Royal Marines abseiled from the roof of the Eden Project’s rainforest biome on Saturday (7th June) as part of their 350th birthday 1664 Challenge. In 2014 the Corps of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines are celebrating their 350th anniversary. To commemorate this date, Royal Marines Commandos will ski, sail, cycle, canoe and run 6656km, in four 1664km legs over a route covering … [Read more...] about Royal Marines abseil into Eden Project’s rainforest
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Royal Marines birthday speed march – Plymouth to Falmouth
Plymouth-based Royal Marines are due to speed march 64 miles through Cornwall from Plymouth next month as part of their celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the Corp’s formation. They are calling on villages and towns along the route to come out onto the streets and support them and donate to the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF) along the way. More than 300 … [Read more...] about Royal Marines birthday speed march – Plymouth to Falmouth
Royal Marines land on Plymouth Hoe by sea and air
Royal Marines entertained a crowd of spectators on Plymouth Hoe today (Thursday) as they flew by helicopter and landed by fast boat to mark their 350th anniversary. The Marines were applauded and cheered as they completed a three-day leg of their cross-country speed-march from Commando Training Centre at Lympstone, near Exmouth in Devon, to Plymouth. Along the 58-mile route … [Read more...] about Royal Marines land on Plymouth Hoe by sea and air
HMS Tireless home for final time
The Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine HMS Tireless returned to her base-port of Devonport, in Plymouth, for the last time on Sunday (June1) before decommissioning after nearly 30 years of service. A crowd of about 50 gathered on the jetty to welcome home their relatives and friends on board the longest serving nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine in the Royal Navy. The … [Read more...] about HMS Tireless home for final time
Photgrapher PO Mez Merrill has won the Navy’s Peregrine Trophy
A Royal Navy sailor based in Somerset who took a series of stunning images of the Commando Helicopter Force on exercises in Norway and Jordan has won the Navy’s Peregrine Trophy photographic competition. Petty Officer Mez Merrill, 43, based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, took photographs of the Sea King helicopters and their personnel in snowy conditions while on a … [Read more...] about Photgrapher PO Mez Merrill has won the Navy’s Peregrine Trophy
Royal Marines 1666 Speed March
Plymouth-based Royal Marines are due to speed march 64 miles through Cornwall from Plymouth next month as part of their celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the Corp’s formation. They are calling on villages and towns along the route to come out onto the streets and support them and donate to the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF) along the way. More than 300 … [Read more...] about Royal Marines 1666 Speed March
HMS Northumberland departs to police trade routes
The Royal Navy warship HMS Northumberland today (Monday 19th May) sailed on a seven-month deployment policing crucial international maritime trade routes. The Type 23 frigate left Plymouth and was waved off by about 100 well-wishers to relieve her sister ship HMS Somerset on a six -months patrol helping to keep the sea lanes open and clamping down on illegal activity in the … [Read more...] about HMS Northumberland departs to police trade routes
HMS Sutherland charity run
A team of 16 Royal Naval sailors from Plymouth-based HMS Sutherland ran the equivalent of 240 miles from their ship to London to help fellow sailors and their families in need. The team ran the same cumulative distance from HM Naval Base, Devonport, to Twickenham when time allowed during their lunch breaks within the week leading up to the annual eagerly-awaited Army v Navy … [Read more...] about HMS Sutherland charity run
Royal Naval Chef Aaron Wynne keeps shipmates fed and fit
Royal Naval Chef Aaron Wynne of Plymouth-based HMS Enterprise has been rewarded for his major contribution to his ship – both in feeding and keeping them fit to fight. Aaron was awarded the 2013 Worshipful Company’s Annual Award in recognition of being the member of the ship’s crew who has made the most valuable contribution to the operational efficiency of the ship. The … [Read more...] about Royal Naval Chef Aaron Wynne keeps shipmates fed and fit
Surgeon Commander Jo Leason presented with OBE medal
A Royal Navy Consultant Radiologist from the South West who extended her tour in Afghanistan to ensure that Afghan surgical teams could successfully treat their own wounded soldiers, has been presented with her OBE Medal. Surgeon Commander Jo Leason, who grew up in Yealmpton, near Plymouth, was made an OBE in the Operational Honours and Awards List for her “inspired leadership … [Read more...] about Surgeon Commander Jo Leason presented with OBE medal
