Royal Marine Condor

 military, battalion

Host Unit 45 Commando.(Bn.)
3 Commando Brigade

RM Condor is a large Royal Marines base located near Arbroath in East Angus, Scotland. The base has been home to 45 Commando, which is part of 3 Commando Brigade, since 1971, although it was first constructed as a Fleet Air Arm base in 1938, when it was known as HMS Condor. The base also houses 7 (Sphinx) Battery Royal Artillery, part of 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery.

45 Commando Royal Marines (prounounced "four-five commando") is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet. Roled as a Commando amphibious unit, 45 Cdo RM is capable of a wide range of operational tasks. Based at RM Condor, their barracks in Arbroath, personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations or training.

While 3 Cdo Bde RM are the principal cold weather warfare formation, personnel are capable of operating in a variety of theatres including tropical jungle, desert or mountainous terrain. The Commando is a regular participant in the annual Brigade cold weather warfare exercise in Norway having been the first UK unit to specialise in the mountain and arctic warfare role during the early 1970s and deployed to Norway on NATO’s northern flank most years until the end of the Cold War.

All personnel have completed the Commando course at the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone in Devon, entitling them to wear the green beret, with attached personnel having completed the All Arms Commando Course.

Order of Battle

45 Commando, Royal Marines
7 (Sphinx) Battery Royal Artillery : 29 Commando Regiment
2 (City of Dundee) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade)

RM Condor, Forfar Road, Arbroath ANGUS, DD11 3RB

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