Ric CoIe 🇬🇧
@ric_cole
Commando, 'Narrative Saboteur' & World's Okayest PSYOPer. Does Info Ops, not Media Ops.
The Team deployed in Oz for #ExTalismanSabre25 has made the @BBCDevon headlines: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… @42_commando @Commando_Ops @RoyalMarines
Has Corbyn's ego cost Labour the next election by splitting the Labour vote (especially the voting blocs)? And given Reform an open goal? As ever, just here for the comments! 🤣 "Islamo-Leftist" might be a new term...
"People have had enough" Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says his new political party will be "democratic, grassroots and open" after releasing joint statement with fellow independent MP, Zarah Sultana bbc.in/3H1yVeo
A huge THANK YOU to the lovely team at @TheIanFleming Publications for gifting a complete set of @007 James Bond books to the @Commando_Ops Officers' Mess. Ensuring the legacy of Fleming and 30 Assault Unit endures.
#RoyalMarines from @47CdoRM recently joined @RNLISalcombe volunteer crews for a joint exercise - testing search patterns, manoeuvres & emergency procedures. A great day building skills and stronger bonds with local partners 🤝⚓️🚤🗡
🇬🇧 Royal Marines from @42_commando fast-roped onto HMS Prince of Wales during boarding drills for Operation Highmast. Part of the UK Carrier Strike Group deployment, the exercise tested recovery and clearance skills under helicopter overwatch.
Huge THANK YOU to @BrigMikeTanner and the @HMNBDevonport Team for putting on a great Open Day. Inspirational #STEM and new kit for kids (of all ages). Loads for Eldest to think about ahead of starting his @Babcockplc apprenticeship, and @RNReserve. Youngest is clearly a Bootneck!
Royal Marines have carried out high-profile anti-terrorism training on a New South Wales ferry in full view of the Sydney Opera House, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-comman…
🇺🇦 NATO and Ukrainian EOD teams operated unmanned underwater vehicles during #SeaBreeze 25-2 in Portland, England. The exercise focused on mine countermeasures, EOD, diving ops, and autonomous systems, strengthening interoperability beyond the Black Sea. #NATO
Really excited to launch our first Naval Base Open day tomorrow. Day 1 is for our workforce to bring their families into the Base & experience the amazing work we do. Day 2 provides an opportunity for the city to visit the base with a focus on STEM skills & future opportunity.
Commandos down under! @RoyalMarines from @42_commando have been training with international partners to board a civilian vessel as part of a maritime counter-terrorism exercise on #ExTalismanSabre25 in Australia. 🇦🇺
🇬🇧🇦🇺 Royal Marines from @42_commando and @Commando_Ops are training with Australian forces during #TalismanSabre. The urban combat drills are part of the UK’s Operation Highmast deployment to the Indo-Pacific. #RoyalMarines
FEEL THE BURN!! 🔥 @IanMcCu29278281
Okay, next? ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-carrie…
Tactical PSYOPS is not a specialist qualification or role... It's a mindset! "We are everywhere!" 👻
Talk about unity! 🇫🇷🇸🇪 The French and Swedish navies are teaming up to test Sweden's fast combat boats from a French amphibious helicopter carrier. The tests are taking place in balmy waters, a brand-new environment for these speedy vessels!
RFA Stirling Castle has been commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Stirling Castle, in a rare transfer from the RFA. She will operate full time in UK waters, deploying autonomous surface and underwater systems. #RoyalNavy #MineWarfare
We've spent the better part of a decade fighting the 'carriers with no aircraft myth', if this doesn't stop it...
Project: Race the Base. We're bringing a different kind of speed to @USNavy Base Coronado in 2026.
Tactical PSYOPS is not a specialist qualification or role... It's a mindset! "We are everywhere!" 👻
Tactical PSYOPS is not a specialist qualification or role... It's a mindset! "We are everywhere!" 👻