Commandos Confront Ever-Evolving Threats
Royal Marines Commandos have deployed to northern Norway in their largest numbers for many years, underlining a continued commitment to security in the region by the UK… Battling limited daylight and temperatures as low as -30C, more than a thousand commandos...
The World’s Toughest Ultra
A Veteran from Hampshire battling mental health issues will be the first injured warrior to trek across the Arctic as part of his recovery journey… Military charity Help for Heroes supports those with injuries and illnesses attributable to their service in the...
Marines’ Mortars Light Up Arctic Night Sky
Royal Marines lit up Arctic fjords and valleys as they laid down mortar rounds in the dark during winter training in Norway… Illumination shells bathed the striking mountainscape around the small town of Bardufoss – roughly half way between Tromsø and Narvik –...
Royal Marines Training For Arctic Defence
L(Phot) Barry Wheeler, Royal Navy, CROWN COPYRIGHT. Royal Marines have arrived in the high north for their first test on the UK’s new mission to defend the Arctic… The elite commandos are training hundreds of miles inside the Arctic Circle for the next two...
