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Hundreds of marines based in Scotland are to be deployed to Afghanistan in the autumn.Hundreds of marines based in Scotland are to be deployed to Afghanistan in the autumn.
Personnel from 45 Commando, who operate out of RM Condor in Arbroath, will travel to the country in October.Personnel from 45 Commando, who operate out of RM Condor in Arbroath, will travel to the country in October.
It will be their third operational tour of Afghanistan in six years. The 700-strong unit was also involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.It will be their third operational tour of Afghanistan in six years. The 700-strong unit was also involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The pending six-month tour goes against the Ministry of Defence's guidelines on breaks between deployments. 45 Commando returned from their last Afghanistan tour in April 2007 - they lost four men during that deployment.
Four killed
They advise two-year breaks between six-month operational tours of duty.
45 Commando returned from their last tour of Afghanistan in April 2007, a deployment which saw them lose four people.
The Royal Marines will replace 16 Air Assault Brigade in the latest troop rotation.The Royal Marines will replace 16 Air Assault Brigade in the latest troop rotation.
Deployed alongside 45 Commando will be 42 Commando, the 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, the 1st Battalion The Rifles, and the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.Deployed alongside 45 Commando will be 42 Commando, the 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, the 1st Battalion The Rifles, and the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
It will also include the first of the additional force elements announced by Defence Secretary Des Browne which will see the total British force rise from 7,800 to 8,030 by spring.It will also include the first of the additional force elements announced by Defence Secretary Des Browne which will see the total British force rise from 7,800 to 8,030 by spring.