UK Commando Force (Royal Marines) conducting specialized boarding training. Taken during Exercise Lion Protector 26.
Working alongside Danish and Faroese forces, the elite Special Operations Maritime Task Group (SOMTG) practiced critical maritime interdiction and vessel boarding drills to bolster security across the strategic Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) Gap. Exercises happened in Faroe Islands, marking the first time British forces have officially operated in the territory since the Second World War when British forces occupied the islands (Operation Valentine) to safeguard them from Nazi invasion.
The commandos are armed with the L403A1 Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW), which is the Knight's Armament Company (KAC) KS-1 rifle adopted to replace older platforms.
The soldier is heavily equipped for maritime or close-quarters operations, featuring a tactical helmet mounted with dual-tube night vision goggles (NVGs), communication headsets, camouflage face protection, and a highly modified compact rifles.
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