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	Royal Marines Base Chivenor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by the Royal Marines.
		It is situated on the northern shore of the Taw estuary, on the North coast of Devon, England.
		In 1994 the TWU left Chivenor merging with No 4 Flying Training School at RAF Valley, with the RAF handing the airfield over to the Royal Marines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Marines_Base_Chivenor (360 words)

	Royal Marines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most historic achievement of these Marines was the capture of the mole during the assault on Gibraltar (sailors of the Royal Navy captured the Rock itself) and the subsequent defense of the fortress alongside the Netherlands Marines in 1704.
		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.
		As the descendent of the old marine regiments of the British Army, the Royal Marines has a position in the Order of Precedence of the infantry; this is after the 49th Regiment of Foot, the descendant of which is the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Marine (4586 words)

	Royal Marines Base Chivenor: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British (British: The people of Great Britain) military base used primarily by the Royal Marines (Royal Marines: the corps of royal marines, usually just known as the royal marines (rm), are...
		It is situated on the northern shore of the Taw estuary, on the North coast of Devon (Devon: A county in southwestern England), England (England: A division of the United Kingdom).
		The Marines have an existing equipment testing base at Arromanches Camp, in Instow (Instow: instow is a village in north devon (a county of south west england)....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/royal_marines_base_chivenor (466 words)

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		Royal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom.
		Royal Marines Base ChivenorRoyal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by the Royal Marines.
		ShropshireShropshire (abbreviated Salop or Salops) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh preserved counties of Powys and Clwyd....
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	The Royal Air Force - Stations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Station Commander is based at Wyton but maintains offices at all 3 locations, as do his 2 functional wing commanders, OC Personnel Support Wing and OC Station Support Wing.
		The only units now based at Chivenor are "A" Flight of 22 Squadron with two Sea King HAR3A helicopters for Search and Rescue duties and its HQ Flight, and No 624 Volunteer Gliding School operating Vigilant T1 motor gliders.
		Units currently based at Cosford are No 1 School of Technical Training, the Birmingham University Air Squadron operating Tutor T1s, and No 633 Volunteer Gliding School with Vigilant T1s.
	www.raf.mod.uk /stations/gen_base.html (2016 words)

	Royal Navy Community Web site - Organisations and Units - Naval Chaplaincy Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A major Naval Base in Plymouth, which is home to a range of ships and submarines of the RN, together with facilities for their repair and refit.
		42 Commando Royal Marines is based at Bickleigh, North of Plymouth on the fringes of Dartmoor.
		Based in Fisher Block (about to be re-modelled) and an office on the dockyard wall, the Team is well placed to offer support and leadership.
	www.rncom.mod.uk /organisations/naval_chaplain/chap_west.cfm (914 words)

	MILNET:
		Royal Marines Base Chivenor -Originally a civil airfield opened in the 1930s, the RAF took over the site from May 1940 for use as a Coastal Command Station.
		With the amalgamation of the RNAS and the Royal Flying Corps on 1 April 1918, ownership of Cranwell was placed in the hands of the Royal Air Force.
		The unit based at Northolt responsible for VIP transport is No 32 (Royal) Squadron which operates 6 BAe125s, 2 BAe146s and 3 Squirrel HCC1s, and incorporates the aircraft of the former Queen's Flight.
	www.milnet.com /UK-mil.htm (3509 words)

	SERVICES BASE LOCATION REFERENCE SITE - The Royal Marines :: Instant local & global information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The colourful and exciting history of the Royal Marines is brought to life through dramatic and interactive displays at the RM Museum, Southsea, Portsmouth.
		To support the Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel and their families in peacetime and war by helping prevent or reduce the effects of personal difficulties, especially those which arise as a result of Service life, in order to optimise the military capability of the Serviceman or woman.
		The Royal Marines Benevolent Fund's principal purpose is to benefit persons who are serving or who have served in the Royal Marines, or their dependants, to relieve need, hardship or distress.
	www.2day.ws /hivegb/section/TheRoyalMarines (381 words)

	Royal Marines Base Chivenor - TheBestLinks.com - Devon, England, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, ...
		Royal Marines Base Chivenor, Devon, England, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom...
		It is situated on the North coast of Devon, England.
		In 1995 the RAF left Chivenor, handing it over to the Marines.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Royal_Marines_Base_Chivenor.html (209 words)

	Barracks
		Royal Marines and Engineers Barracks are usually named after their place of location.
		British Army barracks, as opposed to Naval or Marine barracks, are named on the basis of various principles, usually depending on the whim of the units resident there at the time of the naming ceremony.
		NAF Base Makurdi, NAF Base Ikeja, NAF Base Abuja, NAF Base Jos etc. Most Naval Barracks are also geographic - although the Tamandu Barracks in Lagos is historical, named after the town of Tamandu in Burma during the WW2 Arakan campaign.
	www.dawodu.com /barrack3.htm (2068 words)

	Coypool - Helicopter Database
		The worldwide deployment of British forces saw radical changes during the 1950s and 1960s and by 1971, the Royal Marines had returned from Near and Far East bases to its headquarters in Plymouth.
		The Coypool base functions were transferred to Chivenor and the helicopters moved to RNAS Yeovilton to join 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron.
		Around 1995, the base finally closed and the area has now been redeveloped into a Woodland Park with riverside walk and cycle track along the old Launceston branch railway line.
	www.helis.com /database/go/uk_coypool.php (196 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Royal Marines deployed to Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Royal Marines of 45 Commando are to go into Afghanistan to help mop up remaining Al Qaeda terrorists and Taliban resistance, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced yesterday.
		They will be joined by other elements of the main Commando group which are preparing to deploy from their base at RM Condor in Arbroath.
		Also included are 7 Battery of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery, from Plymouth, 59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers, and elements of the Commando Logistics Regiment, both from Chivenor.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2002/0203/0002031901.asp (477 words)

	Untitled Document
		Originally HMS Daedalus, a Royal Naval Air Service training and airship base, the site that is now RAF Cranwell was taken over by the RAF in 1918 for officer cadet training, a role it fulfills to this day at the famous RAF College.
		Also based on the main airfield is the RAF College Air Squadron with Tutor T1s, and on the Cranwell North grass airfield is the Cranwell Gliding Club, part of the RAF Gliding and Soaring Association (RAFGSA).
		Initially a flying training base of the Royal Flying Corps in 1916, the Station closed in 1920, re-opening in 1926 as a bomber base, a role that continued until 1984 with the withdrawal from service of the last Vulcan aircraft.
	www.440squadron.co.uk /Pages/f_stn.htm (5253 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Devon \| Earthquake aid troops return home
		The 76 troops from 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers and 10 Royal Marines from 42 Commando in Plymouth had worked in temperatures that dropped to -10C (14F), experiencing freezing rain and snow while carrying out work to help rebuild communities.
		Royal Engineer Lance Cpl Fraser Gasgarth said: "We were building more shelters for communities, large shelters and schools for quite a few villages so as normal life could start again."
		The troops from One Squadron RAF Regiment were part of a multi-national force based at Basra airport.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/devon/4674038.stm (410 words)

	Royal Marines Base Chivenor: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British (The people of Great Britain)
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	Royal Marines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We have compiled many new Royal Marines resources to help you find the Royal Marines your looking for.
		There are three Royal Marines Commando infantry units in the Brigade: 40 Commando located at Norton Manor near Taunton in Somerset, 42 Commando at Bickleigh, near Plymouth, Devon, and 45 Commando at Arbroath on the east coast of Scotland.
		This is because the 49th Foot was the last regiment raised prior to the formation of the Corps of Marines in 17551.
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	ALERT 5 - Daily Military Aviation News
		The U.S. Marine Corps is surveying industry for potential candidates to fill an urgent requirement for a Tier II unmanned aerial vehicle, one that would give commanders persistent surveillance out to about 50 miles.
		The USAF 23rd Fighter Group from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, flying the A-10, are serving a four-month stint in Afghanistan.
		Three U.S. Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461 Detachment Bravo were awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism during a training accident at Godoria Range, Djibouti, on June 22, 2003.
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		CHIVERTON, England--The asphalt runway of the Royal Marines Airfield at Chivenor in North Devon bears no resemblance to the broad wastes of the Southern Ocean, but it is ideal for rig testing of the 100-foot long catamaran, which Pete Goss has entered for The Race.
		On Wednesday, Goss and his design team revealed the one-tenth scale test rig, mounted 20 feet to the side of a Land Rover in which were the computers recording the stresses and strains of the cantilevered rig.
	www.sailingscuttlebutt.com /archived_Detail.asp?key=1361 (2725 words)

	Category:Royal Air Force bases - TheBestLinks.com - List of RAF bases, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This category is for past and present Royal Air Force bases, both flying an non-flying.
		It includes bases not owned by the RAF but where it has a permenant presence.
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		Has military bases and installations upon the Arabian Peninsula, which violates the Muslim holy land, in order to threaten neighbouring Muslim countries.
		UK watersIn UK waters, the protection of fishery areas and offshore gas and oil installat Royal Area e.
		Supporting units3 Commando Brigade not only consists of Royal Marines units, but also of combat support elements provided by other branches of the armed forces, mainly the Army.
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	Stations
		Royal Marines Base Chivenor - "A flight" - 22 SQN
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	BBC NEWS \| England \| Devon \| Crews tackle chemical store fire
		A Royal Marines foam tender was also used to fight the fire
		More than 40 firefighters have spent the night tackling a fire at a north Devon chemicals store.
		A foam tender from Royal Marines Base Chivenor was also brought in.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/devon/4170494.stm (212 words)

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		A GREEN Goddess fire engine twice broke down while on its way to a training base earlier this week.
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