Brigade Patrol Troop
Reconnaissance Force, RM | |
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Active | 1992 - Present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Advanced Reconnaissance |
Role | Commando Infantry |
Part of | 30 Commando |
Garrison/HQ | Stonehouse Barracks |
Motto(s) | Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin) |
March | Quick - A Life on the Ocean Wave Slow - Preobrajensky |
The Brigade Patrol Troop is a troop of Royal Marines, United Kingdom, under command of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS), 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.[1]
History[]
The Unit can be traced back to the Cliff Assault Unit which operated in the Second World War.[2] The Cliff Assault Unit was in action in every major Royal Marines operation from the Gulf War to the War in Afghanistan.[2] It evolved into the Brigade Patrol Troop which was established in 1992.[3]
Command, control and Structure[]
The Brigade Patrol Troop, which is part of Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron, 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group consists of six teams of four marines each who are employed in a reconnaissance role, ahead of the main force collecting information on the enemy and reporting directly back to the Brigade Headquarters.[4]
All members of the BPT have passed the Recce Troop Selection Course, the Arduous Mountain Leaders Cadre, and are airborne qualified along with having served 2 tours in a Reconnaissance Troop. Reconnaissance Troops are elements of the Headquarters Companies of 40, 42 and 45 Commando respectively.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Reporting from the Fleet". Navy News. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ a b "Mountain leadership opens to all Royal Marines". Ministry of Defence. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Moran". Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "UK Landing Force Command Support Group". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Brigade Reconnaissance Force | Brigade Patrol Troop". www.eliteukforces.info.
Coordinates: 50°21.975′N 4°9.660′W / 50.366250°N 4.161000°W
- Royal Marine formations and units
- Military units and formations established in the 1990s