43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines information
Force protection formation of the Royal Marines
43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines
Unit badge
Active
1943–1946 1961–1968 1980 – present
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
Naval Service
Royal Marines
Type
Commando
Role
Force protection Maritime Interdiction Operations Nuclear Security
Size
550 personnel[1]
Part of
3 Commando Brigade[2]
Base
HMNB Clyde
Nickname(s)
FPG
Motto(s)
Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin)
Colours (Lanyard)
Red and Old Gold
March
Quick – A Life on the Ocean Wave Slow – Preobrajensky
Anniversaries
Lake Comacchio, 3 April 1945
Website
43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines
Commanders
Captain General
The Duke of Sussex, KCVO, ADC(P)
Commandant General
Lieutenant General Robert Magowan CB, CBE
Superior Commander
Commander Operations, Fleet Headquarters
Current Commander
Colonel Tony de Reya RM MBE
Military unit
Security of nuclear weapons at Faslane, HM Naval Base Clyde, is part of the Group's responsibilities
The 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (43 Cdo FP Gp RM),[3] formerly Comacchio Company Royal Marines (1980–1983), Comacchio Group Royal Marines (1983–2001) and Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (2001–2012), is a 550-man unit of the Royal Marines responsible for guarding the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons. The unit, based at HM Naval Base Clyde, is part of 3 Commando Brigade.
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