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It has been a busy week for J Company of 42 Commando Royal Marines who have been part of the disaster relief effort in the Philippines.

• Updated: 4 December 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

For the past week, Royal Marines from 40 Commando have been training at a US Marine Corps facility in the searing heat of the Californian desert.

• Updated: 28 September 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A £36 million contract has been awarded to Marine Specialised Technology to deliver 18 new police patrol craft for the MOD and Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) Forces.

• Updated: 16 June 2021

First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Royal Navy Sea King helicopter pilots and their crews from the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have been training for their deployment to Afghanistan in the Californian desert.

• Updated: 16 July 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral George Zambellas, received a warm welcome last week, despite being 200 miles (322km) inside the Arctic Circle, when he visited the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) training base in Bardufoss, Norway.

• Updated: 24 February 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

More than 3,000 sailors and marines are gearing up for a three-month training deployment to the Mediterranean - this year's key workout of the UK's high-readiness task force.

• Updated: 27 September 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Exercise Joint Warrior is conducted in the spring and autumn of each year, and the first Joint Warrior of 2012 (JW 121) is taking place between…

• Updated: 16 April 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Over the last three months, a number of checkpoints in the Nad ‘Ali district, which were under the control of ISAF forces, have been handed …

• Updated: 11 July 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Julian Brazier meets reservists to find out why they wanted to join 131 Commando.

• Updated: 23 July 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

847 Naval Air Squadron personnel have returned to RNAS Yeovilton after a month-long training package in the deserts of California.

• Updated: 11 December 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The army showed off its new command at Upavon airfield in Wiltshire yesterday, during Exercise Griffin Herald.

• Updated: 27 March 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

20th Armoured Brigade has taken over command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan from 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 15.

• Updated: 10 October 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The UK’s conventional force level will remain at 9,500 for the duration of the deployment. The forces deploying include: • 20th Armoured Brigade…

• Updated: 13 July 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Royal Marines are further strengthening ties between the militaries of the UK and France as they take part in Exercise Corsican Lion in the Mediterranean.

• Updated: 23 October 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A group of Royal Marines reservists has recently taken part in Exercise Black Alligator 13 in the Mojave Desert in California.

• Updated: 30 October 2013

Three-hundred Clyde-based Royal Marines were joined by family members and friends yesterday, 3 April, to mark the official formation of 43 Commando.

• Updated: 4 April 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond joined commanders recently returned from operations in Afghanistan yesterday as they briefed MPs and peers on the progress made during their six-month tour in Helmand province.

• Updated: 20 October 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Defence Secretary said today that the future of the Royal Marines in Scotland is secure.

• Updated: 2 February 2017

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Pilots and aircrew from the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) recently got to see their helicopters from an enemy perspective when they were allowed to target aircraft with Taliban weaponry.

• Updated: 12 April 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The two-week, tri-Service exercise, Joint Warrior, which saw thousands of troops from five nations converge in Scotland, drew to a close last week.

• Updated: 3 May 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government