File:Royal Marines on Exercise Serpent Rock 2020 MOD 45167376.jpg

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English: Pictured are Royal Marines of P Squadron, 43 Commando, as they manoeuvre through a cave system during an assault on an objective within the dark and winding caves of the famous Rock of Gibraltar. Many of the caves are pitch black and very disorientating, making it the perfect place to practice Close Quarters Battle (CQB) techniques in a complex and difficult environment.

Over 80 of these highly trained Commandos spent 2 weeks in early November 2020 on Exercise Serpent Rock honing their skills with a night-time vertical assault and dawn attack followed by an abseil extraction back down ‘The Rock’.

This annual exercise sees the Royal Marines making best use of Gibraltar’s unique terrain, undertaking amphibious and cliff assaults, close quarter battle in urban environments and within the network of tunnels the Rock is famous for, as well as patrolling its streets, thoroughfares and the narrow alleyways and passages that pepper this British overseas territory.

  • Organization: Royal Navy
  • Object Name: BP200031
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Training, Royal Marines, People
  • Keywords: HMNVS, Head Mounted Night Vision System, Low Light, Night Time Operations, Cave System, Action, VIRTUS Helmet, Helmet, Headwear, VIRTUS, Body Armour, Blast & Ballistic Protection, PPE, Personal Protective Equipment, MTP, Multi Terrain Pattern, Camouflage, Combats, PCS, Personal Clothing System, Clothing, Overseas, Locations, Ex, Exercise, Training, Identifiable, Personnel, 43 Commando, FPGRM, 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines, 3 Cdo Bde RM, 3 Commando Brigade, RM Units, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, TES, Royal Marine Exercise, Rock of Gibraltar, RM, P Squadron, Gibraltar, Future Commando Force, FRPU E, FCF, Exercise Serpent Rock, Ministry of Defence, MoD, Location, Gib, 43 Commando Royal Marines, 43 Cdo RN, Faslane, Weapons, Gun, Firearm, Small Arms, Assault Rifle, Colt C8 Carbine, LL19A2, 5.56mm, Royal Marines Assault Rifle, Close Quarters Battle, CQB, Aiming
  • Country: Gibraltar
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