FOR DARING ARCTIC FJORD RAIDING MISSION
Royal Marines emerged from the icy depths of an Arctic fjord on a German submarine to carry out a daring commando operation as part of major NATO mission rehearsals.
Shore Reconnaissance Troop and Special Observers from 148 Battery both of which are from Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS), 30 Commando worked with German U-Boat 35 S185, a type 212A Submarine as part of Exercise Cold Response 26.
SRS boarded the German U- Boat using Inflatable Raiding Craft and stowing all their kit before diving below depths. Once in position they disembarked the boat und
Commandos surfaced around 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle aboard attack submarine U-35 as part of Cold Response 26, the largest military drills for the alliance in the region this year involving 14 nations and more than 25,000 troops.
The expert marines – part of specialist units designed to carry out reconnaissance and direct naval gunfire from behind enemy lines – slipped silently away on inflatable raiding craft from U-35 to conduct their mission before returning and disappearing beneath the waves.
The aim of the mission was to slip in unseen and remain hidden while reconnoitering ‘enemy’ positions, calling in naval gunfire from allied warships before making a stealthy getaway.
It was conducted by specialist elements of the UK’s highly skilled Commando Force: The Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS), Shore Reconnaissance Troop (SRT) and 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery.
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