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ous assault was required the royal marines played a central role in the campaign 3 commando brigade was brought up to full combat strength with the addition of the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the parachute regiment alongside 40 42 and 45 commandos troops landed at san carlos water on the western side of east falkland and subsequently yomped across the island towards the capital stanley which surrendered on 14 june 1982 to the 2nd battalion parachute regiment a royal marines divisional headquarters under major general jeremy moore was deployed with moore serving as commander of british land forces during the conflict 60 boarding procedures demonstrated by royal marines aboard the frigate hms somerset in the persian gulf in 2004 the main element of 3 commando brigade was not deployed during the 1991 gulf war however 24 men from k company 42 commando royal marines were deployed in six man teams aboard two royal navy destroyers and frigates they served as ship boarding parties and took part in numerous boardings of suspect vessels additional elements were deployed to provide protection for shipping in ports throughout the gulf the main element of 3 commando brigade was subsequently deployed to northern iraq to provide aid to iraqi kurds as part of operation safe haven 61 in 1992 recruitment into the rm band service was opened to women 62 from 2000 onwards the royal marines began transitioning from their traditional light infantry role with the introduction of the commando 21 concept increased emphasis on force protection led to the introduction of the viking the first armoured vehicle operated by the royal marines in half a century 63 amid growing concerns about hate crime terrorism and attacks targeting jewish communities in the uk former royal marines were hired to help protect synagogues and jewish schools 64 65 these measures followed incidents including the golders green stabbing and arson attacks on hatzola emergency service vehicles 66 the use of former royal marines for this role is an exceptional arrangement rather than a standard one as ordinary security guards or volunteers are routinely employed to guard community sites 67 68 note v denoted british army reserve units current status and deployment edit personnel edit royal marines in sangin afghanistan 2010 the royal marines form part of his majesty s naval service alongside the royal navy and the royal fleet auxiliary and are under the full command of the fleet commander despite this the royal marines use the same rank structure as the british army uniquely within the british armed forces officers and other ranks undertake initial commando and specialist training together at the commando training centre royal marines ctcrm 69 on average 26 000 people apply to join the royal marines commandos each year although only around 400 complete training successfully 70 number of royal marines personnel 2000 2022 inclusive at their wartime peak in 1944 during the second world war more than 70 000 men served in the royal marines following the allied victory the corps was rapidly reduced to a post war strength of 13 000 personnel when national service ended in 1960 the marines were reduced again this time to an all commando trained force of 9 000 personnel 71 as of 1 january 2021 the royal marines had a strength of 5 968 regular personnel and a combined strength of approximately 6 500 including reserves 72 the royal marines are also the only british force element capable of conducting amphibious operations at brigade level 73 equipment edit main article list of equipment of the royal marines light weapons edit the primary general use rifle of the future commando force 74 is the ks 1 l403 75 specialist commando units also use the sig sauer mcx 76 however the 5 56 mm l85a2 rifle remains in service with other royal marines personnel 77 sometimes fitted with the l123a3 underslung grenade launcher 77 support fire is provided by the l7a2 general purpose machine gun gpmg 77 the royal marines sniper weapon of choice is the bolt action accuracy international l96 chambered in 338 lapua magnum 78 the l129a2 is in service as the designated marksman rifle 79 other weapons include the javelin anti tank guided missile 77 the nlaw disposable anti tank missile the l131a1 pistol 77 and the fairbairn sykes fighting knife 80 vehicles edit the royal marines maintain no heavy armoured units however they operate a fleet of lightly armoured and highly mobile vehicles intended for amphibious landings or rapid deployment the primary armoured fighting vehicle operated by the viking squadron is the bvs 10 viking all terrain armoured vehicle 81 other lighter vehicles include the land rover wolf and the jackal 2 mwmik protected patrol vehicle 82 artillery edit field artillery support is provided by 29th commando regiment royal artillery of the british army using the l118 light gun a 105 mm towed howitzer the regiment is commando trained 83 aviation edit the commando helicopter force of the fleet air arm provides transport helicopters in support of the royal marines it currently uses both merlin hc4 4a medium lift transport and wildcat ah1 light transport reconnaissance helicopters to provide direct aviation support for the corps in addition the royal air force provides chinook heavy lift and puma hc2 medium lift transport helicopters and the british army provides apache ah 64e attack helicopter gunship support 84 vessels edit the royal marines operate a varied fleet of military watercraft designed to transport troops and materiel from ship to shore or conduct river or estuary patrols these include the mk10 landing craft utility and the mk5b landing craft vehicle personnel and the bae fast interceptor craft and mk 11 shallow water combat submersible used by the special boat service other smaller amphibious craft such as the offshore raiding craft rigid raider and inflatable raiding craft are in service in much greater numbers 85 royal marines equipped for arctic warfare during an exercise in norway bvs 10 vikings of the viking squadron on exercise royal marines landing craft utility lcu mk10 a royal marines landing craft vehicle personnel lcvp mk5 royal marines landing craft air cushion lcac organisation edit command structure edit the overall head of the royal marines is king charles iii in his role as commander in chief of the british armed forces the ceremonial head of the royal marines is the captain general royal marines in october 2022 king charles was announced as the new captain general on the occasion of the 358th anniversary of the foundation of the corps 3 full command of the royal marines is vested in the fleet commander fltcdr 86 the operational capability of the corps comprises a number of battalion plus sized units of which seven are designated as commandos 87 commando units 40 commando known as forty commando based at rm norton manor taunton somerset england 45 commando known as four five commando based at rm condor arbroath angus scotland maritime security 42 commando known as four two commando based at rm bickleigh plymouth devon england nuclear deterrent protection 43 commando fleet protection group based at hm naval base clyde faslane argyll and bute intelligence surveillance and target acquisition 30 commando information exploitation group based at stonehouse barracks plymouth surveillance and reconnaissance squadron srs brigade patrol troop raiding 47 commando raiding group based at rm tamar devonport previously 1 assault group rm logistic support 48 commando support group based at rm chivenor devon previously commando logistics regiment viking squadron is an element of the royal marines that operates the viking bvs 10 all terrain vehicle it is based at stanley barracks bovington garrison in dorset with the exception of 43 commando fleet protection group and the 48 commando support group which are each commanded by a full colonel each of these units is commanded by a lieutenant colonel of the royal marines who may have sub specialised in a number of ways throughout their career 88 uk commando force edit main article united kingdom commando force operational command of the five commandos and the 48 commando support group is delegated to uk commando force based at stonehouse barracks this headquarters exercises control as directed by either cincfleet or the permanent joint headquarters 87 other elements edit the other elements of the royal marines outside of the uk commando force are a royal marines team boards us navy destroyer uss o bannon commando training centre this is the training unit for the entire corps and consists of three separate sections commando training wing this is the initial basic commando training section for new recruits to the royal marines and the uk forces all arms commando course specialist wing this provides specialist training in the various trades which marines may elect to join once qualified and experienced in a rifle company command wing this provides command training for both officers and ncos of the royal marines royal marines band service provides regular bands for the royal navy and provides expertise to train rn volunteer bands musicians have an important secondary roles as medics field hospital orderlies cbrn specialists and any other roles that may be required of them personnel may not be commando trained usually wearing the dark blue beret instead of green until 2017 the band service was the only branch of the royal marines to admit women band of hm royal marines portsmouth the royal band hms nelson band of hm royal marines plymouth hms raleigh band of hm royal marines scotland mod caledonia rosyth 89 band of hm royal marines hms collingwood replacing the band of britannia royal naval college band of hm royal marines commando training centre royal marines the band of the royal marines school of music in portsmouth the training band relation between royal marines commando trained personnel and component units structure of a commando edit main article commando 21 40 and 45 commando are each organised into six companies further organised into platoon sized troops as follows 90 command company main hq tactical hq reconnaissance troop with a sniper section mortar troop anti tank at troop medium machine gun troop 2 close combat companies company headquarters 3 close combat troops 2 stand off companies company headquarters heavy machine gun hmg troop at troop close combat troop logistic company a echelon 1 a echelon 2 frt forward repair team rap regimental aid post b echelon in general a rifle company marine will be a member of a four man fire team the building block of commando operations a royal marine works with their team in the field and shares accommodation if living in barracks this structure is a recent development formerly commandos were structured similarly to british army light infantry battalions 91 fleet air arm and flying edit main article fleet air arm royal marines officers and ncos are eligible to serve in the fleet air arm as both fixed wing and rotary wing aircrew 92 93 94 this includes service in the commando helicopter force chf and in fast jets where a royal marine officer has commanded 617 squadron royal air force 95 the chf comprises three helicopter squadrons and is part of joint aviation command 96 it consists of both royal navy rn and royal marines personnel rn personnel need not be commando trained the chf not a royal marine unit being neither under the permanent control of uk commando force nor the commandant general royal marines but rather is allocated to support commando units as required it uses both merlin hc4 4a medium lift and wildcat ah1 light transport reconnaissance helicopters 84 future commando force fcf programme edit see also future commando force 40 commando royal marines helping trial the littoral strike concept in 2020 on 11 april 2017 the first sea lord admiral sir philip jones announced 97 that the royal marines commandos would be restructured making it capable of deploying on special operations as part of the future commando force fcf programme the ministry of defence also said that under the fcf programme the royal marines commandos would take on many of the traditional tasks of the sas and sbs alongside a new army ranger regiment 72 98 as part of this programme navy command also announced the designation of staff and technical capability for a land littoral strike division programme 99 an example of the fcf was depicted by young engineering graduates from the uk naval engineering science and technology forum uknest 100 101 as announced there would be two littoral response groups one based east of suez and one based in the high north 102 on 27 june 2020 the royal marines announced they would adopt a new uniform with multicam camouflage to replace the multi terrain pattern mtp 103 104 selection edit process edit main article royal marines selection and training a royal marine stands beside a tree to sight in his weapon during a training exercise royal marines snipers displaying their l115a1 rifles royal marine commandos are required to undergo the longest and one of the most physically demanding specialist infantry training courses in the world recruit training lasts for 36 weeks for royal marine commandos and 64 weeks for royal marine commando officers potential recruits must be aged 16 to 32 18 to 25 for commissioned officers 105 applicants must undertake a series of interviews medical tests an eye sight test psychometric tests a pjfa pre joining fitness assessment a 5 day cpc candidate preparation course and a 4 week rop recruit orientation phase 106 if an applicant successfully completes all of these phases then they will get selected for a place in mainstream recruit training which will take place at ctcrm commando training centre royal marines in lympstone devon uk a large proportion of training is carried out on dartmoor s inhospitable terrain and woodbury common woodland 107 training edit throughout recruit training royal marines commando recruits develop foundational combat skills physical fitness and mental resilience training covers core marksmanship and close quarters combat cqc alongside tactical subjects such as demolition reconnaissance breaching raiding and sere recruits are also instructed in fieldcraft including camouflage stalking and survival skills as well as mountaineering fast roping cbrn defense amphibious landings and military communications basic military training further includes map reading first aid patrolling leadership and parade ground discipline 108 the best recruit to finish training is awarded the kings badge king george v directed that his royal cypher surrounded by a laurel wreath would be known as the king s badge and would be awarded to the best all round recruit in the king s squad provided that he was worthy of the honour the badge was to be carried on the left shoulder and worn in every rank the king s badge is not awarded to every 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