Through the night they work securing the beach and providing a safe drop off point for Royal Marines, their equipment and vehicles. Over the course of four days scores of vehicles and hundreds of Royal Marine Commandos will have passed through their landing point, a narrow strip of beach lit only by dim port and starboard lights against a wall of darkness. This is the role … [Read more...] about Royal Marines on exercise Albanian Lion
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Royal Marines begin exercise Albanian Lion
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
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
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
Royal Marines blast into Scotland for live firing exercise
The combined firepower of Royal Navy warships and Royal Artillery gun batteries has been ringing out over the Scottish Highlands as part of a two-week training exercise. Around 200 Royal Marines from 42 Commando were landed several miles inshore of Cape Wrath by Chinook and Sea King helicopters to attack four enemy positions as part of a scenario in which they responded … [Read more...] about Royal Marines blast into Scotland for live firing exercise
Royal Navy to test task force on huge NATO exercise
The largest ever NATO exercise to take place off the coast of Scotland has begun today as the Royal Navy, Army and RAF put their warfighting skills to the test. Seven warships from the UK, Netherlands and Canada sailed in formation from the East coast of Scotland round to the West today where they will join up with the rest of the task group on Tuesday. Involving more than 40 … [Read more...] about Royal Navy to test task force on huge NATO exercise
