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45 Commando
45 Commando (pronounced 'Four Five Commando') is an amphibious commando unit within 3 Commando Brigade. The Commando is based at Condor Barracks, Arbroath, Scotland.
45 Commando Organisation
45 Commando is made up of 6 companies:
- Command Company
- Logistics Company
- Whiskey Company (W Coy) (Close Combat Company)
- X-Ray Company (X Coy) (Stand Off Company)
- Yankee Company (Y Coy) (Close Combat Company)
- Zulu Company (Z Coy) (Stand Off Company)
See this page for details of what the various types of Royal Marines companies consists of.
45 Commando Photos
![45 Commando](/images/royal-marines/45-commando.jpg)
Royal Marines with 45 Commando on exercise in the U.S.A.
Image by L(Phot) Will Haigh | © UK MOD / Crown Copyright 2017
Used under Open Government Licence
Used under Open Government Licence
![45 Commando - Jackal 2](/images/royal-marines/45-cdo-jackals.jpg)
Royal Marines with 45 Commando operating Jackal 2 vehicles.
Image by L(Phot) Will Haigh | © UK MOD / Crown Copyright 2017
Used under Open Government Licence
Used under Open Government Licence