UK Commando Force Operations

This account is managed by the J10 Cell, 30 Commando IX Group RM to showcase Commando Forces Ops around the globe.

Per Mare, Per Terram - By Sea, By Land

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Special Maritime Operations = UK Commando Force

This morning, Commandos from 42 conducted a maritime interdiction operation on the vessel CMR Smyrtos, sailing under a false Cameroonian flag.

Just another night's work for the UKCF's Special Maritime Operations specialist unit.

[Defence Operations 🇬🇧 @DefenceOps]

⛰️More than just a scenic walk.

💪@Commando_Ops tackled demanding terrain during Exercise Strike Warrior, testing the skills and endurance that underpin the UK Commando Force.

🇬🇧Prepared to defend the UK and our allies.

#ExStrikeWarrior #SW26

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Commando's of K Company conduct boarding drills, including fast roping, with German warship FGS Berlin. Commandos concurrently fast roped from an NH90 helicopter and a Merlin helicopter from 824 Naval Air Squadron whilst also boarding the vessels from boats.

[Defence Operations 🇬🇧 @DefenceOps]

⚓ Making an entrance the commando way

@RoyalMarines boarded German warship FGS Berlin by air and sea during Exercise Strike Warrior, sharpening their skills alongside @NATO allies.

🛡️Training together to defend together.

#ExStrikeWarrior #SW26

[NATO @NATO]

From beneath the waves to the shores of Scotland 🌊

🇬🇧 British commandos surfaced aboard a 🇩🇪 German submarine during an exercise, bringing together more than 2,000 personnel from six Allied nations

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Commandos from 24Cdo Engineers used lessons learnt from Ukraine to build a 3m deep, dug in medical facility over 5 days, that was then used on Ex STRIKE WARRIOR by the Commando Surgeon Team.

[NATO Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk - JFCNF @JFCNorfolk]

⚡ Two elite forces. One shared mission.

Royal Marines 🇬🇧 and U.S. Navy SEALs 🇺🇸 completed three weeks of intensive maritime special operations training during Exercise Resolute Strike in Virginia.

From vessel takedowns and close-quarter battle to directing F/A-18 strikes and integrating multi-domain fires, the training tested the ability of UK and U.S. operators to work seamlessly together in complex, high-readiness scenarios.

The result: stronger interoperability, greater tactical integration and forces better prepared for future NATO operations.💪

@SHAPE_NATO | @NATO_SOF | @LANDCMD | @Commando_Ops | @DefenceOps | @RoyalMarines | @RoyalNavy | @UKNATO | @USNATO | @GenGJenkinsRM | @UKdefenceUS | @UKinUSA | @DeptofWar

[Defence Operations 🇬🇧 @DefenceOps]

⚓️ Making waves. Taking action.

⛴️ @RoyalMarines have been sharpening their boarding skills in the Faroe Islands during Exercise Lion Protector.

🌊 Training with @JEFnations allies to counter threats and protect vital infrastructure across the High North.

#StrongerTogether

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Commando on Ex STRIKE WARRIOR 26

Commandos from UKCF of 148Bty working alongside a German Partners to conduct Submarine RV drills during Ex STRIKE WARRIOR ahead of Winter Deployment.

https://t.co/5CP86cT4Lt

[30Commando @IHistorical]

James Bond Day isn’t only about the films.

In 1942 Ian Fleming created 30 Commando / 30 Assault Unit — intelligence commandos who raced ahead of Allied troops to steal Enigma machines, codebooks, radar secrets, scientists and tech.

Dieppe. North Africa. Sicily. D-Day. Tambach. V-weapon sites.

Those men and those pinches became Bond: the Spektor in *From Russia with Love*, the rockets and Dr Walter in *Moonraker*, the former commando in *Octopussy*, Bond’s wartime skills in *Goldfinger*. Godfrey became M.

Fleming said he extracted the plots from his wartime memories.

Raise a glass to 007 — and to 30AU.
@TheIanFleming @authordlewis @RoyalNavy @RoyalMarines @NatMuseumRN

#JamesBondDay #IanFleming #30AssaultUnit #30Commando #30AU #BondOrigins #WW2 #DDay #FromRussiaWithLove #Moonraker #Octopussy #JamesBond #GlobalJamesBondDay

[NATO Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk - JFCNF @JFCNorfolk]

⚡ Deploy fast. Integrate quickly. Operate where it matters.

Royal Marines 🇬🇧 returned to the Faroe Islands for the first time since the Second World War during Exercise Lion Protector 2026, training alongside Danish forces 🇩🇰 and Faroese maritime agencies.

At the heart of the GIUK Gap, the Faroes sit on one of NATO’s most important maritime approaches and are vital to security across the North Atlantic.

The exercise tested rapid deployment, maritime interdiction and coastal operations in demanding terrain — strengthening the ability of Allied forces to respond together when it matters.

📷POPhot Alex Ceolin / LPHOT Jaden Lovelady

@SHAPE_NATO | @NATO_SOF | @LANDCMD | @Commando_Ops | @RoyalMarines | @RoyalNavy | @UKNATO | @DefenceOps | @GenGJenkinsRM | @UKCDS_MOD | @forsvaretdk

[First Sea Lord Sir Gwyn Jenkins @GenGJenkinsRM]

The return of the @RoyalMarines to the Faroe Islands should send an unequivocal message: the UK, alongside Denmark and our other @JEFnations allies are ready to protect the waters, islands and vital routes that keep our nations secure.

https://t.co/B5YXOdMb8d

[Wes Streeting @wesstreeting]

The UK has led the first exercise in the Faroe Islands since the Second World War - Lion Protector - with the Joint Expeditionary Force.

Today JEF ministers meet in Iceland with 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 as we ramp up our defence of the High North and Baltics.

🇬🇧 🇮🇸 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇩🇰 🇱🇹 🇳🇱

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

deployed alongside Danish & Faroese forces to deliver high-readiness deterrence in the High North.
🔸 Ship boarding & maritime interdiction
🔸 Cliff ascents & clifftop observation posts
🔸 Complex archipelago raid ops
Credible deterrence in the High North.
@JFCNorfolk @JEFnations

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

RETURN TO THE FAROES. 🇫🇴🇬🇧
​For the first time since WWII, Royal Marines have returned to the Faroe Islands for Ex LION PROTECTOR.
​Operating in the GIUK Gap—the strategic gateway between the Arctic & North Atlantic—the UK Commando Force’s Allied Reaction Force SOMTG deployed...

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Dominating the maritime domain.

UK Commandos and U.S. Navy SOF completed three weeks of intensive Maritime Special Operations training—sharpening tactics and TTPs day and night.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🤝

[NATO Allied SOF Command (SOFCOM) @NATO_SOF]

Allied SOF in action ⚡

UK Commandos 🇬🇧 and U.S. Navy SOF 🇺🇸 shared tactics, equipment, and processes during three weeks of demanding maritime special operations training.

Day and night, they refined Close-Quarter Battle skills by:
🔸Calling in airstrikes
🔸Clearing and securing compounds
🔸Assaulting and seizing control of an adversary vessel

This is how Allied SOF build the interoperability needed to operate seamlessly together, whenever and wherever required 🤝

📸 @RoyalNavy | @RoyalMarines | @Commando_Ops | @DefenceOps | @UKNATO | @USSOCOM | @USNATO

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Strengthening strategic security across the Atlantic. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
​Marines from UKCF deployed to Arkansas for a joint exercise with US Federal Agents, focusing on close-quarters battle (CQB), tactical marksmanship, dynamic entry, and breaching.

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Warfighting readiness in action.
From real-time uncrewed aerial surveillance to mobile heavy fire support and Commando Helicopter Force extraction—the UK Commando Force integrates modern tech with raw firepower to strike first and adapt fast.
#CommandoForce #Warfighting

[NATO ACT @NATO_ACT]

During a visit to @NATO_ACT, GEN Sir Rob Magowan KCB CBE ADC RM, Commander of the UK's Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, explored how advances in AI and data-enabled warfare, intelligence and reconnaissance, targeting, and cyber and electromagnetic activities are reshaping the way @NATO operates across domains, and how nations can adopt these capabilities at pace.
#WeAreNATO @CSOC_MOD

[UK Commando Force Operations @Commando_Ops]

Side by side. From start to finish. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
On 9/11, the world changed—and the Royal Marines answered the call alongside our US partners.
That bond, forged in combat, remains the bedrock of our alliance today.
We remember those lost 25 years ago and all who fell.

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the United Kingdom remembers the near 3,000 people who lost their lives on that terrible day, including 67 British citizens.

We pay tribute to all those affected including frontline emergency workers, who continue to confront the threat of terrorism and put their lives at risk to protect others. We honour the courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces who have lost their lives in the fight against terrorism.

Britain stood with our American friends a quarter of a century ago. We stand with you today. 🇬🇧🇺🇸