45 Commando

45 Commando (pronounced 'Four Five Commando') is an amphibious commando unit within 3 Commando Brigade. The Commando is based at Condor Barracks, Arbroath, Scotland.

45 Commando Organisation

45 Commando is made up of 6 companies:

• Command Company
• Logistics Company
• Whiskey Company (W Coy) (Close Combat Company)
• X-Ray Company (X Coy) (Stand Off Company)
• Yankee Company (Y Coy) (Close Combat Company)
• Zulu Company (Z Coy) (Stand Off Company)

See this page for details of what the various types of Royal Marines companies consists of.

45 Commando Photos

Royal Marines with 45 Commando on exercise in the U.S.A.

Image by L(Phot) Will Haigh | © UK MOD / Crown Copyright 2017
Used under Open Government Licence

Royal Marines with 45 Commando operating Jackal 2 vehicles.

Image by L(Phot) Will Haigh | © UK MOD / Crown Copyright 2017
Used under Open Government Licence

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