As the sun rose over the Castle Kennedy airfield near Stranraer in Scotland the Royal Marines of 3 Commando Brigade launched an all out attack as part of Joint Warrior, a huge multinational exercise. Beginning with an amphibious assault onto three designated points on the Luce Bay coastline, around 1000 marines arrived by landing craft and helicopters in the early hours to begin their bid to recapture the airfield. This video shows the Royal Marines of 40 Cdo preparing for the assault and then
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