Harstad, Norway
Exercise Cold Response
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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.
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.
January 2012
40 Commando are training for their next deployment.
Operation Herrick – operations to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a safe haven for terrorists, and to build security and stable government.
MORE INFOOperation Herrick – operations to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a safe haven for terrorists, and to build security and stable government.
MORE INFOOperation Herrick – operations to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a safe haven for terrorists, and to build security and stable government.
MORE INFO4ASRM, the Royal Marine Assault Squadron with HMS Bulwark, are training and honing their amphibious skills.
MORE INFORoyal Marine Commandos are running boarding operations searching suspect vessels worldwide.
TV presenter and historian Dan Snow enjoyed the full Royal Marines treatment when he spent a day in the Highlands with elite commandos. Dan was filming a feature for BBC1’s One Show and was given a taste of what it takes to earn the green beret by the men of Fleet Protection Group RM.
Read Full StoryBritain’s flagship paid a surprise visit to the German port of Kiel when ice stopped her sailing into Hamburg. The threat of being stuck on the Elbe thanks to the cold snap dominating Europe led to HMS Bulwark visiting the home of the German Fleet instead as she begins her winter deployment.
Read Full StoryThe Navy’s winter clampdown on piracy in the Indian Ocean – which has just ended – has been its most successful crackdown on the scourge to date. But the senior officer who led the four-month operation against the pirates says despite a series of successes by RFA Fort Victoria, and other allied vessels, seafarers cannot relax their guard.
Read Full StoryRoyal Marine Commandos who have recently returned from spearheading Op Herrick 14 in Afghanistan were paid a visit by Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday. He spoke to personnel and viewed specialist equipment used by 3 Commando Brigade in Afghanistan at Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth.
Read Full StoryHMS Illustrious sails from Portsmouth today for two months of training culminating in large-scale Arctic war games. The helicopter carrier is working with Apache gunships and Sea Kings in the North Sea before moving on to the Norwegian fjords for NATO’s Exercise Cold Response.
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