| 30 Commando (Information Exploitation) Group Royal Marines | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge of the Royal Marines | |
| Active | 2000–present |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
Royal Marines of His Majesty's Naval Service |
| Type | Commando |
| Role | ISTAR |
| Size |
Battalion 465 personnel (2012)[1] |
| Garrison/HQ | Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth |
| Motto(s) | Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin) |
| March |
Quick - A Life on the Ocean Wave Slow - Preobrajensky |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Simon Cox RM[2] |
30 Commando Information Exploitation Group RM is a battalion-sized unit of the Royal Marines and forms part of 3 Commando Brigade. The unit resources include communications, information operations, information systems, intelligence, surveillance, and Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR).[3]
History[]
The group's title harks back to the original 30 Commando (which in turn became 30 Assault Unit RM), formed in 1942. This unit was tasked to move ahead of advancing Allied forces, or to undertake covert infiltrations into enemy territory by land, sea or air, to capture much needed intelligence, in the form of codes, documents, equipment or enemy personnel.[4][2]
In 2000, the United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group (UKLF CSG) was formed from 3 Commando Brigade's Headquarters and Signals Squadron.[5]
In March 2010, the UKLF CSG was renamed the 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.[6][1]
In 2013, the group was granted the freedom of Littlehampton, West Sussex, in honour of the original unit being based in the town during the Second World War.[7][8]
Structure[]
SRS Shore Reconnaissance Team personnel conducting an exercise.
SRS personnel conducting a ski warfare exercise.
The group comprises:[2]
- Headquarters Squadron, including the Intelligence and Information Activities Cells
- Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron[9][10]
- Brigade Patrol Troop[5]
- Shore Reconnaissance Team[11][12]
- Y Squadron - Electronic Warfare
- Air Defence Troop - using Starstreak high-velocity missile[5][13]
- Information Activities Cell - Information Operations and Combat Camera Team (CCT)
- Communications Squadron
- Logistics Squadron[5]
- Motor Transportation Troop
- Royal Marines Police Troop - protect key personnel such as visiting dignitaries and foreign officials. They also provide training and assistance to police forces around the world.
- Catering Troop
- Stores Troop
- Equipment Support Troop
- Base Squadron - looks after Royal Marines Barracks Stonehouse, much of which was built in the 1700s. It is responsible for providing real-life support, such as dining facilities, accommodation, medical care, rehabilitation of injured personnel and physical training facilities.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "30 Commando Information Exploitation Group". http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/The-Royal-Marines/3-Commando-Brigade/30-Commando-Information-Exploitation-Group.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "30 Commando Information Exploitation Group". https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines/commando-brigade/30-commando-information-exploitation-group.
- ↑ "30 Commando Information Exploitation Group". Royal Navy. 2009. http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/royalmarines/units-and-deployments/3-commando-brigade/30-commando-information-exploitation-group/.
- ↑ "History of 30 Assault Unit 1942-1946". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/xh40-001.shtml.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "UK Landing Force Command Support Group". 2006. http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server?show=nav.5314.
- ↑ "Devon marines renamed after Bond author's wartime group". BBC. 13 December 2010. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11980837.
- ↑ "Littlehampton grants town freedom to James Bond unit". BBC. 5 October 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-24398930.
- ↑ "Fleming's Red Indians special Royal Marine Commando unit". 31 July 2013. http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/nostalgia/fleming-s-red-indians-special-royal-marine-commando-unit-1-5326845.
- ↑ "Commandos launch stealth raid from Royal Navy sub as Arctic training intensifies". 29 March 2022. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/march/29/220329-commandos-launch-stealth-raid-from-royal-navy-sub-as-arctic-training-intensifies.
- ↑ "Marines Parachute Into Exercise For First Time In A Decade". 16 April 2013. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2013/april/16/130416-marines-parachute-into-exercise.
- ↑ "Royal Marines complete Arctic training with intensive combat missions". 12 March 2021. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/march/12/210312-arctic-fight-phase.
- ↑ "Royal Marines specialists conduct training reconnaissance in the Arctic circle". 1 March 2021. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/march/01/210301-arctic-beach-recce.
- ↑ "Royal Marines Air Defence Troop complete live missile firing". 5 November 2014. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/november/05/141105-30-cdo-air-defence-troop.
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