Brigade Patrol Troop

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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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Brigade Patrol Troop
Cap Badge of the Royal Marines
Active1992 - present
Country United Kingdom
Branch
TypeReconnaissance
RoleCommando Infantry
Part of30 Commando IX Group
Garrison/HQStonehouse Barracks
Motto(s)Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin)
MarchQuick - A Life on the Ocean Wave
Slow - Preobrajensky

The Brigade Patrol Troop is a reconnaissance troop of the United Kingdom's Royal Marines and is part of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS) within 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.[1][2]

History[edit]

The troop can trace its history back to the Cliff Assault Unit which operated in the Second World War.[1] The troop was formally established in 1992 from the Mountain And Arctic Warfare Cadre for medium range reconnaissance.[2][3] In 1979, the training Cadre had a secondary operational role authorised to complement its primary training role and took part in operations in the Falklands War.[2] The troop took part in operations in the Gulf War and in the War in Afghanistan.[1]

Command, control and Structure[edit]

The Brigade Patrol Troop, which is part of Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron, 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group consists of six teams of four marines 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.[4][5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Royal Marines seek new mountain kings as they expand demanding course". Royal Navy (Press release). 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Winter, Paul (2021). First in Last out: The Post-War Organisation, Employment and Training of Royal Marines Commandos. Casemate Publishers. pp. liv–lvi. ISBN 9781612009629.
  3. ^ Ladd, James D. (1998). By Sea, by Land : the Royal Marines, 1919-1997 ; an Authorised History (Rev. and updated ed.). London: Harper Collins. pp. 420–421. ISBN 000472366X.
  4. ^ "UK Landing Force Command Support Group". Royal Navy. 2009. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010.
  5. ^ Ladd 1998, p. 499.

Further reading[edit]

  • Boswell, Rodney (2021). Mountain Commandos at War in the Falklands. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England; Havertown, PA, USA: Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781526791627.

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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