1 Assault Group Royal Marines (1 AGRM)

1 AGRM is the parent unit for a number of Royal Marines squadrons which provide landing craft support for Britain's amphibious assault ships and landing dock platforms.

• 4 Assault Squadron Royal Marines
  (4 ASRM)
  operating Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk10 craft from HMS Bulwark
• 6 Assault Squadron Royal Marines
  (6 ASRM)
  operating Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk10 craft from HMS Albion
• 9 Assault Squadron Royal Marines
  (9 ASRM)
  operating Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) craft from HMS Ocean

Other units under the 1 AGRM umbrella include:

• 10 Landing Craft Training Squadron
  
  • Specialist Landing Craft Career training (L3, L2 and L1 and LCOQ Course)
  • Amphibious training for Royal Marines recruits, young Officers and men undergoing the All Arms Commando Courses
  • Training Royal Navy, Police and Customs in small boat operations
  • Engineering and navigation training for the Assault Squadrons (4,6,9 & 539 ASRM)
  • Specially tailored LC Specialist training for 2 Raiding Troop from the Royal Marines Reserve.
  • Surface Maneuver expertise to the wider amphibious community.
• 11 Amphibious Test and Trials Squadron
  Based at Royal Marines Instow, Devon

In addition to landing craft support, 1 AGRM also provides expertise in small boat operations at sea and on river networks. The various squadrons use a range of vessels :

• rigid raiders
• rigid inflatables (RIBS)
• offshore raiding craft
• inflatable raiding craft
• LCU / LCVP landing craft
• LCAC hovercraft

1 AGRM (with the exception 11 Amphibious Test and Trials Squadron) is based at Poole Dorset, along with the Special Boat Service and 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery Royal Artillery

1 AGRM is not part of 3 Commando Brigade however it provides the training for the Brigade's 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines (539 ASRM)

40 Commando, Royal Marines, boarding a Landing Craft Utlity (LCU) of the type operated by the squadrons of 1 Assault Group Royal Marines.

U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joseph Krypel.

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