ROYAL Naval personnel working with Royal Marines colleagues took to the wilds of Dartmoor to learn what it means to be a Commando.

During a wet and windy three day exercise, Plymouth-based 42 Commando Royal Marines from the logistics company taught their Royal Navy colleagues the basics of field-craft and tactical movement in order to strengthen their close working relationship.

Shelter construction, section-level tactics and camouflage were all introduced to the students to improve their knowledge of the Royal Marines they work beside and to give them the essential skills required to survive in an operational environment.

Royal Naval Leading Writer Fiona Easton, who works in the Royal Marines finance office at Bickleigh camp, said: β€œIt will be much easier to work alongside the Royal Marines in the field now that I have a better understanding of what they do. We were shown how to move across Dartmoor while carrying weapons and how to set trip wires. That was my favourite part.”

42 Commando Royal Marines is one of three elite battalion-sized units which make up the global punch of 3Commando Brigade.

The highly trained unit is currently employed worldwide in a range of ship protection duties for the Royal Navy, delivering specialist training teams around the globe and standing by to support UK operations.