The first batch of Royal Marines today arrived in Afghanistan ... Their arrival comes as Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon warned the battle group could stay in Afghanistan longer than the three ...

Royal Marines have gone into ... elements of which arrived in Afghanistan several weeks ago. Around half the 1,700-strong battle group are already in the country, and the rest are expected to ...

Rory Copinger-Symes retired from the Royal Marines last year ... US infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes carried as much as 100lbs (45kg) of kit - a burden for even the fittest soldiers.

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40 Commando of the Royal Marines was deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, where the Siege of Sangin took place in 2007. The battle led General David Richards to declare Afghanistan the most intense ...

A Plymouth Royal Marine has sadly died after a three year battle against bowel cancer. The local war hero, who completed ...

Thousands of people have paid their final respects to an ex-Royal Marine ... following a battle with PTSD brought on by his experiences during three tours of Afghanistan; two in 2011 and one ...

He served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, and led the Royal Marines from 2019 until April 2021. Maj Gen Holmes' widow, Lea Holmes, said she found her husband sitting next to a ...

Iraq and Afghanistan. During his time in the Royal Marines, he was a Close Combat Tactical Commander, Sniper Team Commander, Senior Instructor–Army Infantry Battle School, Brecon and units throughout ...