British Military Pictures & Videos

Sea King Mk4 Trains with French Navy’s FS Dixmude

A Sea King Mk4 from 845 Naval Air Squadron of the Commando Helicopter Force seized a rare opportunity to visit and train with the French Naval Ship, FS Dixmude. This provided an excellent opening to exercise UK/FR interoperability, with both the UK and France having key roles to play in leading and shaping the defence and security of Europe.

US Marines’ unique warbird joins HMS Bulwark during major Gulf exercise
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Royal Marines were carried into ‘battle’ by a new steed when they tried out the US Marine Corps’ stunning Osprey as Britain’s task group trained with the Americans and Kuwaitis in the Gulf. For the first time the helicopter-cum-aircraft set down on the deck of Britain’s flagship, HMS Bulwark during Exercise Cougar Voyage as UK and US amphibious task forces linked up.

Bulwark is heading the UK Response Force Task Group on its annual Cougar deployment involving 3 Commando Brigade, while USS Makin Island is the flagship of Amphibious Squadron 5 and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Three times the size of HMS Bulwark, the 42,000-tonne Wasp-class assault ship is the home to a dozen Ospreys – the world’s first tilt-rotor aircraft, it can land, take off and hover like a helicopter, then can fly like a traditional propeller-driven aircraft at speeds over 300mph and heights above 25,000ft once airborne.​

Longest Sniper Shot In The World By A British Soldier On The Taliban

The current record is held by British sniper , who recorded a 2,475 m (2,707 yd) shot in November 2009 also during in the War in Afghanistan; in which he shot two static machine gunners consecutively. Confirmed by GPS, Craig Harrison (UK) of the UK’s Household Cavalry killed two Taliban insurgents from a distance of 2,474 metres (2,706 yd; 1.537 mi) in November 2009.

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Col. Matthew Trollinger, left, commanding officer of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Capt. Victor Cooper, right, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 5 (PHIBRON 5) tour the Royal Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship HMS Bulwark (L15) to the closing ceremony of Exercise Cougar Voyage 15.






IMCMEX (October 29, 2014) includes navies from 44 countries whose focus is to promote security through mine countermeasure operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and throughout the world.




Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), discuss squad tactics with a Royal Marine from Task Force Cougar aboard the U.K. Royal Navy’s RFA Lyme Bay (L3007)during Exercise.

WW I Centenary Commemoration

An event to commemorate centenary of the First World War was held in New Delhi, Thursday 30 October 2014. The event was co-hosted by the British High Commission (BHC) and the United Service Institution of India (USI). British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon MP; the Indian Minister of Defence and Finance, Shri Arun Jaitley; and Indian Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh were present.

Loading a Sea King Helicopter onto a RAF C17 for Return to UK From Afghanistan

Joint Movements Unit (JMU) personnel work slowly and carefully to load a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter onto an RAF C17 aircraft to be sent back to the UK. With the end of Operation Herrick near the Sea King was no longer required in Afghanistan. JMU staff were kept very busy sending kit and equipment back to the UK for future, as it became surplus to requirements in Afghanistan. On 18 Jul 14, Joint Movements Unit (JMU) personnel began removing the last two Sea King Helicopters from Afghanistan. The helicopters are no longer required on Operation Herrick and will be returned to the UK in an RAF C17 aircraft. The Sea King is a very snug fit in the cargo hold of the C17 and requires very slow and precise loading to ensure that neither aircraft is damaged.






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HMS Kent's ships company follow in commandos' footsteps to the top of the Rock

Anything Superman and the Royal Marines can do, so too can the pirate-busters of HMS Kent. Just a couple of days after commandos ran to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar in company with Man of Steel Henry Cavill to celebrate their 350th birthday, sailors from the Portsmouth frigate jogged the 2.7 miles from the naval base to the summit of the iconic rock, 1,250ft above sea level. Two fifths of the ship’s company, 77 men and women, set off at 6.30am with the first strains of light touching the British Overseas Territory. And several minutes later all 77 were on the peak – no-one dropped out.

HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth on deployment

Portsmouth-based warship HMS Dragon sailed today on a routine seven-month Atlantic Patrol Tasking. Less than a year after she returned from operations in the Gulf and Eastern Mediterranean the Type 45 destroyer will take over from HMS Iron Duke to continue the UK’s commitment to the region building on the UK’s strong ties with its allies. During her time away Dragon will visit several ports in the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as well as visiting a number of West African States to build on UK relationships.

Royal Marines, Royal Marine Veterans and Royal Marine Cadets stood to attention during the Royal Marines 350 Anniversary parade at the Guildhall in the City of London. The Royal Marines 1664 Challenge comes to and end as they pass the baton on during a parade in London.

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