The Royal Marines of S Squadron, 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group
S Squadron are a sub Unit of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines and provide force elements to the Royal Navy which specialise in Maritime Interdiction Operations and Contingent tasks. Royal Marines have deployed from S Sqn to RN Frigates, Destroyers, Amphibious platforms and RFA vessels for ten years and these teams operate predominantly on counter narcotics, counter piracy and embargo operations worldwide. Teams are also held in the UK on high readiness and deploy on a surge basis to enhance Royal Navy capability whenever and wherever required. S Squadron uses a range of assets and weapons systems in order to support their task which include: • RN Merlin and Lynx helicopters • Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats - RHIBs • Offshore Raiding Craft - ORC Weapon Systems • 9mm Pistol • H&K MP5 sub machine gun • Remington Shotgun • SA80 Rifl e • Light Machine Gun - LMG • General Purpose Machine Gun - GMPG • Several different Sniper systems. See www.royalmarines.mod.uk for more information.
S Squadron are a sub Unit of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines and provide force elements to the Royal Navy which specialise in Maritime Interdiction Operations and Contingent tasks. Royal Marines have deployed from S Sqn to RN Frigates, Destroyers, Amphibious platforms and RFA vessels for ten years and these teams operate predominantly on counter narcotics, counter piracy and embargo operations worldwide. Teams are also held in the UK on high readiness and deploy on a surge basis to enhance Royal Navy capability whenever and wherever required. S Squadron uses a range of assets and weapons systems in order to support their task which include: • RN Merlin and Lynx helicopters • Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats - RHIBs • Offshore Raiding Craft - ORC Weapon Systems • 9mm Pistol • H&K MP5 sub machine gun • Remington Shotgun • SA80 Rifl e • Light Machine Gun - LMG • General Purpose Machine Gun - GMPG • Several different Sniper systems. See www.royalmarines.mod.uk for more information.