42 Commando Royal Marines

12/02/2021

42 Commando's current role is as the Royal Marines' Maritime Operations Commando (MOC) responsible for delivering two capabilities:

Maritime Security, including ship's force protection teams, base port protection, maritime intervention operations (MIO) and joint personnel recovery (JPR).

Support, Augment, Liaise & Train (SALT), which can include non-combatant evacuation operations, delivery of humanitarian aid, support to combat operations of partner nations, and the provision of short term training teams to partner nations.

11/02/2021

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Boarding a passenger ferry during training 🇬🇧🇬🇧

11/02/2021

The Royal Marines Charity are live streaming the 298 Troop pass out this Friday at 11am!
Make sure you like their page to be notified when they go live, at approximately 11am.

📽️ Live Streaming this Friday 📽️

Due to COVID restrictions, family and loved ones are sadly unable to attend the King's Squad Pass Out in person. We are delighted to have been granted permission to live stream this incredible & memorable event.

Join us this Friday in celebrating the pass out of 298 Troop The King’s Squad. Royal Marines to your duties, quick march!

👍 Make sure you like this page to be notified of when we go live, at approximately 11am.

10/02/2021

J company specialise in visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations and provide boarding teams to the Royal Navy

09/02/2021

GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) is a troop fire support weapon used to put down a heavy weight of fire and suppress the enemy.

It’s heavier 7.62mm Calibre gives it a devastating effect on both enemy combatants and their morale. Weighing in at 13.85kg (with 50 rounds) it has an effective range range of 800 metres on a bipod and 1,800 metres in the Sustained Fire role. It can provide cover for commandos across great distances and free up movement to allow close combat troops to close with the enemy.

08/02/2021

42 Commando Boarding HMS Tamar.
HMS Tamar and her four sisters are being deployed around the world on long-term missions, operating from overseas ports and bases, patrolling regions of key strategic interest and importance to the UK.
Constabulary duties – counter piracy/terrorism/smuggling – are a key role of the new River-class ships.
Typically the vessels will work with Royal Marines boarding teams – a 50-man mess has been built into the ships to accommodate them.
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Royal Navy

05/02/2021

Pistols are a key part of a commando’s armoury and are vital during close combat.

The G***k carries 17 9mm rounds in its magazine and is a reliable, light and easy to carry sidearm that provides alternative firepower that can be drawn easily in the event of a stoppage of the primary weapon.

Useful when clearing through confined spaces, in compounds, on board ships or when moving through buildings.
Royal Marines

04/02/2021

42 Commando Royal Marines October 1956. Mtarfa Barracks, Malta. OC Captain J. Aubrey - Smith RM.

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