539 Raiding Squadron RM

539 Raiding Squadron (539 RS) is UK Commando Force's integral operational amphibious movement capability, delivering them on to land from water and patrolling waterways.The Squadron are based in the new Royal Marines Tamar complex at the northern end of HMNB Devonport.[1] 539 Assault Squadron was formed on 2 April 1984 and commissioned as operational on 24 July 1984.This was in direct response to lessons learned during previous winters in north Norway that were then subsequently confirmed during the Falklands Conflict in 1982.539 ASRM supported 3 Commando Brigade as it took the Al-Faw Peninsula, carrying out numerous operations such as several landings and the clearing of various waterways.
A 539 Assault Squadron Landing Craft Air Cushioned (hovercraft) during the 2003 Iraq War
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