Norwegian troops joined the Royal Marines for a Fjord raid in the Arctic Circle. Troops from Norway’s Brigade Nord joined Royal Marines for an amphibious Fjord raid in the Arctic Circle. Commandos and Norwegians were exposed to 25mph gusts, white-out conditions and temperatures as low as -20C on their fjord mission. The ...
Strategic Command has welcomed new Deputy Commander Lieutenant General R A Magowan CB CBE after his 30 years of experience with the Royal Marines. Lieutenant General R A Magowan CB CBE has assumed his position as Deputy Commander of Strategic Command (DComd UKStratCom) after years of experience in different roles within ...
Assault group Marines have been sharing amphibious skills with forces in Uganda to help them conduct searches of vessels and work on beaches. Plymouth-based 1 Assault Group Marines (1AGRM) has been working in Uganda training personnel in amphibious skills as a Short-Term Training Team. The training comes on behalf of the ...
The first of 16 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) developed by BAE Systems has been received by the US Marine Corps. The vehicle was handed over at a ceremony this week at BAE’s York, Pennsylvania facility, and provides the Marines with a fully amphibious, ship-launchable & recoverable, 8×8 wheeled combat vehicle. As a ...