Brigade Patrol Troop

Brigade Patrol Troop, RM

Cap Badge of the Royal Marines
Active 1992 - Present
Country  United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Type Advanced Reconnaissance
Role Commando Infantry
Part of Naval Service
Garrison/HQ Stonehouse Barracks
Motto(s) Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin)
March Quick - A Life on the Ocean Wave
Slow - Preobrajensky

The Brigade Patrol Troop is a troop of Royal Marines, United Kingdom, under command of the Support Squadron 3 Commando Brigade.

History

The troop can be traced back to the Cliff Assault Unit which operated in the Second World War.[1] It has been in action in every major Royal Marines operation from the Gulf War to the War in Afghanistan.[1]

Operations

The troop consists of six teams of four men each who are employed in a reconnaissance role, ahead of the main force collecting information on the enemy and reporting directly back to the Brigade Headquarters.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mountain leadership opens to all Royal Marines". Ministry of Defence. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. "UK Landing Force Command Support Group". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

Coordinates: 50°21.975′N 4°9.660′W / 50.366250°N 4.161000°W / 50.366250; -4.161000 (Brigade Patrol Troop RM)

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