS Dragon, amphibious ship RFA Lyme Bay, minehunter HMS Chiddingfold, Royal Marines from 45 Commando, raiding craft from … [Read more...]
Royal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant breaks through North Pole ice
Royal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant has broken through the ice of the North Pole with two US submarines to bring Ice Exercise 18 to an end. A few weeks after punching through the ice off Alaska, the hunter-killer submarine emerged at the top of the world some 2,750 miles from – and 37 degrees Celsius colder than – her home base of Plymouth. Trenchant joined the USS … [Read more...]
Royal Marine Colonel Simon Chapman ten marathons in ten days
A senior Royal Marine is running ten marathons in ten days this week – culminating in the London Marathon. Colonel Simon Chapman, Captain of the Base, at Devonport Naval Base, Plymouth, is on his fourth marathon distance leg today – running from Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. He is raising funds for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and The Brain Tumour Charity … [Read more...]
HMS Ocean leads Greek naval exercise
The Royal Navy’s helicopter carrier HMS Ocean has led a force of 20 ships and over 300 British, Greek and US Marines to ‘storm’ Crete for the Greek Navy’s main autumn war exercises. The Greeks host Exercise Niriis to test an international naval force and its ability to respond to a major crisis in the region – similar to the Turkish exercise HMS Ocean and the … [Read more...]
HMS Albion training for global duties
The crew of Britain’s future flagship HMS Albion are half-way through all-action autumn training to prepare them for duties around the globe. Three weeks into her operational sea training off the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, HMS Albion has already sent Royal Marines ashore to ‘storm’ West Country beaches, patched up a mock community affected by natural disaster, and … [Read more...]
HMS Albion family day
The families of sailors had the rare treat of seeing how their loved ones live and work on board the amphibious warship HMS Albion. A family day was enjoyed by hundreds of partners and children (Thursday) in Devonport Naval Base, Plymouth, when they were able to see behind the scenes of one of the Navy’s most versatile warship as it prepares for operations round … [Read more...]
Excellence Awards
Sgt Richard Davies has received a long service and good conduct award for 30 years’ service as a Royal Marine. Richard joined the Royal Marines in Jan 1987 (apparently after only joining for a £10 bet) and after passing basic training was drafted to 42 Commando at Bickleigh near Plymouth. He received his award from Colonel Simon Chapman (Royal Marines) at a ceremony in HM … [Read more...]
Royal Marines charity endurance relay
Royal Marines from 42 Commando today completed a 16.64 mile-a-day relay challenge over six days by handing the baton to Royal Marines Band colleagues. The hand-over event happened on Plymouth Hoe with colleagues from the HM Band of the Royal Marines giving them musical encouragement. The march is part of the 1664 Challenge, an annual event which marks the … [Read more...]
Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps receive berets
Royal Marines Cadets received their berets in a parade held at Royal Marines Barracks Stonehouse in Plymouth. Cadets from Cadet Recruit Troop 216 received their blue berets in a parade to recognise the completion of six months of training. The cadets, who are part of the Plymouth Division Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps, have learned basic field craft, … [Read more...]
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