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Royal Marine Commandos on Patrol with the Estonian Army in the Now Zad area of Helmand Province Southern Afghanistan 2008
Located in moorland beside the A82 trunk road, 1¼ miles (2 km) northwest of Spean Bridge, is the Commando Memorial. This 5.1m (17-foot) high memorial was designed by Scott Sutherland, of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (Dundee) and unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002) on 12th September 1952. The three soldiers which comprise the memorial look out from their plinth over Leanachan Forest to the peaks of Aonach Mor and Ben Nevis. It commemorates the elite force known as the 'Commandos', which was set up in 1940 on the orders of Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) to harry the axis forces and regain the initiative on the part of Britain. The force trained in the area around this monument, with their Training Centre at Achnacarry, 4 miles (6 km) to the northwest.
The plinth of the memorial records the Commando's motto United We Conquer and a plaque states: "In Memory of the Officers and men of the Commandos who died in the Second World War 1939 - 1945. This Country was their Training Ground."
Royal Marine Commandos on Patrol with the Estonian Army in the Now Zad area of Helmand Province Southern Afghanistan 2008
30 Commando Support Squadron who are the Brigade Reconnaissance Force take part in an operation in Helmand province Afghanistan.
30 Commando Royal Marines are embarked on their first operational tour since WW2.
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, begin setting up tents which function as the brigade's command post in tactical environments during a command post training exercise, November 18, at Fort Drum, New York. This CPX is the second in a series of training events allowing the brigade staff to rehearse, execute and evaluate the collective training tasks essential to the brigade’s mission. Soldiers across the Commando brigade have spent months progressing from individual to collective mission essential tasks as they work toward brigade level certification at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
British service members with 30 Commando IX (Information Exploitation) Group, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, practice shooting on the move at a range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 1. This exercise prepared them for live-fire, room clearance drills they performed at the base’s Military Operations on Urban Terrain facility.
42 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES K COY IN NAHR-E SARAJ SOUTH
K Coy of 42 Commando Royal Marines deployed to Nahre-e Saraj South, Afganistan in April 2011 and were working independantly to 42 Commando Royal Marines who are based in Nadi-e Ali North. Images taken by LA(Phot) Hillhouse BRITISH CROWN COPYRIGHT©2010
Royal Marine Commandos on Patrol with the Estonian Army in the Now Zad area of Helmand Province Southern Afghanistan 2008
Pictured: 17 Feb 2026 - Royal Marines from 40 Commando on the ground after being inserted on a joint raid by 847 Naval Air Squadron Wildcat HMA Mk2 Helicopter at Elvegårdsmoen military training camp, Norway.
Royal Marines from 40 Commando were inserted on a joint raid with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps at Elvegårdsmoen military training camp using Wildcats from 847 Naval Air Squadron and a Dutch NH90 from 820 Squadron.
Aircraft from Commando Helicopter Force have deployed to Northern Norway to Royal Norwegian Air Force base, Bardufoss, in Northern Norway, for their annual workout in the Arctic Circle, Operation Clockwork.
The Commando Merlin and Wildcat operators will master their environment – testing themselves and their machines against the extreme cold.
Personnel will carry out survival training, ensuring they can live and move in the wilderness – learning to navigate, ski and build shelters and forage for food – before conducting sorties over Norway’s fjords and mountains.
Intensive flying operations will ensure the Commando Helicopter Force is able to effectively operate their aircraft in the Arctic – testing pilots, observers and engineers alike.
All of this work will lead up to Exercise Cold Response – the largest military exercises in the country in 2026, which will demonstrate the unity of NATO and the ability of the alliance to deter threats in the high north.
Photographer: POPhot Lee Blease
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, begin setting up tents which function as the brigade's command post in tactical environments during a command post training exercise, November 18, at Fort Drum, New York. This CPX is the second in a series of training events allowing the brigade staff to rehearse, execute and evaluate the collective training tasks essential to the brigade’s mission. Soldiers across the Commando brigade have spent months progressing from individual to collective mission essential tasks as they work toward brigade level certification at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
An Afghan National Army Commando maintains security on top of a compound during an operation in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Jan. 8. Afghan National Army Commandos complement counterinsurgency efforts and enable conditions for improved security, governance and development. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyle Wagoner/Released)
Westland Sea King HC.4 Commando's on the pan at RNAS Yeovilton on 20th of October 2007.
These extremely useful but old helicopters are due to be replaced by the Agusta-Westland Merlin when the latter are transferred from the RAF to the Royal Navy for use by the Royal Marines.
Royal Marine Commandos on Patrol with the Estonian Army in the Now Zad area of Helmand Province Southern Afghanistan 2008
3rd March - UK Commando Force work with German U-Boat S185 on Winter Deployment 26.
Shore Reconnaissance Troop and Special Observers from 148 Battery, both of which are from Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS), 30 Commando, worked with German U-Boat 35 S185, a type 212A Submarine, as part of Exercise Cold Response 26.
SRS boarded the German U-boat using an Inflatable Raiding Craft and stowing all their kit before diving below the surface.
Once in position, they disembarked the boat under the guise of night to establish an observation post to allow 148 Battery to confirm a target to a partner force ship to execute naval fires.
The UK and Norway have committed to stepping up their joint military partnership in the Arctic, as NATO allies look to strengthen security across the region against threats from Russia.
Photographer: LPhot Hutchins
Pictured: 3rd July 2025 –42 Commando Royal Marines conduct small arms training in New South Wales.
As part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Royal Marine Commandos from 42 Commando have been training with their Australian counterparts in New South Wales.
UK Commando Force have been trading skills with partner forces on the ranges and a state-of-the-art close quarter battle training facility.
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Royal Marine Commandos on Patrol with the Estonian Army in the Now Zad area of Helmand Province Southern Afghanistan 2008
Greek Amphibious Commandos during a training exercise demonstrating some of their weapons and equipment
100121-F-1020-133 Kabul - Afghan National Army commando 1st Lt. Mumtaz, 6th Kandak, receives congratulations from Gen. Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, ANA Chief of Staff, after being presented with an achievement medal, or first class BARYA, during a commando graduation ceremony today. Lieutenant Mumtaz was recognized for his bravery and efforts in helping fight the Taliban who attacked Kabul Jan. 18, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Brown/RELEASED)
Royal Marines from 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines conduct operations on waterways in the Basrah region of southern Iraq
Sunsetting behind the Commando Memorial Statue overlooking the Nevis Range of the Grampians Mountains