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7. A Wessex and a Sea King helicopter wait to ferry the Marines of 42 Commando forward to Mount Kent some time on 31 May. The lead man and the last man carry 7.62 mm LMGs.

Photo and caption featured in 3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands: No Picnic by Julian Thompson

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At 42 Cammando, The Duke of Sussex learns more about @RoyalMarines specialist teams within the unit that are at high readiness to deploy around the world to deliver maritime security, support and training to foreign nations and specialist amphibious support across Defense.

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Royal Marines Seize Iranian Tanker

Royal Marines Seize Iranian Tanker

42 Commando Board Grace 1 in Strait of Gibraltar

42 Commando of the Royal Marines supported officials in Gibraltar, Thursday, as they seized Iranian supertanker Grace 1 on suspicion of smuggling crude oil to Syria.

Shipping crude oil to Syria would be a breach of EU sanctions. About 30 marines from J Company, 42 Commando, were involved in the operation. The commandos boarded the tanker quickly…

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Autonomous Warriors Showcased at British Army's AWE 18

Autonomous Warriors Showcased at British Army’s AWE 18

Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Lead Battlefield Innovation at Army Warfighting Experiment

The Army Warfighting Experiment for 2018 is named Exercise Autonomous Warrior (Land). The exercise will see four weeks of combat trials, experimentation and simulation with prototype unmanned aerial, unmanned ground vehicles and supporting software aimed at reducing the danger to troops during combat.

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77th Brigade in Belize for Mayan Storm

77th Brigade in Belize for Mayan Storm

British Army Media Operations Film Jungle Warfare Training

Soldiers from the British Army’s 77th Brigade have been in Belize to film jungle training as part of Exercise Mayan Storm. Elements of 4 RIFLES, 1 SCOTS and the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, together with the Royal Marine’s 42 Commando have been on jungle warfare training, giving the Army’s information operations experts of 77th Brigade…

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Assault Stations for Royal Marines on HMS Queen Elizabeth

Assault Stations for Royal Marines on HMS Queen Elizabeth

42 Commando Assault Drill on New Aircraft Carrier

A troop of Royal Marines from 42 Commando in Plymouth has embarked in the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier to prove the process of launching them by helicopter to conduct operations ashore.

Marines from Lima Company and supporting elements from HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Ship’s Company have been called to ‘Assault Stations’ for the very first time,…

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Royal Marines "Under Review"

Royal Marines “Under Review”

Robert Magowan Remains Commandant General to Oversee Changes to Royal Marines

The Commandant General of the Royal Marines has been asked to delay promotion to a new role “to ensure continuity at a time when capabilities are under review”, according to reports.

Major General Robert Magowan was appointed Commandant General Royal Marines in May 2016 and is believed to have been about to take up a…

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New Role for 42 Commando

New Role for 42 Commando

42 Commando now operates as a specialised Maritime Operations unit.

Consequently, the organisation of 42 Commando is now different to that of 40 and 45 Commandos.

Although the naming of the companies remains unchanged (J Company, K Company, L Company, M Company, including Command and Logistics Elements), 42 Commando is now focussed on small team activity, meaning a traditional…

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