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Category Archives: Somalia
Friday Foto
An officer from the Kenyan Contingent of the AMISOM looks through binoculars during an advance on the Somali port city of Kismayu last week-end. 29 years after “Operation Gothic Serpent”, multi-national forces are again intervening in Somalia to try and … Continue reading
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Royal Marine receives award for counter-piracy operations
A Royal Marine whose ship chased down a pirate mothership in the Gulf and captured more than 30 pirates has been awarded a Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS). Major Adam Whitmarsh, aged 33, was based on Royal Fleet Auxiliary … Continue reading
Posted in Hotspots, Maritime special operations, Somalia
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HMS Sutherland crew hone pirate take-down skills
Royal Marines aboard HMS Sutherland have been practising their pirate vessel boarding techniques using ‘rapid roping’ from the frigate’s helicopter in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Despite punishing daytime temperatures in the mid-30s degrees Celsius, ‘The Fighting Clan’, as … Continue reading
Posted in Air Support, Elite Units, Hotspots, Maritime special operations, Somalia, Training, Tactics and Doctrine
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Saturday Snapshot
A SEA LYNX MK 88 helicopter deposits Estonian soldiers on the helicopter deck of the frigate HAMBURG. The German frigate “HAMBURG” has been part of the European operation Atalanta since November 21, 2010. More recently, she has been working with … Continue reading
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Coming Soon From Osprey Publishing’s RAID series: Operation Gothic Serpent, Mogadishu 1993
Osprey Publishing has announced book number 31 in their fantastic RAID series, “Gothic Serpent – Black Hawk Down Mogadishu 1993″ – due to be released in May 2012. “This book tells the story of Task Force Ranger – a unit … Continue reading
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