Royal in the News

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu 20 Dec, 2001 11:12 am

British marines head for Kabul
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/new ... 717926.stm
Up to 100 Royal Marine commandos are expected to be in Kabul by Saturday, says the Ministry of Defence.

UK troops land in Afghanistan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_pol ... 658816.stm
Royal Marines land at Bagram airbase outside Kabul on a fact-finding mission to assess facilities in preparation for humanitarian operations.

Shipshape launch for attack vessel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/eng ... 658401.stm
The Royal Navy launches an amphibious assault ship in Barrow, designed to support commando operations.

UK's mountain warfare elite
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/new ... 593996.stm
3 Commando Brigade of the Royal Marines is ideally suited to fighting in Afghanistan's harsh conditions.

Brigadier in military hot seat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/new ... 625925.stm
BBC news online profiles Brigadier Roger Lane OBE, the commander of the Royal Marines in the Gulf.

Marines commander urges caution
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/new ... 625399.stm
The commander of the Royal Marines expected to join ground troops in Afghanistan says his soldiers should not be rushed into action.

Marines 'raring to go'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/new ... 623827.stm
Royal Marine commandos are ready for war and may attack caves to find Bin Laden, says Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon.

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Danaxle · Post by **Danaxle** » Fri 21 Dec, 2001 1:21 am

Thanks Tony

See - I'd missed the Bulwark and Albion stories completely.

If they have refloated these old pair, when is the Tot coming back in?

regards
Dan

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri 21 Dec, 2001 12:51 pm

Marines spearhead Afghan force (they mean Royal Marines

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/ ... 722828.stm
Uniformed British troops are on the streets of Afghanistan as the vanguard of a UK-led multi-national security force.

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri 21 Dec, 2001 1:19 pm

BRITISH TROOPS SENT TO AFGHANISTAN
By Oonagh Blackman And Jeremy Armstrong In Kabul
http://mirror.icnetwork.co.uk/news/alln ... ethod=full

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri 21 Dec, 2001 1:31 pm

Men from Bravo Company of 40 Commando, Royal Marines arriving at Bagram yesterday. They will protect the Afghan interim administration
FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 2001

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,20 ... 46,00.html

cut and paste link into browser - commas cause a problem on the link here...

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Andy O'Pray · Post by **Andy O'Pray** » Sat 22 Dec, 2001 7:34 pm

Thanks for the updates Tony. Hope that you and your's have a happy holiday season.

Aye.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon 07 Jan, 2002 5:43 pm

Britain flies out 300 more soldiers
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/ ... roop27.xml

Marines make the best of Christmas in a battlefield
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/ ... wafg26.xml

British Marines bring order to Kabul
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/ ... wmar23.xml

Wives who must wait and worry
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/ ... mar223.xml

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon 18 Mar, 2002 5:42 pm

Commandos head to Afghanistan

The UK is to send an infantry battle group to Afghanistan in what Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon called the biggest British troop deployment since the Gulf War.
In response to a US request the battle group, which is built around 45 Commando Royal Marines, is heading to Afghanistan to battle the remnants of the Taleban and al-Qaeda forces.

We will be asking them to risk their lives...they may suffer casualties

owdun · Post by **owdun** » Wed 20 Mar, 2002 10:13 pm

There was a debate in what used to be called Parliament ,today,on the subject of the use of 45 Commando in Afghanistan.A quick news flash
on the BBC six oclock news showed about 30 of the bastards we elected
to represent us were present in the chamber,which shows just how interested they are in the subject.Of course,if the subject under discussion had been fox hunting,ive no doubt there would have been a full house.
Yours Aye,Owdun

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sat 13 Apr, 2002 3:04 am

Owdun, your so right about Parliament there would have been more intrest in ANTHING but Royal, a bunch of prissy lads we have elected there! Another thing I have noticed is the lack of NEWS being passed to our friends over the POND about ROYAL's involvement, just have a look on the USM web sites and try and see a mention of Royal, Have a look any where and you will find very little about Royal... Perhaps one of our friends could point me in the right direction of a good cutting or even a paragraph!
Aye yours

Shoulderholster · Post by **Shoulderholster** » Sat 13 Apr, 2002 12:10 pm

Mike re your last, I have a friend in Texas and talking to him a couple of weeks ago he tells me that Royal had quite a lot of coverage on the news.
Also a mate of mine in Idaho has mentioned it a few times in the E-mails he has sent to me.
I have asked if they have heard anything about our lads being put forward for the Congesional Medal of Honour, the answer is not yet?.
Hope this puts your mind at rest,they know we are out there.
SH

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed 17 Apr, 2002 5:54 pm

UK troops destroy al-Qaeda caves

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