Veteran Royal Marines musician donates rare drum major statue to preserve band heritage
The veteran has entrusted his treasured artefact to the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth.
    The veteran has entrusted his treasured artefact to the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth.
    Instead of ammunition and rations, this delivery involved logs for hiking cabins in the inhospitable Bardu region of Norway.
    42 Commando are the specialist in maritime operations and provide boarding parties around the fleet.
    A challenge born from one man's determination has inspired hundreds to take the plunge in his memory.
    Armed with RIBs and Commando Raiding Craft, the Royal Marines have been honing their skills in the rugged coastal terrain of Cornwall.
    Nearly 2,000 UK Commando Force personnel are gearing up for the largest military exercise in the country this year.
    Vice Admiral Martin Connell has praised the Commandos after spending 24 hours with them in sub-zero conditions.
    Twenty-five Merlins have been modified to Mk4/4a standard so they can provide air manoeuvre support to UK forces around the globe.
    Royal Marine Commando Taylor Lawrence has won a gold medal in the four-man bobsleigh event at the IBSF World Cup.
    Sunray: Fallen Solider will be on digital video on-demand platforms from 24 January.
    The Cold Weather Warfare Course ensures the Commandos are ready to function and fight in the High North should the need arise.
    Little detail is known about Project Zeebrugge, but it is understood to involve a review of physical training to make it more efficient.
    The initiative works with gyms across the region to help young people channel aggression into martial arts.
    Royal Marines, Army Commandos and the Commando Helicopter Force will be honing their skills in sub-zero conditions.
    The Royal Navy says recruitment and service policies are being reviewed amid reports the beard ban is to be lifted.
    Al Carns already has an OBE and Military Cross, leading to suggestions he could be the most decorated MP in living memory.