Royal Marines Vanguard Strike Company

The Royal Marines Vanguard Strike Company is an experimental strike company of the Royal Marines. The company is currently, as of 21 July 2020, forming and preparing to have its first major deployment in 2021.

Royal Marines Vanguard Strike Company
Royal Marines Badge
Active2020–Present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Corps of Royal Marines
TypeStrike Deployment Force
SizeCompany
Nickname(s)"The Trailblazers"[1]

History

A select group of Royal Marines are to make up a new unit that will "shape" the future of amphibious United Kingdom operations. This new 'Vanguard Strike Company' is two be composed of more than 150 Royal Marines and British Army personnel by Autumn 2020. The company will have access to "game-changing technology and weaponry".[2][3][4][5]

Role

The company is forming as part of the Royal Marines' ongoing Future Commando Force programme, which will overhaul how the marines operate. The navy said company personnel will work in "small, versatile teams" tailored for the mission they are on, delivering "a more agile and lethal capability". The service added the creation of the unit is "returning commando forces to their roots".[2][3][4]

The new company and its subsequent teams will always be at high-readiness, as a capable forward contingency force at the core of the Royal Navy's Littoral Response Groups. The new company is due to go on its maiden deployment in mid-2021 following further trials later this year.[2][3][4]

Uniform

The company is due to be the first to wear the new Royal Marines uniform which was announced and presented in June 2020. The new uniform is a new breathable variation produced by the US company Crye Precision. The company will also be equipped with the famous green beret.[2][3][4][5]

Footnotes
  1. "Royal Marines Commando Unit Created To Shape The Future Commando Force | Pathfinder International". Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. at 12:37pm, 20th July 2020. "New Royal Marines Unit To 'Shape' Future Operations". Forces Network. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. "Royal Marines and army commandos to form Vanguard Strike Company". Naval Technology. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. "Royal Marines Commando unit created to shape the Future Commando Force". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  5. "New UK Royal Marines Commando unit being created as part of Future Commando Force". Janes.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
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