UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops

From beneath the waves to the shores of Scotland 🌊 🇬🇧 British commandos surfaced aboard a 🇩🇪 German submarine during an exercise, bringing together more than 2,000 personnel from six Allied nations

Commandos from 24Cdo Engineers used lessons learnt from Ukraine to build a 3m deep, dug in medical facility over 5 days, that was then used on Ex STRIKE WARRIOR by the Commando Surgeon Team.

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⚡ Two elite forces. One shared mission. Royal Marines 🇬🇧 and U.S. Navy SEALs 🇺🇸 completed three weeks of intensive maritime special operations training during Exercise Resolute Strike in Virginia. From vessel takedowns and close-quarter battle to directing F/A-18 strikes and integrating multi-domain fires, the training tested the ability of UK and U.S. operators to work seamlessly together in complex, high-readiness scenarios. The result: stronger interoperability, greater tactical integration and forces better prepared for future NATO operations.💪 @SHAPE_NATO | @NATO_SOF | @LANDCMD | @Commando_Ops | @DefenceOps | @RoyalMarines | @RoyalNavy | @UKNATO | @USNATO | @GenGJenkinsRM | @UKdefenceUS | @UKinUSA | @DeptofWar

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⚓️ Making waves. Taking action. ⛴️ @RoyalMarines have been sharpening their boarding skills in the Faroe Islands during Exercise Lion Protector. 🌊 Training with @JEFnations allies to counter threats and protect vital infrastructure across the High North. #StrongerTogether

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Commando on Ex STRIKE WARRIOR 26 Commandos from UKCF of 148Bty working alongside a German Partners to conduct Submarine RV drills during Ex STRIKE WARRIOR ahead of Winter Deployment. royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/octo…

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James Bond Day isn’t only about the films. In 1942 Ian Fleming created 30 Commando / 30 Assault Unit — intelligence commandos who raced ahead of Allied troops to steal Enigma machines, codebooks, radar secrets, scientists and tech. Dieppe. North Africa. Sicily. D-Day. Tambach. V-weapon sites. Those men and those pinches became Bond: the Spektor in *From Russia with Love*, the rockets and Dr Walter in *Moonraker*, the former commando in *Octopussy*, Bond’s wartime skills in *Goldfinger*. Godfrey became M. Fleming said he extracted the plots from his wartime memories. Raise a glass to 007 — and to 30AU. @TheIanFleming @authordlewis @RoyalNavy @RoyalMarines @NatMuseumRN #JamesBondDay #IanFleming #30AssaultUnit #30Commando #30AU #BondOrigins #WW2 #DDay #FromRussiaWithLove #Moonraker #Octopussy #JamesBond #GlobalJamesBondDay

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⚡ Deploy fast. Integrate quickly. Operate where it matters. Royal Marines 🇬🇧 returned to the Faroe Islands for the first time since the Second World War during Exercise Lion Protector 2026, training alongside Danish forces 🇩🇰 and Faroese maritime agencies. At the heart of the GIUK Gap, the Faroes sit on one of NATO’s most important maritime approaches and are vital to security across the North Atlantic. The exercise tested rapid deployment, maritime interdiction and coastal operations in demanding terrain — strengthening the ability of Allied forces to respond together when it matters. 📷POPhot Alex Ceolin / LPHOT Jaden Lovelady @SHAPE_NATO | @NATO_SOF | @LANDCMD | @Commando_Ops | @RoyalMarines | @RoyalNavy | @UKNATO | @DefenceOps | @GenGJenkinsRM | @UKCDS_MOD | @forsvaretdk

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The return of the @RoyalMarines to the Faroe Islands should send an unequivocal message: the UK, alongside Denmark and our other @JEFnations allies are ready to protect the waters, islands and vital routes that keep our nations secure. royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/octo…

The UK has led the first exercise in the Faroe Islands since the Second World War - Lion Protector - with the Joint Expeditionary Force. Today JEF ministers meet in Iceland with 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 as we ramp up our defence of the High North and Baltics. 🇬🇧 🇮🇸 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇩🇰 🇱🇹 🇳🇱

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deployed alongside Danish & Faroese forces to deliver high-readiness deterrence in the High North. 🔸 Ship boarding & maritime interdiction 🔸 Cliff ascents & clifftop observation posts 🔸 Complex archipelago raid ops Credible deterrence in the High North. @JFCNorfolk @JEFnations

RETURN TO THE FAROES. 🇫🇴🇬🇧 ​For the first time since WWII, Royal Marines have returned to the Faroe Islands for Ex LION PROTECTOR. ​Operating in the GIUK Gap—the strategic gateway between the Arctic & North Atlantic—the UK Commando Force’s Allied Reaction Force SOMTG deployed...

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Dominating the maritime domain. UK Commandos and U.S. Navy SOF completed three weeks of intensive Maritime Special Operations training—sharpening tactics and TTPs day and night. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🤝

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Allied SOF in action ⚡ UK Commandos 🇬🇧 and U.S. Navy SOF 🇺🇸 shared tactics, equipment, and processes during three weeks of demanding maritime special operations training. Day and night, they refined Close-Quarter Battle skills by: 🔸Calling in airstrikes 🔸Clearing and securing compounds 🔸Assaulting and seizing control of an adversary vessel This is how Allied SOF build the interoperability needed to operate seamlessly together, whenever and wherever required 🤝 📸 @RoyalNavy | @RoyalMarines | @Commando_Ops | @DefenceOps | @UKNATO | @USSOCOM | @USNATO

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Strengthening strategic security across the Atlantic. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ​Marines from UKCF deployed to Arkansas for a joint exercise with US Federal Agents, focusing on close-quarters battle (CQB), tactical marksmanship, dynamic entry, and breaching.

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Warfighting readiness in action. From real-time uncrewed aerial surveillance to mobile heavy fire support and Commando Helicopter Force extraction—the UK Commando Force integrates modern tech with raw firepower to strike first and adapt fast. #CommandoForce #Warfighting

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During a visit to @NATO_ACT, GEN Sir Rob Magowan KCB CBE ADC RM, Commander of the UK's Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, explored how advances in AI and data-enabled warfare, intelligence and reconnaissance, targeting, and cyber and electromagnetic activities are reshaping the way @NATO operates across domains, and how nations can adopt these capabilities at pace. #WeAreNATO @CSOC_MOD

Side by side. From start to finish. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 On 9/11, the world changed—and the Royal Marines answered the call alongside our US partners. That bond, forged in combat, remains the bedrock of our alliance today. We remember those lost 25 years ago and all who fell.

Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ

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On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the United Kingdom remembers the near 3,000 people who lost their lives on that terrible day, including 67 British citizens. We pay tribute to all those affected including frontline emergency workers, who continue to confront

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A detachment of Royal Marines stood in Oslo to honor His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. 🇬🇧🇳🇴 As the UK’s High North warfighting specialists, our operational integration with Norway is core to who we are. Honor, capability, and an unbroken alliance. @NorwegianArmy

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❄️ The High North matters. So does being ready to defend it. Operation Atlantic City 26 brings together forces from Norway 🇳🇴, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and United States 🇺🇸 to sharpen Allied readiness in the Arctic. Against growing strategic competition, Allies are training to operate together across vast distances, extreme cold and challenging terrain. Because credible deterrence isn’t just about having capable forces - it’s about demonstrating the ability to deploy, operate and fight together where it matters. Ready in the High North. Strong across the Atlantic. #WeAreNATO #ArcticSentry #DeterAndDefend @NATO | @SHAPE_NATO | @LANDCMD | @UKNATO | @USNATO | @NorwayNATO | @Forsvaret_no | @DefenceOps | @DefenceHQ | @USMCFEA | @US_EUCOM | @RoyalMarines | @UKCDS_MOD | @GenGJenkinsRM | @smrmoorhouse | @RoyalAirForce | @NorwegianArmy | @Sjoforsvaret | @heimevernet | @NorwayAmbNATO | @Commando_Ops | @UKinUSA

Locking down the GIUK Gap alongside our US and Norwegian partners. 🇬🇧🇳🇴🇺🇸 Our persistent presence in the High North ensures NATO's northern flank stays secure. 🔱❄️