Brigadier Mike
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Commander of Europe’s largest Naval Base. Royal Marines Commando. Proud promoter of growth for Plymouth. Watcher of rugby. Lifter of iron.
HM Naval Base Devonport. UK
Joined January 2017
Wet 30 miler today. Here’s syndicate 1 storming across the bridge.
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🇳🇴 Also in Norway, here’s Devonport-based @47CdoRM in action. They’re involved in a multinational exercise to demonstrate the unity, power and reach of partner nations defending peace and security in northern Europe. 💪 @JEFnations
Some hoofing images of #RoyalMarine Commandos from @47CdoRM operating with @RFALymeBay and @40commando in Norway 🇳🇴as part of Exercise Tarassis. Exercise Tarassis demonstrates @JEFnations' unified strength to protect Northern Europe's peace and security. 💪🗡🚤⚓️
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Plymouth-based frigate @HMSSomerset headed to Norway’s Arctic rocket range in Andøya to unleash the Naval Strike Missile during an exercise alongside Norwegian and Polish allies. https://t.co/u6whQWfRYX
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💥 Watch @HMSSomerset launching the Naval Strike Missile - the first @RoyalNavy firing of the new ship-busting missiles, capable of targeting and destroying enemy vessels from over 100 miles away.
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💥The 21 Royal Gun Salute on the Quarterdeck at HMS Drake today to commemorate their Majesties, King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s accession to the throne. #BehindTheScenes
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Welcome home to 68 year old ex-Plymouth lifeboatman, Barry Perrins - having spent nine years alone, sailing 30,000 miles around the world. Great to see him safely back in Plymouth waters - and welcomed home by his old crew mates. BZ Barry
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As a young officer, I had privilege of serving under and near him on a number of occasions - he was certainly an enigmatic, mercurial and instructive beacon to follow and learn from. A genuine legendary figure in a forest of giants. (Thank you Matt, @FCDOMJLodge for sharing)
Lt General Sir Robin Ross obituary: Royal Marines commander in Iraq https://t.co/A5bkIIpL6r
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We all paused today to reflect on VJ Day. I thought of the veterans I’ve known from that campaign. My Scoutmaster Tony, my school teacher’s husband. The impact of that war remained in their eyes. And I thought of ‘Quartered safe out here’, an instructive read.Freedom is not free.
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To all who are collecting exam results today, the RMBS wishes you all the best! If you’d like to have a chat about the opportunities of a career in the RMBS email careers@royalmarinesbands.co.uk #militaryband #militarymusic #royalmarines #royalnavy #careers #musicians #buglers
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This was going on just outside my office window. Sounded proper fun. Great to see / hear service people engaged in team games. BZ both teams for great team spirit.
🏏 The fighting Clams (HMS Audacious) & the Gundogs (HMS Astute) took a well-deserved break & met up on the HMS Drake Cricket Pitch for the Subflot S Cup. The Clams were victorious - then both crews relaxed with a BBQ ready for another day of #submarine maintenance tomorrow!
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Final minute of the final team competing in the National Fireworks ‘Champion of Champions’ Championships! Thank you @plymouthcc for 2 spectacular evenings.
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Behind the scenes during this week’s winch training with the crew of a Merlin helicopter from 845 Naval Air Squadron. The image was taken from the Serco tug involved (SD Careful). The tugs are an essential & versatile part of our team. #Tugs #BehindTheScenes #ReadyForAction
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Last minute of tonight’s @plymouthcc delivered Champion of Champions British Fireworks Championships, shimmering and echoing off the sea. Just superb. Love this city. (Turn your volume up and enjoy)
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Happy Birthday Jim - the oldest living Royal Marine. A good friend of @HMNBDevonport his portrait hangs in the hallway of the wardroom, commissioned by His Majesty the King.
☕️ Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, The Duchess of Edinburgh sat down with James ‘Jim’ Wren, a 105-year-old Royal Marines veteran, at his care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Mr Wren survived the sinking of HMS Repulse in 1941 and was later a Prisoner of War for three and
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Did you know that on this day in 1812 the first stones were being laid to build the internationally acclaimed Plymouth breakwater, thereby allowing the Royal Navy to adopt Devonport as a viable Naval Base. Here’s me ‘conducting(!)’ HM RM Band Plymouth on the breakwater last year.
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Devonport-based @HMSRichmond is halfway through #CSG25. Here’s her gunnery team ensuring that she’s always ready for action. She’s currently sailing north from #Australia protecting @HMSPWLS & other ships in the UK Carrier Strike Task Group. #DidYouKnow #OperationHighmast 🇬🇧
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#OnThisDay 1999 the last @RoyalNavy Command Field Gun competition took place at the final Royal Tournament at #earlscourt The winners were @HMNBDevonport A much reduced version of the sport is still run @HMS_Collingwood as the annual @RNRMC Trophy.
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The legend @RossEdgley . He’s already swum around Britain, he’s now swimming around Iceland!!!Friend of @RoyalMarines & @HMNBDevonport. In a world where few things are left to be conquered- he’s still finding them! Motto : “Naive enough to start, stubborn enough to finish!”
3 THINGS I LEARNED SWIMMING 700 MILES
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⛽️ Experiencing better weather than us in GUZ, but here’s @HMS_Richmond doing the ‘Sunday fill up’ too (just on the other side of the 🌎)
There was a bit of a queue at the petrol station this morning! @RFATidespring keeping the CSG moving. @COMUKCSG
@RoyalNavy
#CSG25
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This week, a new batch of Commando Forces Boat Operators passed out at HMS Drake. #RoyalMarines from @47CdoRM have been training around the Cornish coast for the past 14 weeks. They'll now be drafted to raiding & maritime units in Devonport & across the country.
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Birmingham University URNU student, OC Xenia Syrett has been on #WorkExperience with our Media team & has created a video showing #RoyalMarines and their vessels in action (images: RN Photographers) 🌊
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