Bacon butties and Bootneck banter
The power of solid collaboration and ‘out of the box’ thinking can never be over-emphasised when working towards a truly positive, life-changing outcome for a beneficiary.
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Last week at RMA – The Royal Marines Charity
This week, there’s uplifting news of enduring partnerships, some remarkable successes, and fantastic achievements inspired by very personal reasons for supporting the Royal Marines Family.
Globe & Laurel: Boat Group LRG(S)
On 9 October 2023, 47 Cdo RG RM deployed its operational Boat Group to join the LRG (South) Task Group, having been activated at very short notice to respond to an emerging Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) crisis in North Africa. The Boat Group, consisting of LCs from 539 Raiding Sqn and a Support Element from Logistics Sqn embarked RFA Lyme Bay with an LCU, the newly upgraded Commando Raiding Craft (CRC) and IRCs and set sail. Some of the team sailed with the ship from Devonport, the rest flew forward to Gibraltar. The first RV was ‘The Nelson’ in Gib, where we managed to catch the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup, and prepare for the obligatory ‘Rock Run’ the following morning.
Triple triumph testament to Royal Marines’ grit
A team of 250 Royal Marines has returned home from the east coast of the United States having retained the prestigious Virginia Gauntlet trophy for a third consecutive time, having won the first competition back in 2012.
Last week at RMA – The Royal Marines Charity
This week, there are updates on key inputs and outputs, news of a few things in the pipeline – and some gen on the Gen!
Globe & Laurel: Ex Black Fish 24
Ushering in the New Year, Shore Reconnaissance Tp (SRT) found themselves stood down from Winter Deployment 24 due to enduring operational commitments. We instead commenced planning and execution of Exercise Black Fish 24, a three-week training exercise, spread across the UK training estate.
Last week at RMA – The Royal Marines Charity
This week, we share another varied run of stories that highlight the power of co-operation, and the strength of sheer determination and will-power.
Globe & Laurel: Op Hightide
The privilege to join a Commando Company as it embarks on an operational deployment is one few are granted on completion of training at CTCRM. This was further heightened as it was to be part of LRG(S)’s preparation for the inaugural deployment to the Indo-Pacific Region. We were aware of the unprecedented regional instability at the time of joining our first Unit and what a deployment to this region of the world could possibly entail.