Category Archives: Maritime special operations

Friday Foto

Posted on 03/05/2013 by Strike-Hold

U.S. Airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and U.S. Army with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) teamed up for personnel recovery training utilizing alternate infiltration and exfiltration training on Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013.  The 160th … Continue reading →

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Royal Marines train with airsoft weapons to tackle pirates

Posted on 09/01/2013 by Strike-Hold

Royal Marines based on the deployed warship HMS Monmouth have been practising their ship-boarding skills to combat pirates and smugglers. Among the ship’s company of HMS Monmouth is a detachment of Royal Marines from 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group, based … Continue reading →

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MiliPol Qatar: XSR Special Purpose Boat

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Strike-Hold

This company’s booth wasn’t actually manned when I stopped by, nor did they have any marketing literature in the booth. But they did have this poster for this rather spiffy looking range of special purpose boats…  

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MiliPol Qatar: Sillinger

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Strike-Hold

Coming up for air now, let’s take a look at a couple of vendors displaying surface craft solutions at MiliPol Qatar 2012. First up is French company Sillinger, part of the Groupe Marck group of companies.  Sillinger was founded in … Continue reading →

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MiliPol Qatar – SEABOB Black Shadow 730

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Strike-Hold

It might look like a cruise missile that has lost its wings, or like a giant tadpole, or a short torpedo – it might even remind you of something from a Bond film, or a sci-fi masterpiece.  At any rate, … Continue reading →

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