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3 Commando Brigade

Index 3 Commando Brigade

3 Commando Brigade is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces and the main manoeuvre formation of the Royal Marines. [1]

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Administrative structure of the field forces of the British Army

The field forces of the British Army after the Army 2020 Refine reforms are organised, in garrison, as.

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Air assault

Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft—such as the helicopter—to seize and hold key terrain which has not been fully secured, and to directly engage enemy forces behind enemy lines.

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Al-Faw Peninsula

The al-Faw Peninsula (شبه جزيرة الفاو; also transliterated as Fao or Fawr) is a peninsula in the Persian Gulf, located in the extreme southeast of Iraq.

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All Arms Commando Course

The All Arms Commando Course (AACC) lasts for 13 weeks and is run by the Royal Marines at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM), Lympstone.

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Allied Forces North Norway

Allied Forces North Norway (NON) was a NATO command tasked with the defense of Northern Norway.

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Amphibious warfare

Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach.

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Andy Robinson (loyalist)

Andrew Robinson is a Northern Irish former loyalist paramilitary leader.

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Battle of Al Faw (2003)

The Battle of Al Faw was one of the first battles of the Iraq War.

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Battle of Basra (2003)

The Battle of Basra lasted from 21 March to 6 April 2003 and was one of the first battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Battle of Goose Green

The Battle of Goose Green (28–29 May 1982) was an engagement between British and Argentine forces during the Falklands War.

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Battle of Hill 170

The Battle of Hill 170 was a battle between the British 3rd Commando Brigade and the Japanese 54th Division during the Second World War.

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Battle of Musa Qala

The Battle of Musa Qala (also Qaleh or Qal'eh) was a British led military action in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, launched by the Afghan National Army and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) against the Taliban on 7 December 2007.

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Battle of Ramree Island

The Battle of Ramree Island (also Operation Matador) was fought in January and February 1945, during World War II, as part of the XV Indian Corps offensive on the Southern Front in the Burma Campaign.

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Battle of Umm Qasr

The Battle of Umm Qasr was the first military confrontation in the Iraq War.

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Bernard E. Trainor

Bernard E. Trainor (September 2, 1928 – June 2, 2018) was an American journalist and a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general.

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Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos

Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos is a British war cemetery in the Falkland Islands holding the remains of 13 of the 255 British casualties killed during the Falklands War in 1982, and one other killed in early 1984.

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Brigade Patrol Troop

The Brigade Patrol Troop is a troop of Royal Marines, United Kingdom, under command of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS), 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.

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British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces, also known as Her/His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies.

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British Army during the Second World War

The British Army was, in 1939, a volunteer army, that introduced limited conscription in early 1939, and full conscription shortly after the declaration of war with Germany.

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British Battlegroup

The British Battlegroup or UK Battlegroup is an EU Battlegroup, consisting entirely of British armed forces.

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British brigades of the Second World War

This is a list of British Brigades in the Second World War.

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British Commando operations during the Second World War

The Commandos formed during the Second World War, following an order from the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in June 1940 for a force that could carry out raids against German occupied Europe.

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British Forces Overseas Hong Kong

British Forces Overseas Hong Kong comprised the elements of the British Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines) and Royal Air Force.

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British ground forces in the Falklands War

This is a list of the ground forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War.

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British logistics in the Falklands War

The British military campaign to re-take the Falkland Islands during 1982 depended on complex logistical arrangements.

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Burma Campaign 1944–45

The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily by British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces against the forces of Imperial Japan, who were assisted to some degree by Thailand, the Burmese Independence Army and the Indian National Army.

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Buster Howes

Major General Francis Hedley Roberton "Buster" Howes, (born 22 March 1960) is a Royal Marines officer who was Commandant General Royal Marines from February 2010 to December 2011.

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Camp Souter

Camp Souter is a former Military base located in Kabul, Afghanistan operated by the United Kingdom as part of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) under Operation Herrick (OP H).

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Campbell Hardy

General Sir Campbell Richard Hardy (1906–1984) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1955 to 1959.

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Canberra-class landing helicopter dock

The Canberra class is a ship class of two Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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Captain Hurricane (comics)

Captain Hurricane was a fictional comic book character in Valiant during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Charles Stickland

Major-general Charles Stickland is a Royal Marines officer who is currently Commandant General Royal Marines.

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Chris Terrill

Chris Terrill is a British anthropologist, adventurer, broadcaster, author and filmmaker.

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Christopher Clayton

Rear Admiral Christopher Hugh Trevor Clayton is a former Royal Navy officer who served as a Lynx helicopter pilot during the Falklands War.

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Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006

In January 2006, NATO's focus in southern Afghanistan was to form Provincial Reconstruction Teams with the British leading in Helmand Province and the Netherlands and Canada leading similar deployments in Orūzgān Province and Kandahar Province respectively.

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Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007

US and NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban through 2007.

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Colchester Royal Grammar School

Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) is a state-funded grammar school in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1206 and granted two Royal Charters by Henry VIII (in 1539) and by Elizabeth I (in 1584).

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Cold Response

Cold Response is the name given to Norwegian exercises with invited Partnership for Peace countries held in northern Norway.

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Combat Logistics Battalion 15

Combat Logistics Battalion 15 (CLB-15) is a military logistics battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California.

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Commander Field Army

Commander Field Army is a senior British Army officer who has responsibility for generating and preparing forces for current and contingency operations.

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Commander Operations (Royal Navy)

The Commander Operations (COMOPS) is a senior Royal Navy officer based at Northwood Headquarters who exercises operational command of all national maritime operations on behalf of the Fleet Commander.

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Commander-in-Chief Fleet

The Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET) was the admiral responsible for the operation, resourcing and training of the ships, submarines and aircraft, and personnel, of the British Royal Navy until April 2012.

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Commando

A commando is a soldier or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force often specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting or abseiling.

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Commando (disambiguation)

A commando is an elite light infantry or special forces soldier, trained for quick raid operations.

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Commando Helicopter Force

Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) is a unit of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and an element of the Joint Helicopter Command of the British Armed Forces.

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Commando Logistic Regiment

The role of the Commando Logistic Regiment (CLR), Royal Marines is to provide second line Combat Service Support to 3 Commando Brigade.

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Commandos (United Kingdom)

The Commandos also known as British Commandos were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, for a force that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe.

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David Capewell

Lieutenant General Sir David Andrew Capewell is a Royal Marines officer who has served as Chief of Joint Operations.

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David Cooper (chaplain)

The Reverend David Cooper (born 1944) was the Army Chaplain (or "Padre") attached to the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) during the Falklands War of 1982.

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David Pennefather

Major General David Anthony Somerset Pennefather, (born 17 May 1945) is a former Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1996 to 1998.

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David Peter Lafayette Hunter

David Peter Lafayette Hunter MC (24 November 1919 – 5 September 2001) was a Royal Marines officer who was prisoner of war captive in Colditz Castle during the Second World War.

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David Wilson (Royal Marines officer)

Major General David Wilson, (born 1949) is a Royal Marines officer who briefly served as Commandant General Royal Marines from February to August 2004.

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Dieppe Barracks

Dieppe Barracks is a military installation used by the Singapore Army.

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Economy of Somerset

Somerset is a county in the south west of England.

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Ed Davis (Royal Marines officer)

Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, (born 13 February 1963) is a senior Royal Marines officer.

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Events leading to the Falklands War

There were many events leading to the 1982 Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas in Spanish) between the United Kingdom and Argentina over possession of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia (Georgia del Sur).

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Expeditionary warfare

Expeditionary warfare is the deployment of a state's military to fight abroad, especially away from established bases.

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Falklands War

The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas), also known as the Falklands Conflict, Falklands Crisis, Malvinas War, South Atlantic Conflict, and the Guerra del Atlántico Sur (Spanish for "South Atlantic War"), was a ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands, and its territorial dependency, the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Fleet Air Arm

The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft.

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FN Minimi

The FN Minimi (short for Mini Mitrailleuse; "mini machine gun") is a Belgian 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW developed by Fabrique Nationale (FN) in Herstal by Ernest Vervier.

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Forgotten Voices of the Falklands

Forgotten Voices of the Falklands uses the resources of the Imperial War Museum’s Sound Archive to present the first complete oral history of the Falklands War.

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Forward Operating Base Delhi

FOB Delhi in Afghanistan is a military expeditionary base occupied by the United States Marine Corps.

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Forward Operating Base Jackson

Forward Operating Base Jackson (FOB Jackson) was a United States military base located just west of Sangin Village, Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Fox Bay

Fox Bay (Bahía Fox or Bahía Zorro) is the second largest settlement on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands.

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Gordon Messenger

General Sir Gordon Kenneth Messenger, (born 15 April 1962) is a senior Royal Marines officer who has been Vice Chief of the Defence Staff since May 2016, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach.

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Green beret

The green beret was the official headdress of the British Commandos of the Second World War.

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Gurkha Independent Parachute Company

The Gurkha Independent Parachute Company was a unit of the British Brigade of Gurkas.

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Harold Jones (murderer)

Harold Jones (1906 – 1971) was a child killer from Abertillery, Monmouthshire in Wales.

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Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes (H4H) is a British charity launched on 1 October 2007 to help provide better facilities for British servicemen and women who have been wounded or injured in the line of duty.

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Henry Beverley

Lieutenant General Sir Henry York La Roche Beverley, (born 25 October 1935) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1990 to 1994.

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Her Majesty's Naval Service

Her/His Majesty's Naval Service, also known as the Senior Service, is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service.

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Hew Pike

Lieutenant General Sir Hew William Royston Pike (born 24 April 1943) is a retired senior British Army officer known for his service in the Falklands War and for his command in Northern Ireland.

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History of the Royal Marines

The history of the Royal Marines began on 28 October 1664 with the formation of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot soon becoming known as the Admiral's Regiment.

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HMNB Devonport

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport), is the largest naval base in Western Europe and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.

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HMS Albion (L14)

HMS Albion is an amphibious transport dock of the Royal Navy, the first of the two-ship.

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HMS Ameer (D01)

The escort carrier USS Baffins (CVE-35) (originally AVG-35, then later ACV-35) was launched 18 October 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs.

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HMS Fearless (L10)

HMS Fearless (L10) was a Royal Navy ship that served from 1965 until 2002.

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HMS Glengyle

HMS Glengyle was a cargo ship that served in the Second World War as an infantry landing ship (large) of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Intrepid (L11)

HMS Intrepid (L11) was one of two amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Invincible (R05)

HMS Invincible was the Royal Navy's lead ship of the three light aircraft carriers in her class.

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HMS Ocean (L12)

HMS Ocean is an amphibious assault ship, formerly the UK's helicopter carrier and the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Shoreham (L32)

HMS Shoreham was the lead ship of the of sloops built for the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Tamar (shore station)

HMS Tamar was the name for the British Royal Navy's base in Hong Kong from 1897 to 1997.

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HSC-4

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron FOUR (HSC-4) (previously Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron FOUR (HS-4)), also known as the Black Knights, is a multi-role combat helicopter squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station North Island which operates Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk helicopters deployed aboard aircraft carriers.

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Hugh McManners

Hugh McManners is a musician and a writer: a guitarist and songwriter, an author, and a campaigner for medical research to help war veterans.

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Ian Gourlay

General Sir Basil Ian Spencer Gourlay, (13 November 1920 – 17 July 2013) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1971 to 1975.

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Ian Riches

General Sir Ian Hurry Riches, KCB, DSO (27 September 1908 – 23 December 1996) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1959 to 1962.

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Ian Wheatley

Ian James Wheatley, (born 1962) is a Church of England priest and Royal Navy officer.

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Indian Army during World War II

The British Indian Army during World War II began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men.

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International reactions to the Ghouta chemical attack

International reactions to the Ghouta chemical attack of 21 August 2013 were widespread.

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Jack Churchill

Lieutenant-Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996), was a British Army officer who fought throughout the Second World War armed with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword.

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James Dutton (Royal Marines officer)

Lieutenant General Sir James Benjamin "Jim" Dutton, KCB, CBE, KStJ, ADC (born 21 February 1954) was the Governor of Gibraltar and is a retired Royal Marines officer.

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January 31

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Jeremy Moore

Major General Sir John Jeremy Moore & Bar (5 July 1928 – 15 September 2007) was an English senior Royal Marine officer who served as the commander of the British land forces during the Falklands War in 1982.

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Jerry Thomas (Royal Marines officer)

Major General Jerry Thomas CB is a former Royal Marines officer who served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Intelligence Capability).

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John Blake (cricketer)

John Philip Blake (17 November 1917 – 3 June 1944) was an English cricketer.

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John Richards (Royal Marines officer)

Lieutenant General Sir John Charles Chisholm Richards, (21 February 1927 – 5 October 2004) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household from 1982 to 1991.

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Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime)

Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) (or JEF (M)) (formerly Response Force Task Group (RFTG)), is the Royal Navy's expeditionary task force maintained at high-readiness and available at short notice to respond to unexpected global events.

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Joint Ground Based Air Defence Headquarters

The UK's Joint Ground Based Air Defence HQ or Jt GBAD is a joint (non-deployable), force generating formation under the operational command of Air Command, sitting under No.1 Group RAF.

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Joint Rapid Reaction Force

The Joint Rapid Reaction Force (JRRF) is a formation of the British Armed Forces; it consists of a pool of specialised units from all three armed services tasked with rapid deployment worldwide at short notice.

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Julian Thompson (Royal Marines officer)

Major General Julian Howard Atherden Thompson, (born 7 October 1934) is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands War.

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Kate Nesbitt

Kate Louise Nesbitt MC (born 21 April 1988) is a pharmacy technician in the Royal Navy.

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Kodandera Subayya Thimayya

General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya, DSO was a distinguished soldier of the Indian Army who served as Chief of Army Staff from 1957 to 1961 in the crucial years leading up to the conflict with China in 1962.

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Light Dragoons

The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army.

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Light infantry

Light infantry is a designation applied to certain types of foot soldiers (infantry) throughout history, typically having lighter equipment or armament or a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry.

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List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy

The professional head of the Royal Navy is known as the First Sea Lord (1SL) as well as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS).

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List of marches of the British Armed Forces

The following is a list of official marches of the British Armed Forces.

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List of militaries by country

This is a list of militaries by country, including the main branches and sub-branches.

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List of Old Shirburnians

Sherborne School is a British independent boys school, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England.

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List of paratrooper forces

The following is an incomplete list of paratrooper forces from around the world.

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List of Royal Navy shore establishments

This is a list of shore establishments (or stone frigates) of the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve.

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List of Special Reconnaissance organizations

The following list of organizations possess the capability to conduct Special Reconnaissance (SR) and other special operations roles, with SR often by specialists within them.

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List of U.S. Department of Defense code names

This is an incomplete list of U.S. Department of Defense code names primarily the two-word series variety.

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M3 Amphibious Rig

The M3 Amphibious Rig is a self-propelled amphibious bridging vehicle that is used for the projection of tanks and other vehicles across water obstacles.

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Main Operating Base Lashkar Gah

MOB Lashkar Gah is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in Lashkargah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Main Operating Base Price

MOB Price is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan It was formerly a forward operating base until 2012 but has been expanded.

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Marines

Marines, also known as a marine corps or naval infantry, are typically an infantry force that specializes in the support of naval and army operations at sea and on land, as well as the execution of their own operations.

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Martin Garrod

Lieutenant General Sir John Martin Carruthers Garrod, (29 May 1935 – 17 April 2009) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1987 to 1990.

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Martin Smith (Royal Marines officer)

Major General Martin Linn Smith, (born 30 July 1962) is a senior Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines.

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Medical Assistant (Royal Navy)

The Medical Assistant.

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Michael Wilkins

Lieutenant General Sir Michael Compton Lockwood Wilkins, (4 January 1933 – 25 April 1994) was a senior Royal Marines officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 1990 to 1994.

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Military beret

Berets have been a component of the uniforms of many armed forces throughout the world since the mid-20th century.

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Military history of Scotland

Historically, Scotland has a long military tradition that predates the Act of Union with England.

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Mountain leader

A mountain leader is a military professional specialising in delivering training for, or leading, operations in high altitude or extremely low temperature environments.

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Mountain warfare

Mountain warfare refers to warfare in the mountains or similarly rough terrain.

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Navy Command (Royal Navy)

Navy Command is a military formation and the senior command organisation of the British Royal Navy.

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Netherlands Marine Corps

The Korps Mariniers is the elite amphibious infantry component of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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Netherlands–United Kingdom relations

The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have a strong political and economic partnership.

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Nick Vaux

Major General Nicholas Francis Vaux, is a retired Royal Marines officer who commanded 42 Commando during the Falklands War.

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No. 1 Commando

The No.

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No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment

No.

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No. 27 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 3 Commando

No.

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No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando

No.

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No. 5 Commando

No.

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Non-U.S. recipients of U.S. gallantry awards

This is a list of non-U.S. recipients of U.S. gallantry awards.

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Norman Tailyour

General Sir Norman Hastings Tailyour, (1914–1979) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1965 to 1968.

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NORTHAG wartime structure in 1989

The Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) was a NATO military formation comprising five Army Corps from five NATO member nations.

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Operation Diesel

Operation Diesel was a raid by 700 British troops from the Royal Marines 45 Commando, 42 Commando, and the 3 Commando Brigade's Reconnaissance Force, as well as armoured infantry and close reconnaissance from 1st Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1 PWRR) on a Taliban drug factory and arms stronghold in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 7, 2009.

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Operation Herrick order of battle

This is the Operation Herrick ground order of battle, which lists any British ground forces that have taken part in the duration of Operation Herrick between 2002 and 2014.

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Operation Jurist

Operation Jurist referred to the British recapture of Penang following Japan's surrender in 1945.

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Operation Lightning

Operation Lightning may refer to one of the following military operations.

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Operation Musketeer (1956)

Operation Musketeer (Opération Mousquetaire) was the Anglo-French plan for the invasion of the Suez canal zone to capture the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis in 1956.

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Operation Paraquet

Operation Paraquet was the code name for the British military operation to recapture the island of South Georgia from Argentine military control in April 1982 at the start of the Falklands War.

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Operation Provide Comfort

Operation Provide Comfort and Provide Comfort II were military operations initiated by the United States and other Coalition nations of the Gulf War, starting in April 1991, to defend Kurds fleeing their homes in northern Iraq in the aftermath of the Gulf War and deliver humanitarian aid to them.

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Operation Red Dagger

Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger in Pashto) was an 18-day-long campaign with its aims and objectives centred on four Taliban strongholds near the town of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Operation Sutton

During the 1982 Falklands War, Operation Sutton was the code name for the British landings on the shores of San Carlos Water, at Ajax Bay and Port San Carlos, near the San Carlos on East Falkland.

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Operation Telic

Operation Telic (Op TELIC) was the codename under which all of the United Kingdom's military operations in Iraq were conducted between the start of the Invasion of Iraq on 19 March 2003 and the withdrawal of the last remaining British forces on 22 May 2011.

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Operation Telic order of battle

This is the Operation Telic order of battle, which lists the British forces that took part in Operation Telic, including.

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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Peter Hellings

General Sir Peter William Cradock Hellings, (1916–1990) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1968 to 1971.

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Peter Whiteley (Royal Marines officer)

General Sir Peter John Frederick Whiteley, (13 December 1920 – 1 February 2016) was a British Royal Marines officer.

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Peter Young (historian)

Brigadier Peter Young, DSO, MC & Two Bars (28 July 1915 – 13 September 1988) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, served with distinction with the British Commandos.

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Philippa Tattersall

Major Philippa Joan Angel Tattersall, nicknamed "Pip", is a Scottish soldier, born 1975 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire.

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Plympton Grammar School Old Boys

Plympton Grammar School Old Boys is an English field hockey team in Plymouth, Devon.

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Ramped cargo lighter

The ramped cargo lighter or RCL was a landing craft used in many parts of the world during the Second World War.

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Rapier (missile)

Rapier is a surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army to replace their towed Bofors 40/L70 anti-aircraft guns.

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Rick Jolly

Surgeon-Captain Richard Tadeusz Jolly OBE (29 October 1946 – 13 January 2018) was a Royal Navy medical officer who served in the 1982 Falklands War and was later decorated by both the British and Argentine governments for his distinguished conduct during the conflict.

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RM Chivenor

Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by 3 Commando Brigade.

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RM Condor

RM Condor is a large Royal Marines base located near Arbroath in East Angus, Scotland.

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Robert Fry

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Alan Fry, (born 6 April 1951)Debrett's: Linked 2013-08-15 served as a Royal Marine for over 30 years and was involved in military operations in Northern Ireland, the Gulf, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Robert Fulton (Royal Marines officer)

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Henry Gervase Fulton, (born 21 December 1948) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Governor of Gibraltar from 2006 until 2009.

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Robert Houghton

Major-General Robert Dyer Houghton (7 March 1912 – 17 January 2011), commonly known as "Titch", was a Royal Marines officer of the Second World War and post-war period.

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Robert Raikes (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Robert Henry Taunton Raikes KCB CVO DSO (1885–1953) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station.

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Robin Ross

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Jeremy "Robin" Ross, (born 28 November 1939) is a former Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1994 to 1996.

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Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is the artillery arm of the British Army.

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Royal Citadel, Plymouth

The Royal Citadel in Plymouth, Devon, England, was built in the late 1660s to the design of Sir Bernard de Gomme.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

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Royal Marines

The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is the amphibious light infantry of the Royal Navy.

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Royal Marines Armoured Support Group

The current Royal Marines Armoured Support Group (RMASG) is an element of the Royal Marines that operates the Viking BvS 10 All Terrain Vehicle.

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Royal Marines Band Service

The Royal Marines Band Service is the musical wing of the Royal Navy.

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Royal Marines Police

The Royal Marines Police is a unit of the Royal Navy Police and the military police of the British Royal Marines.

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Royal Marines selection and training

Royal Marines recruit training is the longest basic modern infantry training programme of any Commonwealth, or North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) combat troops.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Royal Navy Police

The Royal Navy Police (RNP) is the service police branch of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.

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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment.

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Royal Signals trades

The Royal Signals trades are the employment specialisations of the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army.

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Royal Yeomanry

The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is the senior reserve light cavalry regiment of the Army Reserve.

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Sarie Marais

"Sarie Marais" (also known as "My Sarie Marais" and pronounced "May SAH-ree mah-REH") is a traditional South African folk song, created during either the First Anglo-Boer War (c. 1880) (less likely) or the Second Anglo-Boer War (ca. 1900).

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Scraesdon Fort

Scraesdon Fort, near the village of Antony, is one of several forts in South East Cornwall which formed part of the ring of forts surrounding Plymouth to protect Plymouth Sound and, in particular, Plymouth docks from enemy naval attack.

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Siege of Musa Qala

The Siege of Musa Qala took place between July 17 and September 12, 2006 in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

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Ski warfare

Ski warfare, the use of ski-equipped troops in war, is first recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century.

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Skirmish at Top Malo House

The Skirmish at Top Malo House was fought on 31 May 1982 during the Falklands War, between 1st Assault Section Argentine Special Forces from 602 Commando Company and a patrol formed from staff and trainees of the British Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre, a training detachment of the Royal Marines who were under the Control of 3 Commando Brigade for Operation Corporate.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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South West England

South West England is one of nine official regions of England.

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Special Boat Service

The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.

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Special Service Brigade

The Special Service Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Stonehouse Barracks

Stonehouse Barracks is a military installation at Stonehouse, Plymouth.

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Structure of the Royal Navy in 1989

At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Royal Navy structure was as follows: The First Sea Lord was an Admiral who commanded Her Majesty's Naval Service.

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The Black Major

The Black Major (published name John Shepherd) is a fictional character from the Action Force series depicted in the Battle Action Force comic books and Palitoy action figures as a European version of G.I. Joe.

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The Incredible Hulk (film)

The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures.

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The Rifles

The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Tony Milton

Major General Anthony Arthur Milton, (born 19 August 1949) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2002 to 2004.

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Umm Qasr Port

Umm Qasr Port is Iraq's only deep water port, part of the city of Umm Qasr.

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United States Navy SEALs

The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly abbreviated as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command.

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Westminster Dragoons

The Westminster Dragoons (WDs) is central London’s only Army Reserve cavalry subunit.

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William Chesarek

William David Chesarek Jr., DFC of Temecula, California is an officer of the United States Marine Corps.

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131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers

131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers is an Army Reserve unit, and part of 24 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers.

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148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery

148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery is a specialist Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation (NGSFO) unit within 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines.

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15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps.

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1945

This year also marks the end of the Second World War, the deadliest conflict in human history.

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1957 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1957 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident

On 6 June 1982, during the Falklands War, the British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer engaged and destroyed a British Army Gazelle helicopter, serial number XX377, in a friendly fire incident, killing all four occupants.

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19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 19th Light Brigade was a Regular Army infantry brigade of the British Army.

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1st (United Kingdom) Division

The 1st (United Kingdom) Division, formerly known as the 1st Armoured Division, is a division of the British Army, currently the only British division to be stationed in Germany.

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1st Battalion, The Rifles

1st Battalion, The Rifles (1 RIFLES) is a light infantry battalion of The Rifles under the command of 160 (Wales) Brigade.

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1st Special Service Brigade

The 1st Special Service Brigade was a commando brigade of the British Army.

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1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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20 Battery Royal Artillery

20 Battery Royal Artillery is the headquarters battery of the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery.

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2003 invasion of Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War (also called Operation Iraqi Freedom).

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2003 invasion of Iraq order of battle

This is the order of battle for Invasion of Iraq in the Iraq War between coalition forces and Iraqi regular forces supported by Fedayeen Saddam irregulars and others between March 19 and May 1, 2003.

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24 Commando Engineer Regiment

24 Commando Engineer Regiment is a unit of the British Army's Royal Engineers which supports 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines.

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25th Infantry Division (India)

The 25th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II which fought in the Burma Campaign.

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29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery

29 Commando Regiment is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery, in Plymouth.

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2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors.

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2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment

The Second Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), is a battalion-sized formation of the Parachute Regiment, part of the British Army, and subordinate unit within 16th Air Assault Brigade whose Commanding Officer for the period 2013-2016 was Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Kingsbury OBE.

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2nd Special Service Brigade

The 2nd Special Service Brigade was formed in late 1943 in the Middle East and saw service in Italy, the Adriatic, the landings at Anzio and took part in operations in Yugoslavia.

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3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron

3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron, Royal Marines, was formed in 1968 in Singapore by the amalgamation of three Commando Air Troops and the Brigade Flight.

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383 Commando Petroleum Troop RLC

383 Commando Petroleum Troop is a reserve platoon of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.

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3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment

The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), is a battalion sized formation of the British Army's Parachute Regiment and is a subordinate unit within 16 Air Assault Brigade.

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3rd Brigade

In military terms, 3rd Brigade may refer to.

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40 Commando

40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet.

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41 Commando

41 Commando or No.

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42 Commando

42 Commando (read and said as Four-Two Commando) is a subordinate unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Fleet Commander.

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43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines

The 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (43 Cdo FP Gp RM), formerly Comacchio Company Royal Marines (1980–1983), Comacchio Group Royal Marines (1983–2001) and Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (2001–2012), is a 550-man unit of the Royal Marines responsible for guarding the United Kingdom's Naval nuclear weapons and provide Royal Marine Boarding Teams and the very high readiness Fleet Contingent Troop to conduct maritime interdiction operations in support of the Royal Navy.

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45 Commando

45 Commando Royal Marines (pronounced "four-five commando") is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet.

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4th Ranger Battalion (United States)

Activated on 29 May 1943 in Tunisia, 4th Ranger Battalion was a Ranger unit in the United States Army during World War II.

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4th Special Service Brigade

The 4th Special Service Brigade was a brigade-sized formation of the British Commandos formed during the Second World War in March 1944 from battalion-sized units of the Royal Marines.

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539 Assault Squadron RM

539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines (RM) is 3 Commando Brigade's integral amphibious movement capability, delivering them on to land from water and patrolling waterways.

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5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 5th Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade of the British Army that was in existence since before the First World War, except for a short break in the late 1970s, until amalgamating with 24th Airmobile Brigade, in 1999, to form 16 Air Assault Brigade.

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602 Commando Company

The 602 Commando Company (Compañía de Comandos 602) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army.

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82nd (West Africa) Division

The 82nd (West Africa) Division was formed under British control during World War II.

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845 Naval Air Squadron

845 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.

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846 Naval Air Squadron

846 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.

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847 Naval Air Squadron

847 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

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Redirects here:

3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, 3rd Commando Brigade, 3rd Special Service Brigade, Army commando, British 3 Commando Brigade, British 3rd Special Service Brigade, Royal Marines Commandos.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Commando_Brigade

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