British Navy continues operations in Porto Palermo, Himara Region
Plymouth Royal Marines on exercise in Albania
A COLD War submarine base and a small island fortress in Albania
were the settings for a week-long exercise testing Bickleigh's Royal
Marines.
Exercise Dragon Hammer saw Lima Company, of 42 Commando, practise weaving through Porto Palermo's underground tunnels using night-vision technology while Juliet Company were armed with the military's latest pistol.
The exercise was hot on the heels of last month's large-scale Albanian Lion exercise – the first set-piece for the UK's Response Force Task Group on Cougar 13.
42 Commando are the nation's on-call commando unit, ready to deploy anywhere in the world at short notice.
Exercise Dragon Hammer saw Lima Company, of 42 Commando, practise weaving through Porto Palermo's underground tunnels using night-vision technology while Juliet Company were armed with the military's latest pistol.
The exercise was hot on the heels of last month's large-scale Albanian Lion exercise – the first set-piece for the UK's Response Force Task Group on Cougar 13.
42 Commando are the nation's on-call commando unit, ready to deploy anywhere in the world at short notice.
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Marines return to Albania for Ex Dragon Hammer
02/10/2013
Plymouth-based Royal Marines have returned to Albania for a further week’s workout with the country’s Armed Forces as part of Cougar 13.Dragon Hammer was an excellent opportunity – and one that the Commando fully exploited. Arduous, complex terrain and a challenging environment provided some fantastic training opportunities.Lt Col Neil Sutherland
The Bickleigh-based Royal Marines are the nation’s on-call commando unit, ready to deploy anywhere in the world at short notice should the government determine their presence is required.
The week-long Exercise Dragon Hammer with the Vikings of the Royal Marines’ Armoured Support Group saw the green berets train mainly around the bay of Vlorë – also the setting for Albanian Lion.
Lima Company used night-vision technology to practise moving through an underground tunnel complex at Porto Palermo, near Himarë, which once served as a base for Cold War submarine operations in the Adriatic.
Their week of Dragon Hammer concluded with a company-level attack on the small island fortress of Sazan, just off the Vlorë peninsula – and also the focal point for an assault during Albanian Lion.
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