Royal Marines lead amphibious raids begin

Landing and raiding craft, plus troop-carrying helicopters are putting elite Royal Marines and their equipment on the snow-covered shores of northern Norway as Exercise Cold Response moves into its ‘business end’.

The largest military exercise in Norway in a generation shifts up a gear with United Kingdom Commando Forces spearheading amphibious raids in the icy fjords of the Arctic.

Assault and command ship HMS Albion and amphibious ship Royal Fleet Auxiliary Mounts Bay are the springboards for the amphibious elements of the exercise.

Launching a Commando raiding force to attack a target ashore or achieve an objective on land is a complex manoeuvre involving multiple moving parts made even more challenging when operating in one of the harshest environments on the planet.

Footage © MoD Crown Copyright. NATO Channel.

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[springer]

We really need an AR15 platform, I know the L82’s are probably better but they just don’t have the ally factor

[geoffcropper]

Mentioned marine Sutcliffe, 40 cdo.Any relation to marine Sutcliffe 40 cdo ww2?