29 Commando Regiment RA
United Kingdom Commando Force in the High North
by Lt W Daw RA, GPO, 7(Sphinx) Cdo Bty
As the global security environment shifts and the transpolar and northern sea routes are thawing, this has created strategic focus in the region. This pivot has been accelerated by significant technological advancement, brought on by the Russo-Ukraine conflict and the ascension of Sweden and Finland into NATO. Just over the border from Norway is Murmansk home to the Russian Northern Fleet.
Gun team live firing