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A Royal Marine of 45 Commando tries his luck on the hump, with no lack of vocal support from local children. January 1965, Little Aden.
Troops Fast-Rope from a US Army MH-60 helicopter assigned to 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) during exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in New South Wales, Australia. As part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Royal Marine Commandos from 42 Commando have been…
RIP Sophie 🙏
Today, our thoughts are with the RM Band Service & family of Musician Sophie Ward, who is laid to rest by the Corps Family & those close to her. A brave, dedicated & inspiring member of our Corps who is deeply missed. A difficult day for the Corps Family. God Bless you Sophie.
47 Commando Royal Marines, seen here with the semi submersible containing 2,000kgs of class A narcotics.
Royal Marine Corporal Chris Bounvou-Nikolov, a specialist in combat marksmanship training at the Commando Training Center, provided instruction to U.S. Marines from the Marksmanship Training Company, Weapons Training Battalion, on utilizing the SA80 A2 L85 Assault Rifle. This…
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Last time wearing these… 38 years done. Time for a change of career.
Royal Marine Commandos navigate testing Norwegian terrain using Oversnow Reconnaissance Vehicles.
42 Commando Royal Marines conduct small arms training in New South Wales. As part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Royal Marine Commandos from 42 Commando have been training with their Australian counterparts in New South Wales.
42 Commando Royal Marines conduct building clearance training in a state of the art training facility with their Australian counterparts.
Royal Marines from Charlie Company, 40 Commando fighting alongside the United States Marine Corps (USMC) at huge urban operations training complex in Muscatatuck, Indiana. What was once a secure hospital complex – home to around 3,000 patients and 2,000 staff – has been turned…
Royal Marines train in Antarctica! 19 Feb 1957, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Marines from HMS Protector camp & train in the snow, fitting their skis.
Who will survive? (Reposted with audio working this time 🫡)
15 years ago today, we lost Marine Jonathan Crookes. Jon was serving with Charlie Coy, 40 Commando in Afghan, when he was hit by an explosion while searching for IEDs. Gone but not forgotten Royal. See you at the reorg.
A 42 Commando boarding team from HMS Lancaster intercepted a suspect dhow in the Middle East, seizing over 1.5 tonnes of illegal drugs valued at £30m. After tracking the vessel for over 24 hours in the Arabian Sea, HMS Lancaster deployed sea and air forces to stop the dhow.…
K Company taking part in the Vaux Trophy competition in 2008.
Today marks 15 years since we lost Marine Matthew Harrison. Serving with 40 Commando Royal Marines, Matt was injured by small arms fire at Patrol Base Sealab Doo and tragically passed away from his wounds at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2010, at age…
X-Ray Company, 45 Commando Royal Marines supported by Vikings of Armoured Support Group (ASG) on the final troop attack in the Arctic during Winter Deployment 21.
Commander Maritime Operations, Major General Richard Cantrill OBE MC Royal Marines on board HMS Richmond as he visits ships who are in the UK Carrier Strike Group whilst preparing for Exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia.
