Commando Helicopter Force

Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) is a group of 4 squadrons and supporting elements, integrated under the command of an HQ, established to operate helicopters in support of the UK armed forces. It is a combined Royal Navy/Royal Marine force flying Sea King, Lynx and Gazelle helicopters and specializes in amphibious warfare. The Force operates world wide from its base at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton in Somerset.

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How The Royal Marines Get Ashore

Assault Craft and Helicopter support may be assigned to 3 Commando Brigade to enable the Commander to offload the landing force, and it's intergral heavy logistic support, quickly and efficiently.


Landing Craft Utility - (LCUs)

LCLUs are 27 metres long and are capable of carrying a full rifle company of 120 marines, four lorries or four All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)/Land Rover and Trailer combinations. The LCU has a speed... [Read More]

Royal Marine Officer Badges of Rank






Royal Marine Other Ranks Badges




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The Queen’s Colour

The Union Flag, in the centre of which is a foul anchor with the cipher of HM The Queen interlaced; above, St Edward’s Crown surmounted by a scroll inscribed ‘Gibraltar’; below, the globe surrounded by a laurel wreath, under which a scroll inscribed with the Corps motto ‘Per Mare Per Terram’. The cords and tassels are of gold interwoven with silks of the Commando’s colour which corresponds to the Commando lanyards worn by all ranks.

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Uniforms of the Royal Marines

Temperate

-Green Beret
-Combat Soldier 95 (CS95) Clothing (Trousers, Shirt, Jacket.)
-Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE) Webbing
-Radio Earpiece and throat mike
-SA80 A1 (A2 now issued)





Jungle

- Jungle lightweight shirts, trousers and hat.
- Clansman personal role radio BRC349 throat mike
- Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE) Webbing
- SA80 A1 (A2 now issued)

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Photo Caption: First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, United States Marine Corps, scales the sea wall at Red Beach during the Inchon Landing, Sept. 15, 1950. Minutes after this photo was taken, Lopez sacrificed his life to save his own men and earned the Medal of Honor.







On June 25, 1950, eight divisions of the North Korean People's Army, equipped with Soviet tanks, mobile artillery and supporting aircraft, cros... [Read More]

The Minimi Light Machine Gun

This weapon is a gas operated and belt fed. The ammunition for this weapon system is held in a 200 round plastic box. The gun is bi-pod mounted and has an effective range of up to 1000metres.

The Light Support Weapon (LSW)

Each fire section in a Commando Unit has two of these weapons. This weapon is essentially a heavy barrelled version of the SA80 A2. Because the barrel is heavier and longer it provides greater muzzle velocity and accuracy. Ammunition... [Read More]

The Royal Marine Commandos have taken delivery of Viking – one of the MoD’s most advanced armoured land vehicles and the first armoured vehicles to be operated by the Corps for over fifty years.

The amphibious Vikings are armoured, all terrain vehicles capable of operating anywhere in the world in temperatures from -46oC to +49oC, and were selected for their ability to be deployed in jungle, desert or arctic conditions quickly.

A fleet of 108 Viking have been bought for the Royal Marines... [Read More]