Brigade Patrol Troop

The Brigade Patrol Troop is a troop of Royal Marines, United Kingdom, under command of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS), 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.[1]

Reconnaissance Force, RM
Cap Badge of the Royal Marines
Active1992 - Present
Country United Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
TypeAdvanced Reconnaissance
RoleCommando Infantry
Part of30 Commando
Garrison/HQStonehouse Barracks
Motto(s)Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin)
MarchQuick - A Life on the Ocean Wave
Slow - Preobrajensky

History

The Unit can be traced back to the Cliff Assault Unit which operated in the Second World War.[2] The Cliff Assault Unit was in action in every major Royal Marines operation from the Gulf War to the War in Afghanistan.[2] It evolved into the Brigade Patrol Troop which was established in 1992.[3]

Command, control and Structure

The Brigade Patrol Troop, which is part of Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron, 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group consists of six teams of four marines each who are employed in a reconnaissance role, ahead of the main force collecting information on the enemy and reporting directly back to the Brigade Headquarters.[4]

All members of the BPT have passed the Recce Troop Selection Course, the Arduous Mountain Leaders Cadre, and are airborne qualified along with having served 2 tours in a Reconnaissance Troop. Reconnaissance Troops are elements of the Headquarters Companies of 40, 42 and 45 Commando respectively.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Reporting from the Fleet". Navy News. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  2. "Mountain leadership opens to all Royal Marines". Ministry of Defence. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. "Stephen Moran". Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. "UK Landing Force Command Support Group". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  5. "Brigade Reconnaissance Force | Brigade Patrol Troop". www.eliteukforces.info.

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