Royal Marine Corps (Ringerike)

The Royal Marine Corps is the naval infantry branch of the Royal Ringerike Navy, tracing their origins back to the first permanent assignment of infantry units of the Ringerike Army to the Navy in order to provide better trained landing and boarding parties as well as being responsible for the maintenance of order on naval vessels.

The present day corps provides a deployable rapid reaction force able to operate in all types of climate and environment, it's primary fighting power is provided by the three Marine Combat Groups and the Marine Jeger Regiment, the latter being focused on raiding, reconnaissance and other specialist operations, also while officially part of the Marine Corps, the Marinespesialkommando (MSK) fall under the operational control of the Ringerike Special Forces.

All Marines go through the same training program then go on (in most cases) to serve two years as a line infanteer or in one of the security companies before being posted to a specialism if required or they choose to do so.

Structure
The Corps is under the command of Fleet Commander, Ringerike Royal Navy with operational control held by a Major-General in the post of Commander Amphibious Forces, with the manpower of the corps being divided between the three marine Combat groups, Marine Jeger Regiment and a number of smaller units under the operational command of the Marine Corps, these are:


 * 1st Marine Combat Group
 * 2nd Marine Combat Group
 * 3rd Marine Combat Group
 * Marine Jeger Regiment (Marinejegers)
 * Fleet Security Group

Marine Combat Groups
The Marine Combat Groups are the primary maneuver units of the corps, specializing in amphibious landing operations, they are designed to be fully self sufficient units with the combat support and service support elements for fully independent deployments. They are organized as follows:
 * Headquarters and Service Support Company- Providing Command, Signals, Medical, Maintenance and Logistics.
 * ISTAR Company- Provides Forwards Observers, JTACs, UAVs and Reconnaissance/Sniper Teams.
 * Combat Support Company- Contains an Assault Engineer Platoon, Anti-Armor Platoon, 120mm Mortar Platoon, MANPADS Platoon and the Mobility Platoon; Which provides the rest of the MCG transport using their TATC All Terrain Armored Vehicles.
 * 3x Rifle Companies, each consisting of a Company HQ and three Rifle Platoons.

Marine Jeger Regiment
The Marine Jeger Regiment is a specialist unit with the primary role of Raiding and operations to set the conditions for amphibious assaults including but not limited to beach survey, reconnaissance and sabotage. A number of it's sub-units are parachute and dive trained. It is organized as follows:


 * Headquarters and Service Support Company- Providing Command, Signals, Medical, Maintenance and Logistics.
 * 3x Raiding Companies- Consisting of Company HQ, three Rifle Platoons, a Support Weapons Platoon and an assault engineer Section.
 * ISTAR Company- Trained in specialist recon and infiltration methods, the ISTAR Company is made up of a Company HQ, UAV Section and a number of Reconnaissance Groups.
 * 152 (Naval Gunfire Liasion) Battery, Royal Artillery- Manned fully by Jeger Qualified Army Personnel, the Battery co-ordinates fire support in the pre-landing environmnet and in support of Marine Jeger Regiment operations in general.
 * Raiding Craft Company- Operates the Regiment's Assault Boats and Landing Craft, Jointly staffed by Marines and Sailors.

Fleet Security Group
The FSG provides marine detachments to naval vessels to act as boarding parties and alongside security in environments where the ship's company would not provide adequate protection. It is also responsible for the protection of the navy's nuclear weapons. It is organized as follows:


 * Headquarters and Service Support Company- Providing Command, Signals, Medical, Maintenance and Logistics.
 * 5x Security Companies- Providing embarked Marine detachments and rotating through the nuclear security role on a two-yearly basis
 * Specialist Escort Group- Responsible for the protection of naval nuclear armaments and materials when in transit.

Assault Landing Group
The Assault Landing Squadron is a joint Navy-Marine staffed unit responsible for operating Landing Craft and Assault Boats in support of Marine Operations, it is organised as follows:
 * Headquarters and Service Support Company- Providing Command, Signals, Medical, Maintenance and Logistics.
 * 3x Landing Craft Squadrons- Each assigned to one of the MCGs.

Marine Logistics Group
The Marine Logistics Group is a joint Navy-Marine-Army staffed unit responsible for embarked logistical support for Marine operations, within it's ranks it holds Mechanics, Ammunition and Fuel Supply Specialists, CIS Specialists as well as specialist drivers among other personnel.

Marine Training Depot, Larvik
The Marine Training Depot is responsible for the basic Training of all Marines, with all going through the same 26 week infantry training program regardless of role, it is broadly similar in scope to regular army infantry training but with a focus on the amphibious and air mobile operations marines are likely to find themselves involved in. It is organized as follows:


 * Headquarters and Service Support Company- Commands the Depot, overseeing and developing the training syllabus as well as providing the support functions required to run the Depot and deliver training.
 * 3x Recruit Companies- Responsible for delivering the training syllabus to enlisted recruits.
 * Officer Training Company- Delivers training to Marine officer candidate in partnership with the Naval College
 * Jeger Training Company- Delivers continuation training to Jeger qualified individuals posted to the Marine Jeger Regiment
 * Specialist Training Company- Delivers career courses and specialist schools, often in partnership with the other services.

Attached Units
The Marine Corps exercises operational control over a number of attached Army units performing Combat Support and Combat Service Support Roles, they are as follows:


 * 90 (Marine) Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 14 (Marine) Regiment, Royal Engineers
 * 92 (Marine) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals

Alliances

 * Fusiliers Marins Close ties formalized in 1984 with an official Bond of Association.