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	Royal Marines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eighteen Royal Marines commanded Fleet Air Arm squadrons during the course of the war, and with the formation of the British Pacific Fleet were well-represented in the final drive on Japan.
		Fleet Protection Group: This is the home defence unit of the Royal Marines, performing various tasks outside the remit of 3 Commando Brigade, including protection of nuclear weapons and provision for the Northern Ireland patrol squadron.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Marine (5183 words)

	Royal Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Royal Navy is established under the royal prerogative, and the head of the Royal Navy, known as the Lord High Admiral, is the Queen (who is overall head of the UK Armed Forces).
		The wives of royal peers are known as "HRH The Duchess of..." or " HRH The Countess of..." Thus, the wives of the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Gloucester, and the Earl of Wessex are "HRH The Duchess of Kent," "HRH The Duchess of Gloucester," and "HRH The Countess of Wessex," respectively.
		Marine officers, unlike their counterparts in the regular army or navy, faced obstacles when trying to climb the social ladder, as officers in the marine corps were widely perceived as failures unable to obtain commissions in the army.
	www.royal-area.com (8579 words)

	The Zeebrugge Group, Royal Marines
		The Zeebrugge Group is the element of the Corps of Royal Marines assigned to the internal protection of British orbital settlements and outposts.
		The Zeebrugge Group was formed under the auspices of Royal Marines, as the marines had long fostered a close relationship with the RSN and taken an interest in the emerging problem.
		The Zeebrugge Group was to be the space born counter-part to the Earth based maritime counter-terrorist Commachio Group.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/Europe/UK/UK/ZGRM.htm (4815 words)

	Articles - Royal Marines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Her Majesty´s Royal Marines, usually just known as the Royal Marines (RM), are the United Kingdom´s amphibious force and a core component of the country´s Rapid Deployment Force.
		During the First World War, Royal Marines took part in the amphibious landing at Gallipoli in 1915, and, in 1918, led the raid at Zeebrugge.
		During the Second World War, a small party of Royal Marines were first ashore at Namsos in April 1940, seizing the approaches to the Norwegian town preparatory to a landing by the British Army two days later.
	www.1-ace.com /articles/Royal_Marines (3649 words)

	USMC Comm: Opening Moves
		The Marine air observers would note on their return that they had dealt with numbers of aircraft and concepts of command and control that were not remotely like Marine Corps reality, but all knew that these numbers of aircraft and their control equipment were authorized, funded, and building.
		Marines of the pre-Pearl Harbor Corps, filled with memories of their later battles with the Japanese, are sometimes prone to forge that Germany was as much their potential enemy in 1940-41 as Japan.
		The Fleet Marine Force units in the west, like those in the east, were itching for action, although the Commandant noted at the time that Marines still needed "to train (further) for combat," a quite different situation.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Opening.html (11767 words)

	MOAA: Fast Lane
		To increase the difficulty of the exercise, observing instructors alerted each Marine when he was dead or injured, and other members of the platoon had to perform a medical evacuation while under fire.
		FAST Marines were mobilized again in 1999 and 2001 to reinforce security at the U.S. embassy in Macedonia in addition to being called into action after the bombing of the Cole.
		Protecting U.S. embassies and diplomatic posts overseas is the full-time job of the Marine Security Guard Battalion, headquartered in Quantico, Va. Meanwhile, the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion in Norfolk, Va., provides armed, antiterrorism, and security personnel to high-value naval installations around the world.
	www.moaa.org /magazine/March2003/f_fastlane.asp (2047 words)

	The Buchan Observer
		And the Royal Navy and Royal Marines have now thrown down the gauntlet to others between the ages of 16 and 36 years to gain an insight into this elite Corps.
		Major Dave Ethell of the Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines said: "The amphibious infantry of the Royal Navy is quite rightly acknowledged as one of the world's elite fishing forces and can deploy anywhere in the world, at short notice, to mount an amphibious assault in any terrain or climate.
		Once a Royal Marine has passed his Commando Course he is entitled to wear the Green Beret and the 'Royal Marines Commando' flash on his uniform.
	www.buchanie.co.uk /archived/2005/Week_48/news/marine.asp (599 words)

	Marine Corps deploys Fallujah biometric ID scheme
		Alex Jones of Prison Planet has a clip of the relevant broadcast, and in 1999 Jones covered a Marine Corps exercise in Oakland, California, where "resistance fighters" were contained in a mock camp and biometrically scanned.
		Another eye-witness account, where the Marine Corps conducts some kind of census of the Chicago sewer system, can be found here.
		And as the marines are not going to be able to secure, Fallujah-style, the whole of Iraq, it's difficult to see this one as anything other than a weird experiment without any obvious long-term pay-off.
	www.securityfocus.com /news/10097 (482 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The exercise on the west coast of Scotland was designed to prepare forces for the type of bombing that killed 17 sailors aboard the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen in 2000.
		Warships from Holland, Poland and Turkey were targeted by Royal Marine commandos shortly after leaving a Royal Navy base on the River Clyde at Faslane.
		Capt. Aaron Fisher, of the Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines, said in areas where the maneuverability of large warships was restricted they may have as little as 30 seconds to respond to an attack from one or more small vessels.
	www.katu.com /printstory.asp?ID=68464 (290 words)

	Scotsman.com News - International - Marines' vital role in protecting important waterways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although the Ministry of Defence has refused to confirm the identity of the unit of the Royal Marines being held in Iran, I understand it is currently the turn of the Faslane unit to provide the detachment in Iraq.
		The 533-man group is trained to use fast patrol boats, boarding vessels, securing ports and oil facilities and is considered one of the most high-readiness units in the Royal Marines.
		Regularly the Royal Marines have launched patrols into the lower reaches of Shatt-al-Arab to try to clamp down on terrorist, pirate and smuggling activity that is endemic between Basra and the northern Arabian Gulf.
	news.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=718222004 (814 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A brigade of Royal MarinesDutch and Royal MarinesBritish Marines, 1,800 strong, under the command of Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, chief commander of the Alliance Army in Spain, began to besiege Gibraltar,...
		In the town, the Marine brigade, still under the command of the British admiral Sir John Leake, and the governor, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt (who had commanded the land forces in August), and reinforced shortly before by a further 400 Royal MarinesRoyal Marines, held the fortress against repeated attacks.
		Much later during the age of sail, a component of marines served a similar role, being ship-borne soldiers who were used either during boarding actions, as sharp-shooters, or in raids along the shore.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Royal-Marines.htm (1604 words)

	Troop 2005 Royal Marines
		Sergeant Iain Wilshaw joined the Royal Marines in 1993 and on successful completion of Royal Marine Commando Training was drafted to FPGRM (Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines) for two years as convoy protection force guarding Britain's nuclear weapons.
		He was then drafted to 42 Commando Royal Marines where he completed exercise-training tours in America, the Caribbean, Wales, Scotland and numerous other countries.
		His next draft was a return to CTCRM where he trained Royal Marines recruts throughout their commando training before moving to The Royal Marines School of Music where, as part of the miltary training team has experienced some new and different challenges.
	www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk /2005Troop/Term_1/MTT_UPWI1.htm (177 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| Marines to guard Trident base
		The Fleet Marine Protection Group will be moving into new headquarters at the Trident base in April.
		The unit, known as the Commachios, is made up of nearly 500 Royal Marines.
		The Commachios are said to be an unofficial part of the Special Boat Squadron, the Royal Navy's equivalent of the SAS.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/1064208.stm (375 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Royals march in to Clyde Naval Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The ceremony marked another milestone in the change from Comacchio Group RM to Fleet Protection Group RM.
		Those not on parade are currently providing security to forces and establishments at home and abroad, and personnel forming the Fleet Standby Rifle Troop are also deployed to South America, the Middle East and Sierra Leone on protection duties afloat and ashore.
		The Fleet Protection Group RM have inherited the traditions of the now-disbanded 43 RM Commando from Comacchio Group, and the Commando colours are proudly displayed in Gibraltar Building.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2001/0107/0001070501.asp (289 words)

	Special Boat Service: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the British Royal Navy (Royal Navy: the royal navy of the united kingdom is the "senior service" of the armed services, being...
		After the war the SBS was not disbanded but absorbed into the Royal Marines in 1946.
		To be eligible for SBS selection, a candidate must have served for at least two years in the Royal Marines or the Royal Navy, and then pass a rigorous selection course.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/special_boat_service (1349 words)

	In Training
		Royal's about to do some time "in the field" so we won't be able to communicate for a while, I'll be blue.
		Royal's eyes light up and he orders a cheese schnitzel (breaded pork, Emmenthaler cheese, and a brown sauce that they called paprika sauce), while I order the Bavarian schnitzel, which is the same except for a tomato sauce instead of paprika.
		Soldiers from the Devon and Dorsets and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry are already conducting extra physical training in preparation to become part of the Royal Marines tough 3 Commando Brigade, which at its core has three formations of about 550 men each.
	intraining.typepad.com (5354 words)

	Troop 2005 Royal Marines
		Sergeant John Bissett was born in Wick, Caithness in 1969 to a family of 2 sisters and 1 brother.
		On completion of training he joined Y Company 45 Commando Royal Marines (45CdoRM) in Arbroath Scotland where he travelled widely with the unit including 2 Norway deployments, Exercise Curry Trail in Brunei, a deployment to Northern Ireland and Operation Haven in Northern Iraq.
		After two years with Commachio Group John returned to Y Company 45CdoRM where he was involved in Operation Driver in Kuwait and another tour of Northern Ireland in 1995.
	www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk /2005Troop/Term_1/MTT_UPWI2.htm (340 words)

	The Scotsman - Scotland - Faslane 'vulnerable to terrorists' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He writes: "While the entrance to Faslane now appears to be reinforced with protective barricades, activists have entered the facility illegally, and the entire establishment is left in full view to the outside world.
		Faslane and Coulport are defended on land by the 500-strong Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines, as well as hundreds of unarmed Ministry of Defence guards and armed MoD police who carry out regular patrols outside the perimeter.
		The Clyde Marine Unit, the largest armed marine police force in Europe, maintains a constant patrol of the waters around the facilities.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=2004062005 (917 words)

	KATU 2 - Portland, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Fast Inshore Attack, or FIA, element of the training was introduced four years ago after the suicide attack in Yemen.
		Group revives effort to oust Marion County judge
		KATU TV trademarks are also subject to legal protection and may not be used without KATU TV's prior written consent.
	www.katu.com /news/story.asp?id=68464 (437 words)

	How Iran, Britain came close to clashes - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A few weeks ago Iranian Revolutionary Guards caught and imprisoned six British Royal Marines who were alleged to have strayed with their three riverine patrol boats inside Iranian territorial waters on the Shatt al-Arab waterway.
		In London defence sources now say it was the Iranians who deliberately swooped across the waterway, capturing the marine contingent which was hugging the Iraqi shoreline and was under strict instructions to avoid any manoeuvres that could be construed as a provocation by Tehran.
		Mid-late June saw a tense stand-off between the UK and Iran after three riverine patrol boats crewed by two Royal Navy petty officers and six Royal Marines from the Fleet Protection Group were “caught” inside Iranian territorial water on the Shatt al-Arab waterway.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/july042004/fp2.asp (1226 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Faslane goes on public show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The event is designed to allow the people of Scotland to gain an insight into what goes on in the military establishment – one of the economic powerhouses of Scotland.
		But the nature of the base – which is home to a fleet of nuclear submarines, including Britain’s nuclear deterrent aboard the V-class boats – and the physical constraints of the site means that staff from the base must set up their stalls a few miles along the shore.
		The only thing limiting the fair’s success – apart from dull weather – was simple logistics; the show site is restricted and the boats running out to Campbeltown and along the loch to the base cannot satisfy the demand.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2004/0407/0004071901.asp (531 words)

	Navy Matters \| Operational Commands
		The RN has recently made major changes to its operational organisation, has organised a new Battle Staff and also disbanded the old squadron system for major warships (both surface and submarines) and moved to a base orientated flotilla system for support and administrative purposes.
		All operational Royal Navy ships and those engaged in trails or training are always ultimately under the 4* (i.e.
		Admiral) command of Commander in Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET), whose staff are at the impressive new Fleet Headquarters (Fleet HQ) at Whale Island, Portsmouth.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /ops.htm (546 words)

	2nd FAST trains with British Royal Marines
		During the three-week evolution, the Marines go through various training phases including enhanced marksmanship trianing, endurance training and helicopter operations.
		Even though the British Marines were more accustomed to different training, they all showed great enthusiasm for the course with 2nd FAST.
		Both the U.S. and British Marines will be moving into the second training evolution in the United Kingdom during the first three weeks of August.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usmc3_080304,00.html (499 words)

	Scotsman.com News - International - Confusion reigns over release of Britons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Just before midday, the Iranian foreign ministry issued a statement reporting that the men, thought to include members of the elite Fleet Protection Group of Royal Marines based at Faslane, had been released.
		Diplomats in Tehran had said the eight men, six Royal Marines and two sailors, would be handed over yesterday in Khuzestan province in south-west Iran.
		British diplomats arrived at the handover point early yesterday afternoon but shortly afterwards the first suggestions came from Iran that the handover would be delayed for another day.
	news.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=723252004 (926 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Marine charged with guns theft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A Royal Marine from Northern Ireland has been accused of stealing two guns from a Scottish naval base, it was revealed today.
		John Hickman (aged 24) from Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, was released on bail after being formally charged at a court hearing in Dumbarton.
		The SA80 rifle is capable of firing 600 rounds per minute and is accurate at a range of up to 400 metres, while the Browning 9mm semi-automatic handgun is the sidearm of choice for soldiers in close-quarter combat.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2005/10/18/story225969.html (386 words)

	August 2004 Military News
		11th MEU (SOC) assumes control of Iraqi provinces Marine Corps News 03 Aug 2004 -- The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) assumed operational control of the An Najaf and Al Qadisiyah provinces during a ceremony here July 31.
		Naval Hospital Deploys More Corpsmen Navy News Service 03 Aug 2004 -- As 13 Navy hospital corpsmen returned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from Iraq July 14, more than 30 other hospital corpsmen were preparing to deploy to replace the returnees in support of the global war on terrorism.
		Air Force general denies Schmidt appeal AFPN 03 Aug 2004 -- A U.S. Air Force general has denied the appeal of an Illinois Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot regarding the punishment he received for his role in a 2002 friendly fire incident in Afghanistan.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2004/08/08-03_index.htm (927 words)

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