Royal Marines
Maritime land warfare force of the United Kingdom
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The Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, and officially as the Corps of Royal Marines, are the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, and provide a company strength unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG). The Royal Marines trace their origins back to the formation of the "Duke of York and Albany's maritime regiment of Foot" on 28 October 1664, and the first Royal Marines Commando unit was formed at Deal in Kent on 14 February 1942 and designated "The Royal Marine Commando".
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Fresh hope for ex-Marine's bid to rescue 200 dogs and cats from Kabul A former Royal Marine trying to evacuate 200 dogs and cats alongside his animal shelter staff out of Afghanistan has been given fresh hope by the defence secretary.Sky News - Published | |
'I'll have to put my dogs to sleep on Kabul's runway': Ex-Marine says UK abandoned animal charity A former Royal Marine in Kabul says he will have to put the cats and dogs from his charity to sleep on the runway after the defence secretary said he had to "prioritise people over pets".Sky News - Published | 'We're going to leave so many behind', warns ex-Royal Marine as he sees wife leave Kabul on empty plane A former Royal Marine commando attempting to help people flee Afghanistan's capital Kabul has warned: "We are going to leave so many people behind".Sky News - Published |
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