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United Kingdom Commando Force (UKCF), previously called 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), is the UK's special operations-capable [1] commando formation of the Royal Marines. It is composed of Royal Marine Commandos and commando qualified personnel from the Royal Navy , British Army and Royal Air Force .
3 Commando Brigade - formed primarily by the Royal Marines, 3 Commando Brigade was the primary British rapid reaction force, tasked with reinforcing the NATO northern flank in Norway in the event of war with the Soviet Union in Europe. 3 Commando Brigade was the formation with most experience of amphibious operations.
3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Scout fitted with SS.11 guided missiles, as used in the Falklands. On 14 June during the Battle of Mount Tumbledown , an Argentine 105 mm (4.1 in) pack howitzer battery, dug in to the west of Stanley Racecourse, was firing at the Scots Guards as they approached Mount Tumbledown.
Units of 3 Commando Brigade, supported by naval gunfire from several Royal Navy ships, simultaneously attacked in the Battle of Mount Harriet, Battle of Two Sisters, and Battle of Mount Longdon. Mount Harriet was taken at a cost of 2 British and 18 Argentine soldiers.
He was appointed commanding officer of 40 Commando in 1975, and commanded it for two and a half years. [5] He was promoted to colonel in mid-1978, [6] and later to brigadier and appointed as commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1981. [citation needed] Thompson commanded 3 Commando Brigade in the 1982 Falklands War. [7]
SS Canberra 44,807 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad [6] and carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade to San Carlos on 21 May. [9] MV Queen Elizabeth 2. 67,140 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad [6] and carried 3,200 men of the 5th Infantry Brigade.
3 Commando Brigade - formed primarily by the Royal Marines, 3 Commando Brigade was the primary British rapid reaction force, tasked with reinforcing the NATO northern flank in Norway in the event of war with the Soviet Union in Europe. 3 Commando Brigade was the formation with most experience of amphibious operations.
On 3 April it was decided to add the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 Para) to Thompson's 3rd Commando Brigade. This ended plans for the amphibious force to carry the entire landing force. Even if troops were accommodated on the aircraft carriers, they could not carry what was now a 4,350-man force.