79 Bty Gp, 42 Commando Group, Forkhill ‘02.

Sent in by Stu Taylor.

Hopefully will include this house's link to James Bond author Ian Fleming and his top secret commando unit...

The 27 Special Operations Wing out of Cannon Air Force Base operated two MC-130J Commando II and two U-28A Draco aircraft during Ex #ArcticEdge24 , where more than 400 joint and Allied SOF deployed alongside SOCNORTH in extreme cold conditions to sharpen #SOF readiness.
#AE24 NATO Allied SOF Command (SOFCOM)

Three stories for today:

🔵 Royal Marines-designed ice body bag used to save runners' lives

⚪ UK firms set to manufacture weapons inside Ukraine

🟡 New Type 26 frigate well prepared to sail into harm's way

This is how US special ops forces drop into Europe.

They joined 11 other nations for Exercise Trojan Footprint, the biannual two-week-long exercise.

Read more here 👉 brnw.ch/21wIImG

The Mighty Fighting Forty Fifth in Norway.

45 Cdo love it when it's icers. Gen dit no shit woolly pully norgy.

Royal Marines from 40 Commando in a Christmas firefight against the Taliban.

Welcome to Portsmouth warships Cherkasy and Chernihiv… 🇬🇧🇺🇦

Two former #RoyalNavy ships now serving with the Ukrainian Navy will be a frequent sight in the waters off the South Coast as they operate from their new temporary home at HMNB Portsmouth.

Wing over, Wing over, GO!! Back in the cockpit perfecting those general handling #manoeuvres with determination and precision 👌
Hope you all had a great Easter !! 🐣
#weare846

The last of Ian Fleming 's commandos catches up on the latest on his ex-boss. Thank you Nicholas Shakespeare !
UK Commando Force Operations Royal Marines RM Historical Society Bletchley Park James Bond Ric CoIe 🇬🇧 David O'Keefe HarvillSecker
#WW2 #Veterans #Bond

Army Special Forces students are learning Ukrainian in new language course trib.al/ANQtFRZ

Delta Coy, 40 Commando Royal Marines on foot patrol near Kajaki, Afghanistan.

Recently, members of the UK Commando Force joined partners from across NATO Allied SOF Command (SOFCOM) on Ex #TrojanFootprint24 hosted by US Spec Ops Europe.
The exercise tested a range of #SOF skills and developed interoperability amongst partner units.
For more: dvidshub.net/news/468092/sp…
#WeAreNATO 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

Marine Corps Base Quantico🇺🇸 is gearing up for the Virginia Gauntlet and the 💪 Marines are ready!

Events run from 16 to 19 April. They bring together more than 250 Royal Marines from across the pond that will go head-to-head with our U.S. Marines.

The multi-mission #AW159 Wildcat conducting Medical Evacuation #MEDEVAC during desert operations.

#WildcatWednesday

The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School is reestablishing its psychological warfare school. trib.al/HYAGQcn

Recently, members of the UK Commando Force joined partners from across NATO Allied SOF Command (SOFCOM) on Ex #TrojanFootprint24 hosted by US Spec Ops Europe.
The exercise tested a range of #SOF skills and developed interoperability amongst partner units.
For more: dvidshub.net/news/468092/sp…
#WeAreNATO 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

To enable them to operate unhindered by any military authorities and 'job's-worth's', 30 AU officers were issued with special passes.
They didn't always work...at 1st anyway...
UK Commando Force Operations RM Historical Society The New Royal Marines Museum The National Museum of the Royal Navy Royal Navy
#DDay80 #SHAEF #WW2

Good luck to all the @royalmarines and members of our amazing The Bands of HM Royal Marines as they take on the U.S. Marines as part of Exercise Virginia Gauntlet Marine Corps Base Quantico🇺🇸
🇬🇧🤜🏻💥🤛🏻🇺🇸

It's National Gin and Tonic Day. The gin and tonic became popular after the British Army used the concoction to administer quinine and combat malaria. The Royal Navy created their own tonic to prevent scurvy by adding lime and lemon to gin.
#GinAndTonicDay
#WinstonChurchillDay