40 Commando
40 Commando (pronounced 'Forty Commando') is a battalion-sized component of 3 Commando Brigade. The Commando is based at Norton Manor Camp outside Taunton, Somerset.
40 Commando Organisation
Like 42 and 45 Commando, 40 Commando is made up of 6 companies:
- Command Company
- Logistics Company
- Alpha Company (A Coy) (Close Combat Company)
- Bravo Company (B Coy) (Stand Off Company)
- Charlie Company (C Coy) (Close Combat Company)
- Delta Company (D Coy) (Stand Off Company)
For a breakdown of what each type of company contains, see the main Royal Marines page
40 Commando Recent History
Iraq
40 Commando played a major role in the opening moves of Operation Telic 1, the British component of the US-led coalition's invasion of Iraq. On night of March 20th 2003, 40 Commando took part in an amphibous helicopter assault to sieze the Al-Faw Peninsula. They were among the first conventional forces to put boots down on Iraqi soil.
Post-invasion Iraq was the venue for the return of 40 Commando to the country in 2004. Their tour included operations in southern Iraq and an attachment to the Black Watch Battlegroup who were operating in the north.
Afghanistan
40 Commando's first deployment to Helmand Province, Afgansitan, was for Operation Herrick 7 (October 2007-April 2008), as part of 52nd Infantry Brigade. They would later return for Herrick 12 (April - October 2010), this time with 4th Mechanized Brigade. Their final tour, again with 4th Mechanized Brigade, was for Herrick 17 (October 2012 - April 2013). They were last Royal Marines Commando to deploy to Afghanistan.
40 Commando Photos
Used under Open Government Licence
Used under Open Government Licence
Used under Open Government Licence
