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The 3 Commando Brigades six month deployment in Helmand Province was among the finest pieces of soldiering I have come across General Sir Richard Dannett, Chief of General StaffIn October 2006, the Royal Marine Commandos took up their six month tour of duty in war-torn Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan -- the toughest and hottest war zone on earth. After the tactical retreat of their predecessors, the Paras, the Marines knew they would have to take a different approach to have any chance of success. So they took the war to the enemy. Roving and aggressive, the Commandos forced the insurgent Taliban on to the back foot. As a result, they were involved in daily fire fights of an intensity not encountered by British troops since North Korea.3 Commando Brigade is a thrilling first-hand account of that dogged, heroic pursuit of the Taliban by the ordinary Marines, sailors and soldiers responsible. It is a story of valour, fortitude, supreme physical and mental fitness,...
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'The Royal Marines' deployment was among
the finest pieces of soldiering I have come across.'
General Sir Richard Dannatt, KCB, CBE, MC
Chief of the General Staff
Dedicated to the memory of those members of
3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines
who were killed during Operation Herrick 5
in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
September 2006 to April 2007
Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael Smith
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery
Killed during a grenade attack on the UK base in Sangin
Thursday 8 March 2007 aged thirty-nine
Marine Benjamin Reddy
42 Commando Royal Marines
Killed while attacking enemy positions in Kajaki
Tuesday 6 March 2007 aged twenty-two
Lance Bombardier Ross Clark
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery
Killed during a rocket attack on the UK base in Sangin
Saturday 3 March 2007 aged twenty-five
Lance Bombardier Liam McLaughlin
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery
Killed during a rocket attack on the UK base in Sangin
Saturday 3 March 2007 aged twenty-one
Marine Scott Summers
42 Commando, Royal Marines
Died following a road traffic accident
Wednesday 21 February 2007 aged twenty-three
Marine Jonathan Holland
45 Commando, Royal Marines
Killed by an anti-personnel mine in Sangin
Wednesday 21 February 2007 aged twenty-three
Lance Corporal Mathew Ford
45 Commando, Royal Marines
Killed while attacking Jugroom Fort
Monday 15 January 2007 aged thirty
Marine Thomas Curry
42 Commando, Royal Marines
Killed while attacking enemy positions at Kajaki
Saturday 13 January 2007 aged twenty-one
Lance Bombardier James Dwyer
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery
Killed when the vehicle he was driving struck an
anti-tank mine in southern Helmand
Wednesday 27 December 2006 aged twenty-two
Marine Richard Watson
42 Commando, Royal Marines
Killed in an ambush at Now Zad
Tuesday 12 December 2006 aged twenty-three
Marine Jonathan Wigley
45 Commando, Royal Marines
Killed while attacking enemy positions at Garmsir
Tuesday 5 December 2006 aged twenty-one
Marine Gary Wright
45 Commando, Royal Marines
Killed by a suicide-borne improvised explosive device in Lashkar Gah
Friday 19 October 2006 aged twenty-two
One of the most challenging tasks for a military historian is to givea clear and comprehensible account of a battle. As the story of 3Commando Brigade in Afghanistan is a series of more or lessviolent encounters with heavily armed insurgents, the problem ofproducing a coherent story is all the greater. Just to make mattersmore complicated, modern warfare demands an extensive newvocabulary that is virtually incomprehensible to the layman.
In this masterly account of the very specialised warfare inAfghanistan, and the very special achievements of 3 CommandoBrigade, the author demonstrates his rare ability to explain whatwent on in terms that any reasonably intelligent layman can comprehend.To say that the story is 'action-packed' is an understatement.That the Royal Marine Commandos were able to sustain such anintense level of action in seriously uncomfortable circumstances isa tribute to their long and arduous training. The book is aneloquent accolade to everyone who took part in this deployment.
Philip
The 3rd Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, deployed to southernAfghanistan as the core of the United Kingdom Task Force.The main area of operations was Helmand Province. The UKTFwas formed around the following key components:
Helmand Battle Group
42 Commando numbering up to 1,500 men and women.Command Company with the ISTAR group (Recce Troop andManoeuvre Support Group), Mortar Troop with 23 mortarbarrels instead of 9 and the Assault Engineer Troop.
Juliet, Kilo, Lima and Mike combat companies.
A logistic company.
Plus the following under command:
One company from the army: either the Royal Regiment of
Fusiliers or The Rifles.
Whiskey Company, 45 Commando: Force Protection Companyfor 28 Engineer Regiment.
A battery from 29 Commando Regiment.
C Squadron Light Dragoons: three troops with a mixture ofScimitars, Spartan and Samaritan as an ambulance.
59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers.
42 UAV Battery, Royal Artillery.
Estonian Armoured Infantry Company.
Danish Formation Recce Squadron.
The following were attached to the commando battle group attimes:
Engineer Group: 28 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
provided combat engineer support, a military construction force
and reconstruction elements.
Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLT): framedon 45 Commando: key in the training, support, development andoperations of the Afghan National Army 3 Brigade of the Afghan205 Corps.
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery: provided six 105Light Guns and Fire Support Teams across the area of operations.
UKLF (UK Land Force) Command Support Group (CSG):effectively, a second battle group.
Main duties:
Command and communications across the brigade.
Supplying an IX staff cell with commanding officer UKLF CSGas chief information officer. This cell had 2 key roles:
- The coordination of the 'find' function; exploiting theresources of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, LightDragoons Squadron, Y Squadron (electronic warfare andcounter measures), tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)and national and coalition strategic and intelligence assets.
- The exploitation of all information to support operationsthrough intelligence assessment and information operations.
India Company: a composite company from 45 CommandoReconnaissance Troop, Air Defence Troop and other UKLFCSG ranks that formed the Lashkar Gah Operations Company.
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