- Daily Telegraph – British commandos have stormed an Italian cargo ship which was hijacked by Somalia pirates in the Indian Ocean, rescuing the crew and capturing nearly a dozen pirates.

BBC – Nuclear subs collide in Atlantic The ballistic missile submarines HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant were badly damaged in a crash in the mid-Atlantic in heavy seas earlier this month. New York Times – French and British Submarines Collide The Times – French sub unaware it rammed Royal Navy vessel in mid-Atlantic nuclear crash

BBC – UK forces take key Taleban bases BBC – Voices from the Afghan front line StrategyPage – The Royal Marines Show How It’s Done British troops in Afghanistan captured four key Taleban strongholds after an 18-day offensive in Helmand Province.

Defense Technology International – Royal Marines of Whiskey Company (45 Commando) relieved 2 PARA Battle Group at Sangin on October 10, 2008. The Royal Marines will operate in Helmand Province, Afghanistan from Sangin for the next six months. Link

Daily Telegraph – With the Royal Marines in action in Afghanistan.more…

The Times – As Nato begins its biggest offensive in the country since 2001, two Times journalists report from a risky mission into the insurgentsí heartland in lawless Helmand province. The Royal Marines of J Company, 42 Commando, sometimes sat down with local Pashtuns and sometimes skirmished. Then they fought them in pitched battle.more…

The Times – The Marines need to set up a secure zone for civilian workers. First they must defeat an elusive enemy that wages a hit-and-run campaign from its labyrinthine mud compounds. Anthony Loyd and Richard Mills of The Times joined 200 Royal Marines in an operation to secure a dam site in Afghanistanmore…

Daily Telegraph – With the Royal Marines in Afghanistan.more…

Daily Mail – With 42 Commando in Afghanistan.more…

Daily Telegraph – A look at the activities of 42 Commando in Afghanistan. Hundreds of British soldiers in southern Afghanistan are unable to venture outside their fortified bases because of a “critical” threat from suicide bombers.more…

Daily Telegraph – British troops will be ordered to conduct “seek and destroy” operations in southern Afghanistan, despite an explicit government assurance that this would not happen.more…

Daily Telegraph – A battle has broken out over the role of the first Army commando unit to be formed since the Second World War, with the Royal Marines claiming that the infantry lack “the suitable calibre” to join their force.more…

Scotsman – A team of elite Royal Marines Commandos is preparing to leaving for Afghanistan. In total, 150 men from 42 Commando are to head for their mission in the Helmand province.more…

Daily Telegraph – An officer from the Royal Marines has been put in charge of American troops to make use of the counter-insurgency expertise Britain gained in Northern Ireland.more…

Daily Telegraph – The SBS have been sent to Greece to help protect British athletes taking part in the Olympic Games.more…

Daily Telegraph – Looks like the SBS is more competent than they have been made out to be.more…

Daily Telegraph – The Special Boat Service faces substantial restructuring after criticism of its performance in Iraq.more…