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Troops to return to Afghanistan | Troops to return to Afghanistan |
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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. |
45 Commando returned from their last Afghanistan tour in April 2007 - they lost four men during that deployment. | |
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. |
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