Brigade Patrol Troop

The Brigade Patrol Troop is a troop of Royal Marines, United Kingdom, under command of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS), 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.

History
The troop can be traced back to the Cliff Assault Unit which operated in the Second World War. The Cliff Assault Unit was in action in every major Royal Marines operation from the Gulf War to the War in Afghanistan. It evolved into the Brigade Patrol Troop which was established in 1992.

Operations
The troop consists of six teams of four marines each who are employed in a reconnaissance role, ahead of the main force collecting information on the enemy and reporting directly back to the Brigade Headquarters. ML3 is a 9 week course open to all levels, provided by the Mountain Leader Training Cadre. Trainees go on to serve in the Commando Unit Recce Troops, Brigade Patrol Troop,  and the Special Forces Support Group.

See also
3 Commando Brigade
Pathfinder Platoon
Mountain Leader Training Cadre

References

Category:Royal Marine formations and units
Category:Military units and formations established in the 1990s