King recalls taking on the testing Royal Marines' sheep dip obstacle
The King was speaking in Mombasa, where members of the Royal Marines and USMC have been training a Kenyan marine commando force
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WWII Cockleshell Heroes: The famous WW2 Royal Marines who took on the Nazis in kayaks
A team of 13 Royal Marines and six kayaks attacked ships docked in Bordeaux during the Second World War.
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Weapons and Kit In pictures: Royal Marines train with the Knight's Stoner 1 rifle
The Royal Marines' and Army's new KS-1 assault rifle is designed to be easier to use and aim.
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Weapons and Kit Exclusive: Royal Marines hit the range and practise CQB with new KS-1 assault rifle
The new Knight's Stoner rifle has been put through its paces – with some preferring the weapon to the older L85 bullpup design.
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Navy Celebrating 75 years of Royal Navy Royal Marines Mountaineering Club
BFBS Creative joined the club in the Cairngorms for a special report to mark the occasion.
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Navy West African navies' counter-piracy skills boosted thanks to HMS Trent
The crew of HMS Trent were deployed alongside Royal Marines to Africa to combat piracy and smuggling operations.
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Royal Marines Former Royal Marine preparing for record-breaking unsupported crossing of Antarctica
Sam Cox will take on the challenge next month, attempting to ski unsupported across 2,000km of Antarctica.
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Navy Hard work of Albion's sailors and Royal Marines marked with tour of No 10
HMS Albion has completed six years of intensive operations around the world.
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Navy More than 300 Royal Navy sailors and marines parade through Torpoint
More than 300 sailors, Royal Marines, and the Royal Marines band from Plymouth marched through Torpoint.
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Veterans Ex-marines say military training helped them fight off gun-wielding pirates with paddle
One of the former Royal Marine Commandos was shot and injured in the incident as they were paddling down the Amazon in a canoe
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Navy Uncertainty over HMS Bulwark's return to operations as farewells made to HMS Albion
It is still unclear when Albion's sister ship HMS Bulwark will take over as a Landing Platform Dock ship for the UK Commando Force.
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Royal Marines Naval parade scaled back due to poor weather in Plymouth
A planned march to commemorate the Freedom of the City has to be moved indoors amid heavy rain and high winds
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Sea vessels HMS Lancaster seizes £3m worth of drugs in its fourth bust this year
The drug bust has been praised by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
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LGBTQ Finalists revealed for first-ever LGBTQ+ Defence Awards
The passion, professionalism and talent of LGBTQ+ leaders and allies will be proudly celebrated at the awards ceremony
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Weapons and Kit In pictures: Up close with the Royal Marines and British Army's new assault rifle - Knight's Stoner 1
The Knight's Stoner 1 (KS-1), designated L403A1, boasts a muzzle signature reduction system and an improved optical sighting system.
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Weapons and Kit KS-1: All the gen on the British Army and Royal Marines' new rifle
We did a question and answer session with the manufacturer of the new KS-1 rifle to find out more