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        The Royal Marines

        The Royal Marines' 3 Commando Brigade is the Royal Navy's amphibious infantry on permanent readiness to deploy across the globe, and is a core component of the UK's Joint Rapid Reaction Force. Together the Royal Navy's amphibious ships and the Brigade represent a highly mobile, self-sustained and versatile organisation, with a strategic power projection capability that is unique among the British armed services. The Royal Marines are the cold weather experts of the Services.

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        Who We Are

        We are not looking for supermen, but we are looking for recruits that have the qualities to make a Royal Marine Commando. Those qualities include a good level of fitness and the Commando State of Mind to overcome adversity, whatever it may be.

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        32 Weeks
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          When you join the Royal Marine Commandos you join the...
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          Royal Marines Reserve

          As a Royal Marines Reservist, you'll be one of about...
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        On the Front Line

        Unit Deployments

        January 2013

        • 40 Commando are serving in Afghanistan

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          Unit:
          40 Commando
          Activity:
          Operation Herrick
          Location:
          Afghanistan
        • Cougar 2012 – the Navy's big deployment to the Mediterranean has now finished and units are home.

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          Unit:
          45 Commando
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          Exercise Cougar 2012
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          Mediterranean
        • Exercise Cougar 2012 – the Royal Navy's big amphibious deployment to the Mediterranean has now finished and units are home.

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          Unit:
          30 Commando IX
          Activity:
          Exercise Cougar 2012
          Location:
          Mediterranean
        • Royal Marines final Afghanistan homecoming17/05/2013

          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.

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        • Landing craft community remember their Iraq fallen in ceremony08/05/2013

          The Navy’s landing craft community paused in the waters off Plymouth to remember one of their own killed a decade ago in Iraq.Royal Marines and sailors from across the amphibious forces gathered on a landing craft to remember all 11 commandos lost on Operation Telic, in particular Mne Chris Maddison, fatally wounded when his craft was hit in March 2003.

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        • Armed Forces unveil spectacular support to national celebrations03/05/2013

          A volley of gun blasts from Nottingham Castle will ensure that Armed Forces Day 2013 begins with a bang in what promises to be the most exciting programme of spectacles to show support for our Armed Forces.

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        • South West Royal Marines home from Afghanistan for last time29/04/2013

          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.

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        • Successful conclusion for multinational exercise26/04/2013

          A giant exercise off the coast of Scotland which involved more than 30 warships and 65 aircraft from 13 European countries has drawn to a close. Exercise Joint Warrior – a twice yearly event – saw the Royal Marines from 42 Commando return to their core amphibious skills as oppose to the land fighting capabilities they used in Afghanistan.

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