Royal Marine Commando

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A Royal Marine Commando is the basic maneuver unit of the Royal Marines, a reinforced battalion comparable to a U.S. Marine Amphibious Unit. The Commando units, much like the U.S. equivalent, principally operate from amphibious warfare ships, with air support from helicopters and Harrier aircraft.