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	29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery : Attached Army Units : 3 Commando Brigade : Royal Marines Units : Royal Marines ...
		3 Commando Brigade is a light amphibious infantry brigade that specializes in mountain and cold weather warfare and equally operates at the other extreme of temperature in the desert and the jungle.
		Based in the Royal Citadel Plymouth the Battery is known as "Black Eight" because of their efforts at the Battle of Alma where the Battery fired more rounds than any other leaving the faces of the gunners fl with powder stains.
		The battery is an integral part of 29 Commando Royal Artillery and they have served in all major operations in recent history.
	www.royalnavy.mod.uk /server/show/nav.5317 (788 words)

	Encyclopedia: Royal Marines (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As their uniforms were the blue of the Royal Regiment of Artillery this group was nicknamed the "Blue Marines" and the infantry element, who wore the scarlet uniforms of the British infantry, became known as the "Red Marines", often given the derogatory nickname "Lobsters" by ordinary sailors.
		Until recently, Commandos were structured similarly to Army battalions, but beginning in the late 1990s, commandos were reorganised to meet the new challenges present after the end of the Cold War, and their formation structure and equipment now differs from that of British Army infantry battalions.
		Commando Training Wing: This is the initial basic commando training section for new recruits to the Royal Marines, and also provides the commando training for members of other units attached to 3 Commando Brigade.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Marines (7815 words)

	Royal Marines -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As their uniforms were the blue of the (additional info and facts about Royal Regiment of Artillery) Royal Regiment of Artillery this group was nicknamed the "Blue Marines" and the infantry element, who wore the scarlet uniforms of the British infantry, became known as the "Red Marines".
		Commando Training Wing: This is the initial basic (An amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory) commando training section for new recruits to the Royal Marines, and also provides the commando training for members of other units attached to 3 Commando Brigade.
		Royal Marines Band Service: The only branch of the Royal Marines which admits women and whose members are not necessarily commando-trained (and therefore may wear blue berets instead of green), the Band Service provides all the regular bands for the Royal Navy and also trains the RN Volunteer Bands.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/royal_marines.htm (3465 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		On permanent readiness, Royal Marines operational units are self-contained to enable them to be deployed anywhere in the world, either in amphibious shipping or by air if necessary, to conduct a variety of military operations, ranging from peacekeeping to full-scale war.
		Royal Marines also took part in some of the famous actions ashore, being present at Gallipoli, and winning honours for their bravery at the raid on Zeebrugge.
		Royal Marines Commando Units were among the first troops drafted into Northern Ireland in 1969, and have served in the Province almost every year since.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/United_Kingdom/Royal_Marines/Unit_Profile.htm (1544 words)

	Battle of Mount Harriet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British force consisted of 42 Commando, Royal Marines under the command of Lt Col Nick Vaux Royal Marines with artillery support from a battery of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery.
		On 3 June Lieutenant Chris Mawhood's Reconnaissance Troop of 42 Commando encountered resistance and were forced to withdraw, abandoning one of 3 Commando Brigade's laser target designators.
		There was, in fact, a comparison to be made with certain aspects of the delaying action against the Argentine Amtracs on 2 April 1982, and British veterans are full of praise for the Argentine platoon given the amount of artillery and Milan missiles at their disposal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Mount_Harriet (1002 words)

	Palace Barracks Memorial Garden - Northern Ireland, Falklands Islands, Felix Memorial Garden.
		In that time 29 staff have been murdered because of their employment, and many others, including their families, have been permanently or seriously injured or been subject to a prolonged physical, verbal and psychological intimidation and abuse
		The Mercian Regiment The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters
		The Royal Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Regiment / SAS
	www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.org /Intro.htm (371 words)

	BBC News Online \| UK News \| British military fatalities in Afghanistan
		WO Smith, 39, from Liverpool, joined the Royal Artillery in 1987 and was deployed to Afghanistan in September 2006.
		Royal Marine Thomas Curry, 21, from east London, was killed during an ongoing mission to clear Taleban positions and firing points at Kajaki, in Helmand province.
		Commandos were engaged in close-quarter fighting with the enemy when Marine Curry was hit by gun fire and killed instantly.
	news.bbc.co.uk /nolpda/ifs_news/hi/newsid_5121000/5121552.stm?ifs=1 (3621 words)

	BBC - Devon - Features - Commandos ready to face the Taliban
		The troops from 3 Commando Brigade are part of a 2000-strong deployment of reinforcements being sent to Helmand Province.
		Commandos from Devon are heading to Afghanistan on a highly dangerous six-month deployment in the heart of Taliban country.
		Around 150 Royal Marines from 42 Commando became the first UK troops to enter Helmand Province and were given the task of protecting the engineers building Camp Bastion.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/content/articles/2006/07/27/royal_marines_afghanistan_feature.shtml (694 words)

	Royal Marines
		It must be completed in 8 hours for recruits and 7 hours for Royal Marine officers.
		Until recently, Commando Units were structured similarly to Army battalions, but beginning in the late1990s, Commando units were reorganised to meet the new challenges present after the end of the Cold War, and their formation structure and equipment now differs from that of British Army infantry battalions.
		However, the naval infantry remained a part of the Army until 1755, when "His Majesty's Marine Forces," fifty companies in three divisions, headquartered at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, were formed under Admiralty control.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/royal_marines.html (2555 words)

	Guardian \| Fourth British soldier in a week killed in Helmand
		He is the fourth British soldier to die in Afghanistan in the past week, and the third from 29 Commando.
		A member of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery died in hospital at Camp Bastion from injuries sustained earlier, when a grenade was fired at our base in Sangin.
		Lance bombardiers Ross Clark, 25, and Liam McLaughlin, 21, both from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed on Saturday during a rocket attack on their lookout post.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329739679-108920,00.html (314 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Glacier crushes Taleban forces (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Artillery and air strikes were the curtain raiser to the attack which involved more than 250 troops from the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, Zulu and India Companies RM, Afghan soldiers and the Light Dragoons.
		The commandos found an intricate network of trenches and underground bunkers; some of the trenches were more than 150ft long with firing positions and dugouts.
		Gunners were impressed by the effectiveness of Afghan fire support; for the past four months 29 Commando Regiment has taken Afghan artillery teams under its wing and taught them the art of firepower.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2007/0703/0007030201.asp (400 words)

	ipedia.com: Royal Marines Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Royal Marines are the United Kingdom 's amphibious forces and a core component of their Rapid Reaction Force.
		The Lion and Crown denotes a Royal regiment.
		This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context."
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	Ministry of Defence \| Fact Sheets \| Operations in Afghanistan: British Fatalities
		Royal Marine Jonathan Holland, from 45 Commando was killed by an anti-personnel mine during a routine patrol in the Sangin District of Helmand province on 21 February 2007.
		Royal Marine Thomas Curry died on Saturday 13 January 2007 when elements of 42 Commando Royal Marines were engaged in a deliberate offensive operation near Kajaki, in Northern Helmand, Afghanistan.
		Captain Jim Philippson 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery died in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan on the evening of Sunday 11 June 2006 when the mobile patrol in which he was travelling was engaged in a firefight against suspected Taliban forces.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets/OperationsInAfghanistanBritishFatalities.htm (2857 words)

	Gunner Light Gun
		You could say that the Royal Artillery is a family Regiment and this certainly is as my younger brother is also working with me on the Light Gun.
		I was then posted to 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery in Plymouth and I went onto the Commando course, which is what everyone working in the Commando Brigade needs to pass in order to wear the coveted green beret.
		This means that when you get to the Regiment having passed the course, you really feel a part of it and everyone respects you for having made it.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalartillery/recruit/sldr/soldier_profiles/light_gun.htm (743 words)

	Woking Sea Cadets, Surrey: Royal Marines
		The Green Beret is the distinctive hallmark of the commando troops, indicating that those who wear it have attended and passed a gruelling and physically demanding test of endurance; they have displayed the commando qualities of teamwork and cheerfulness in adversity.
		Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines is responsible for all second line combat service support.
		The Royal Marines are trained to land and secure footholds on all types of coastline.
	www.wokingseacadets.org.uk /rm.htm (1107 words)

	3 Commando Brigade - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, and 3 Commando Brigade was one of the two main British land formations that took part in operations to recapture the islands.
		In addition the brigade has several supporting units, its own logistics regiment, an artillery regiment, an engineer squadron, a helicopter squadron, a raiding squadron equipped with small boats, and a landing craft squadron.
		As part of the re-organisation of the armed forces announced in 2004, it was decided that the engineering support for 3 Commando Brigade would be increased to a full regiment, with the formation of 24 (Commando) Engineer Regiment, bringing it in line with the other deployable brigades of the British Army.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/3_Commando_Brigade (582 words)

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		During Operation Veritas in Afghanistan, 45 Commando were part of the task group onboard HMS Ocean, a helicopter carrier.
		According to the Royal Navy, 45 Commando is trained and equipped for a range of varying operational tasks, from tropical rain forest to arid desert.
		In Iraq in 2003, the 3 Commando Brigade was instrumental in the attack and occupation of Basra.
	www.banthebomb.org /militaryscotland/40.html (291 words)

	A new Amphibious Brigade from the Mediterranean
		Later, elements of 29 Commando Regiment RA, were to support parachute regiment operations in Bahrain and Aden, the Royal Marines in Hong Kong, Sarawak and Malaya, and in the Falklands during the South Atlantic War in 1981.
		The Regiment is manned by 700 personnel drawn from the Royal Marines, the Army, and the Royal Navy.
		In the Royal Marines, all officers and men, from pilots through vehicle mechanics and signalers to swimmers canoeists, are all trained as infantrymen at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, at Lympstone.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1997/Guerrisi.htm (7435 words)

	Operation Telic: Details of British Casualties
		It is with very deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has to confirm the death of Sergeant Les Hehir (pronounced 'HEAR'), of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery.
		Major John Francis is Families Officer with 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery at its Plymouth base.
		Together with the deaths of our two Army personnel, Sergeant Hehir and Lance Bombardier Evans, we mourn also for Ian Seymour, a naval rating who had been with 29 Commando since 1999 and was very much a part of Regiment life.
	www.operations.mod.uk /telic/hehir.htm (196 words)

	Lost Loved Ones - Coalition
		The MOD very much regret to confirm that the bodies of six soldiers from the Royal Military Police were recovered from the police station in the town.
		Lance Bombadier Llywelyn Karl Evans, 24, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, Hometown: Llandudno, Wales, Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21st, 2003.
		Les Hehir, 34, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, Hometown: Poole, Dorset, Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21st, 2003.
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	Boeing's CH-47 Chinook helicopter - Waging the War against Terrorism [Page 3].
		British Royal Marines from C Company, 40 Commando, board Chinook helicopters from 18 Squadron Royal Air Force in the northern Kuwait desert on late Thursday, early Friday, 20/21 March 2003.
		A 105mm gun is dropped by a Chinook helicopter to British 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery on the al-Faw Peninsular in southern Iraq on Friday, 21 March 2003.
		Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade which incorporates 29 Commando are at the forefront of initial engagements into southern Iraq securing strategic sites and destroying military installations.
	www.chinook-helicopter.com /news/Iraq/Iraq_Operations_3.html (471 words)

	Mandarin Design Daily:The MEG Blog
		Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda 29 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Washington Bunda was listed as missing after his boat capsized during a river patrol with local police in Mosul, Iraq, on January 25, 2004.
		Staff Sgt. William T. Latham 29 Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Kingman, Arizona Latham was part of a raid at a suspected arms market in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on May 19, 2003, when he was hit with shrapnel.
		Levi B. Kinchen 21 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Tickfaw, Louisiana A fellow soldier tried to wake Kinchen and noticed he was not breathing on August 9, 2003, in troop living quarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
	www.mandarindesign.com /2004_05_01_archive.html (19637 words)

	JobsNation.net - National News
		Lance Bombardier Ross Clark and Lance Bombardier Liam McLoughlin, both from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, died during a rocket attack in the Sangin area of Helmand province on Saturday.
		Following his basic and specialist military training, he volunteered for service with 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, passing the Commando Course in March 2003 and proceeding directly to war-fighting operations on the Al Faw Peninsula in Iraq.
		Having the passed the All Arms Commando Course, securing the right to his Green Beret, Lance Bombardier McLaughlin spent a brief period based at the Regimental Headquarters in Plymouth before moving to 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery Royal Artillery, a detached sub-unit in Poole, Dorset in November 2004.
	www.jobsnation.net /nationalnews.asp?id=59949 (469 words)

	Navy Matters \| UK Amphibious Forces
		The major operationally deployable element of the amphibious force is 3 Commando Brigade with its Headquarters in Plymouth.
		The Brigade has three Commando units, 40, 42 and 45 Commando Royal Marines and has its essential combat support and combat service support elements provided by the Army.
		The Commando Logistic Regiment has personnel from the Royal Marines, the Army and the Royal Navy and provides combat service support to the Brigade.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /arg.htm (663 words)

	RIP Lance Bombardier Dwyer - Military Photos
		Lance Bombardier Dwyer, born and raised in South Africa, was described as a "professionally outstanding soldier".
		Known as "Doobs" to his friends and colleagues, he joined the Army in July 2003, and joined the 29 regiment in June 2004.
		The Plymouth-based 29 regiment is the Close Support Artillery Regiment that supports 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=101740 (639 words)

	TroopsIraq (Site not responding. Last check: )
		British soldiers of the Light infantry and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment secure a stronghold in Az Zubayr near Basra, southern Iraq, Thursday, March 27, 2003.
		The soldiers are with Company A 3rd Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment and is part of the 3rd Infantry Division advancing further into Iraq.
		British Royal Marines from 40 Commando Brigade deployed on the HMS Ocean, during a disembarkation exercise in the Kuwaiti Desert, Thursday, March 20, 2003, in preparation for possible military action in Iraq.
	usaattacked.com /troopsiraq.htm (573 words)

	British Army Rumour Service > > Forums > > The Serious Bit > > Current Affairs, News and Analysis ...
		The soldiers, from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed in a Taleban rocket attack in Sangin, in the north of Helmand province.
		29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Neil Wilson, said he was utterly reliable and generous in spirit, and will be sorely missed in the regiment.
		Speaking from the Royal Citadel, Capt Lee van Crugten, Rear Party Adjutant for 29 Commando Royal Artillery, said of the two commandos: "It is with great sadness that we can confirm the loss of two soldiers who were killed in the Sangin area of the Helmand province on Saturday.
	www.arrse.co.uk /cpgn2/Forums/viewtopic/p=1134763.html (4794 words)

	Ananova - Soldier killed in Afghanistan named
		Smith joined 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery in 1987, having enlisted with the Army two years previously.
		He passed his commando course "with ease" and was posted to 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery Royal Artillery in Royal Marines Condor, Arbroath, a detached sub-unit of the regiment.
		He was deployed to Afghanistan in September last year, and worked as the team commander of an artillery and air support party supporting fighting in Helmand Province.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_2235049.html?menu=news.waronterrorism (382 words)

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