30 Commando Information Exploitation Group
{{Short description|Battalion sized formation of the Royal Marines}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 30 Commando (Information Exploitation) Group Royal Marines
| image = 30 Commando IX Group.png
| image_size = 160px
| caption = Unit badge
| dates = 2000 - present
| country = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch = {{Tree list}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Royal Marines.svg}} Royal Marines
- {{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg}} Naval Service
{{Tree list/end}}
| type = Commando
| role = ISTAR
| size = Battalion
465 personnel (2012)
| command_structure = UK Commando Force
| current_commander = Lieutenant Colonel Simon Cox RM
| garrison = Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth
| ceremonial_chief =
| ceremonial_chief_label = Captain-General
| colonel_of_the_regiment =
| colonel_of_the_regiment_label = Commandant-General
| nickname =
| motto = Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin)
| colors =
| identification_symbol =
| identification_symbol_label = Commando Flash
| march = Quick - A Life on the Ocean Wave
Slow - Preobrajensky
| mascot =
| battles =
| notable_commanders =
| anniversaries =
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30 Commando Information Exploitation Group RM, or 30 Commando (IX) Group, is a battalion-sized unit of the Royal Marines and forms part of UK Commando Force. The unit resources include communications, information operations, information systems, intelligence, surveillance, and Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR).{{cite web|publisher=Royal Navy |title=30 Commando Information Exploitation Group |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/royalmarines/units-and-deployments/3-commando-brigade/30-commando-information-exploitation-group/ |date=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507192709/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/royalmarines/units-and-deployments/3-commando-brigade/30-commando-information-exploitation-group/ |archive-date=7 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}
History
The group's title harks back to the original 30 Commando (which in turn became 30 Assault Unit RM), formed in 1943. This unit was tasked to move ahead of advancing Allied forces, or to undertake covert infiltrations into enemy territory by land, sea or air, to capture much needed intelligence, in the form of codes, documents, equipment or enemy personnel.{{Cite web|access-date=2 June 2010|publisher=Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London|title=History of 30 Assault Unit 1942-1946|url=http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/xh40-001.shtml| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100502092412/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/xh40-001.shtml| archive-date= 2 May 2010 | url-status= live}}{{cite web |title=30 Commando Information Exploitation Group |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines/commando-brigade/30-commando-information-exploitation-group |website=Royal Navy |access-date=25 April 2022}}
In 2000, the United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group (UKLF CSG) was formed from 3 Commando Brigade's Headquarters and Signals Squadron.{{cite web |title=UK Landing Force Command Support Group |url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server?show=nav.5314 |website=Royal Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812005421/http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server?show=nav.5314 |archive-date=12 August 2006 |date=2006 |url-status=dead}}
In March 2010, the UKLF CSG was renamed the 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.{{cite news|title=Devon marines renamed after Bond author's wartime group|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11980837|publisher=BBC|date=13 December 2010}}{{cite web |title=30 Commando Information Exploitation Group |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/The-Royal-Marines/3-Commando-Brigade/30-Commando-Information-Exploitation-Group |website=Royal Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905163439/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/The-Royal-Marines/3-Commando-Brigade/30-Commando-Information-Exploitation-Group |archive-date=5 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}
In 2013, the group was granted the freedom of Littlehampton, West Sussex, in honour of the original unit being based in the town during the Second World War.{{cite news | title = Littlehampton grants town freedom to James Bond unit| publisher = BBC | date = 5 October 2013 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-24398930 | access-date = 17 February 2014}}{{cite news | title = Fleming's Red Indians special Royal Marine Commando unit | newspaper = Littlehampton Gazette | date = 31 July 2013 | url = http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/nostalgia/fleming-s-red-indians-special-royal-marine-commando-unit-1-5326845 | access-date = 17 February 2014 | archive-date = 21 February 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221103511/http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/nostalgia/fleming-s-red-indians-special-royal-marine-commando-unit-1-5326845 | url-status = dead }}
Structure
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- Headquarters Squadron, including the Intelligence and Information Activities Cells
- Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron{{cite press release |title=Commandos launch stealth raid from Royal Navy sub as Arctic training intensifies |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/march/29/220329-commandos-launch-stealth-raid-from-royal-navy-sub-as-arctic-training-intensifies |website=Royal Navy |access-date=25 April 2022 |date=29 March 2022}}{{cite press release |title=Marines Parachute Into Exercise For First Time In A Decade |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2013/april/16/130416-marines-parachute-into-exercise |website=Royal Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229093721/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2013/april/16/130416-marines-parachute-into-exercise |archive-date=29 December 2015 |date=16 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}
- Brigade Patrol Troop
- Shore Reconnaissance Team{{cite press release |title=Royal Marines complete Arctic training with intensive combat missions |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/march/12/210312-arctic-fight-phase |website=Royal Navy |access-date=25 April 2022 |date=12 March 2021}}{{cite press release |title=Royal Marines specialists conduct training reconnaissance in the Arctic circle |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/march/01/210301-arctic-beach-recce |website=Royal Navy |access-date=25 April 2022 |date=1 March 2021}}
- Y Squadron - Electronic Warfare
- Air Defence Troop - using Starstreak high-velocity missile{{cite press release |title=Royal Marines Air Defence Troop complete live missile firing |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/november/05/141105-30-cdo-air-defence-troop |website=Royal Navy |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108083641/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/november/05/141105-30-cdo-air-defence-troop |archive-date=8 November 2014 |date=5 November 2014 |url-status=dead}}
- Information Activities Cell - Information Operations and Combat Camera Team (CCT)
- Communications Squadron
- Logistics Squadron
- Motor Transportation Troop
- Royal Marines Police Troop - protect key personnel such as visiting dignitaries and foreign officials. They also provide training and assistance to police forces around the world.
- Catering Troop
- Stores Troop
- Equipment Support Troop
- Base Squadron - looks after Royal Marines Barracks Stonehouse, much of which was built in the 1700s. It is responsible for providing real-life support, such as dining facilities, accommodation, medical care, rehabilitation of injured personnel and physical training facilities.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines/3-commando-brigade/30-commando-information-exploitation-group Official website]
- [http://30AU.co.uk 30 Commando Assault Unit - Ian Fleming's 'Red Indians' - Literary James Bond's Wartime Unit]
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{{British Commando Forces}}
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Category:2000 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Royal Marine formations and units
Category:Military units and formations established in 2000
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