A large-scale exercise which will see nearly 1000 Royal Marines hone their skills alongside their Albanian counterparts is now under way. Exercise Albanian Lion is the first major outing for the Response Force Task Group (RFTG) - a Royal Naval force involving four warships and five support vessels which is exercising in the Mediterranean and Gulf over the next three months … [Read more...] about Royal Marines begin exercise Albanian Lion
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Royal Navy sails for Annual Cougar Deployment
Thousands of Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel sailed (Monday 12th August) for an annual deployment to the Mediterranean and Gulf region - Cougar ’13. The long-planned deployment will see elements of the UK’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG) – the naval force formed under the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review – hone its world class maritime … [Read more...] about Royal Navy sails for Annual Cougar Deployment
Prince Harry opens Royal Navy Amphibious Centre of Excellence
Prince Harry ceremonially opened the Royal Navy’s newly built £30m centre of amphibious excellence in Plymouth (Friday 2nd) in front of hundreds of families and friends of Royal Marines. HRH launched Royal Marines Tamar, the centre of operational and training units for small craft crews of landing craft, hovercraft and fast boats at HM Naval Base, Devonport, under a blue sky … [Read more...] about Prince Harry opens Royal Navy Amphibious Centre of Excellence
Royal Marines Training Unit moves to Amphibious Centre
The Royal Marines small craft training squadron will be arriving at a new multi-million pound amphibious centre in the South West next week. The unit of specialist amphibious assault troops (10 Landing Craft) Training Squadron Royal Marines and craft is moving permanently from its base at Royal Marines Poole to Royal Marines Tamar in HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth. The new … [Read more...] about Royal Marines Training Unit moves to Amphibious Centre
Plymouth Sailor, Sean Clee, Wins Prestigious Royal Navy Photographic Award
A Royal Navy Petty Officer from Stoke, Plymouth has won two categories in a prestigious photographic award. Petty Officer Sean Clee has been awarded the Peregrine Trophy Video Award as well as the overall Peregrine Trophy for Best Portfolio. Working out of Plymouth with 30 Commando IX Group Royal Marines, PO Clee spends several months of the year away on operations and … [Read more...] about Plymouth Sailor, Sean Clee, Wins Prestigious Royal Navy Photographic Award
Leading Airwoman Emma Nolan Wins Royal Navy Photographic Award
A Royal Navy sailor from Exmouth who took a series of stunning images of Royal Marines on Commando training exercise has won a prestigious photographic award Leading Airwoman Emma (Emz) Nolan, took the photographs of Royal Marines at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone where she is currently based. Her portfolio included two black-and-white portrait shots of Marines and … [Read more...] about Leading Airwoman Emma Nolan Wins Royal Navy Photographic Award
Royal Marines speed to new amphibious warfare centre
Royal Marines surged in formation at speed up the River Tamar in their fast off-shore raiding craft to their newly-built base in the centre for amphibious warfare in Plymouth. The Marines of 539 Assault Squadron, previously based at Turnchapel, at Plymstock, have completed their final move of personnel, equipment and fast assault boats into their new home at the newly name … [Read more...] about Royal Marines speed to new amphibious warfare centre
Commando father welcomes son into Marines Corps
It is rare enough to pass the gruelling 30-mile speed march which Royal Marine recruits attempt at the end of their training, but it is even rarer to pass it with your dad on the speed march as well. And it’s unheard of for the father to be the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines at Lympstone, Devon. However, that is what happened when … [Read more...] about Commando father welcomes son into Marines Corps
Royal Marines final Afghanistan homecoming
A heroes’ welcome was given to the Royal Marines of 40 Commando when thousands of people packed the streets of Taunton to welcome them home from duty in Afghanistan. The unit was also presented with campaign medals by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. About 15,000 cheering and banner-waving well-wishers gave the Marines a tumultuous greeting as they paraded through … [Read more...] about Royal Marines final Afghanistan homecoming
South West Royal Marines home from Afghanistan for the last time
The last major element of more than 14,000 Royal Marines to serve in Afghanistan have returned to the UK – marking the end of more than a decade of operational deployments in the country. About 80 of A-Company 40 Commando have returned to a warm welcome from their families and friends at Norton Manor camp, Taunton, Somerset having served in main operating base Price, in the … [Read more...] about South West Royal Marines home from Afghanistan for the last time
