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  • More than 750 Royal Marines and supporting units, together with three warships and Sea King and Chinook helicopters, have waged war in and around Galloway Forest Park in a week-long exercise to prepare 45 Commando for front line duties.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • For the last four-and-a-half months, Royal Marines from Kilo Company, 42 Commando, have been living and working alongside soldiers from the …

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A new film about a World War Two mission by Royal Marines from 30 Commando to capture Nazi secrets is released in UK cinemas today as 30 Commando embark on their first operational tour since then.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British forces from all three Services have supported hundreds of Afghan soldiers in carrying out a major operation to clear insurgents from one of their last remaining strongholds in central Helmand.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines of 42 Commando at Bickleigh near Plymouth marked the completion of their newly-built medical and dental centre with a ceremonial opening on Friday 25 May.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Royal Marines, from X-Ray Company, 45 Commando, are preparing to take over as Britain’s ‘lead commando group’ - a high-readiness contingency…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Royal Marines' newest commando unit was officially named at a ceremony held late last year which was attended by the professional head of the Royal Marines.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • They are halfway through their tour in Afghanistan and 45 Commando Royal Marines are looking to ensure that the recent period of relative peace in Nad 'Ali (South) continues. Report by Ian Carr.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The role that 3 Commando Brigade played in Afghanistan while on Operation HERRICK 14 last year has been branded 'historically significant' by senior British and American officers.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Crews in the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have got their hands on a new and improved door gun ahead of 16 Air Assault Brigade's deployment to Afghanistan in October.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More than one thousand Royal Marines, Sappers and Gunners from 3 Commando Brigade paraded through Plymouth on Friday to mark their return from a successful six-month tour in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered new Medical & Dental facilities for 42 Commando Royal Marines, one of three elite battalion-sized units which make up 3 Commando Brigade.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A former soldier from Lancashire has received the only service medal he was ever entitled to… 42 years late

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • After arriving in Helmand last month, Royal Marines from 42 Commando are showing they have a firm handle on security in the Shahzad area and are building links with the local population through regular shuras.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Personnel from 845 Naval Air Squadron have decamped from their UK base to the Jordanian desert to take part in Exercise Pashtun Commando.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Six Royal Marines Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) from the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone have raised £10,000 for Children in Need by completing the tests required to don the coveted green beret in 24 hours.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines from 42 Commando, working with their Afghan National Army (ANA) colleagues, have turned what was expected to be an offensive operation into a bridge-building exercise with the local community, as insurgents fled.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Following their return from Helmand province last month 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines paraded through London to Westminster yesterday for a reception at the Houses of Parliament.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The project, commissioned by the Royal Naval Estates Organisation (RNEO) who identified the requirement for a new workshop and servicing bay…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The village of Loy Manday had been littered with IEDs for over four years, driving locals away and rendering it a ghost town. There had been…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government