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  BBC NEWS | UK | Fact file: 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines
The 3,500-strong brigade is an amphibious rapid reaction force, highly trained for combat in extreme weather conditions and on difficult terrain.
It is 40 and 42 Commando which are being sent to the Gulf as part of the largest British naval deployment for two decades, led by HMS Ark Royal.
Commando soldiers have to undergo what is recognised as one of the toughest infantry training regimes in the world, at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2647243.stm   (622 words)

  
 3 Commando Brigade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 the aftermath of the Gulf War, the Brigade was deployed on a non-combat task in northern Iraq.
Brigade headquarters staff are located at Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth, Devon with the majority of the subordinate formations in South West England.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/3_Commando_Brigade   (796 words)

  
 British Commandos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The British Commandos were first formed by the Army in June 1940 during World War II as a well-armed but unregimented raider force employing unconventional and irregular tactics to assault, disrupt and reconnoitre the enemy in mainland Europe and Scandinavia.
After a fierce 3 day battle, the Commandos succeeded in clearing the spit separating the lagoon from the Adriatic, so securing the flank of the 8th Army and fostering the idea the main offensive would be along the coast and not though the Argenta Gap.
The British Army Commandos themselves were never regimented and were disbanded at the end of the war while the Royal Marines Commandos continued, though in smaller numbers and with much reorganisation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Commandos   (2240 words)

  
 Armed Forces - Royal Navy - n7a1 - The Royal Marines - Summary - Locations - Special Boat Service (SBS) - Comacchio ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is undertaken at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines at Lympstone in UK’s West Country, not far from Dartmoor.
However, the bulk of the manpower of the Royal Marines is grouped in battalion-sized organisations known as Commandos (Cdo).
There are 3 Commando Groups and they are part of a larger formation known as 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde).
www.armedforces.co.uk /navy/listings/l0038.html   (742 words)

  
 Royal Engineers - 59 Cdo Sqn - Support to 3 Commando Brigade
Commando trained sappers enable vital engineer support to be provided whenever the Brigade requires it.
Engineer effort is directed towards the sustainability of the force and tasks include the provision of drinking water, the maintenance of the bulk fuel installation and construction of field accommodation.
The Officer Commanding 59 Indep Cdo Sqn RE accompanies the Brigade Commander in his Headquarters and it is the role of the Troop Commanders to provide advice to the respective Commanding Officers of the supported units.
www.army.mod.uk /royalengineers/org/59sqn/support_to_3_commando_brigade.htm   (643 words)

  
 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines - Falklands War 1982
3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines - Falklands War 1982
3 Cdo Bde Air Squadron RM with nine Gazelle AH.1's and six Scout AH.1's
Y Signals Troop RM Commando Forces Band RM for medical duties
www.naval-history.net /F23cdobde.htm   (265 words)

  
 3 Commando Brigade [UK]
3 Commando Brigade, by Tony Lang (Once a Marine)
3 Commando Brigade, by Gordon Smith (Battles of the Falklands Islands War)
A Short History of 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, by J. Price.
www.regiments.org /formations/uk-bde/bde003rm.htm   (33 words)

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