Royal Marines and US commandos have taken part in Exercise Tartan Eagle, a training exercise for the troops responsible for protecting high-value Naval establishments and assets.
The combined training exercise has seen personnel from Faslane-based 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group hosting the United States Marine Corps Security Force Regiment.
43 Cdo are responsible for protecting HM Naval Base Clyde and nearby RNAD Coulport while their American counterparts do the same at Kings Bay, Georgia and Bangor in Washington.
Watch the troops in training:
Over two-weeks the troops have taken part in mountain training exercises including climbing Ben Nevis, survival and navigation training, which was followed by training at a state-of-the-art facility in Gateshead.
Northumbria Police Operational and Tactical Training Centre is Britain’s most advanced shooting range. Located on a business park in Gateshead the facility features two 60m firing ranges and a ‘judgmental suite’ – a CGI simulator at which the shooter and the target can react to each other’s movements.
There is also an outdoor tactical training centre, with a mocked-up street of houses and flats, that the exercise has made good use of. US Commandos ran an exercise where they forced their way into a building, searched it and took out the ‘enemy’- two-dimensional cut outs.
“Exercise Tartan Eagle has offered a fantastic opportunity for both the Royal Marines and their American counterparts to train together and share tactics and best practice that can be employed on operations,” said Capt Glen Moxham, Second in Command of R Squadron, 43 Commando, who organised the UK phase of the exercise.
Capt Eric Stein from the USMC SFR added: “The two weeks have been really useful for us and the guys from 43 Commando.
“Mountain training in particular is something we don’t do as much as our Royal Marine counterparts and has been particularly useful and challenging for the USMC.”
The next phase of Exercise Tartan Eagle will continue in Virginia later this month, where Royal Marines from R Squadron will benefit from use of the USMC’s live firing ‘shoot house’ training facility amongst other elements of their extensive training facilities.
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