British Commandos called in air strikes alongside Navy SEALs
Royal Marines from 148 Battery trained with US Navy SEALs during Exercise Resolute Strike at the Navy Dare Bombing Range in North Carolina. Over three weeks, the British personnel practiced directing F/A-18 Super Hornet strikes and supported maritime takedown scenarios, demonstrating joint terminal attack control and special-operations interoperability. The activity was a bilateral training exercise designed to sharpen procedures and readiness; it was not an account of British commandos calling strikes during live combat operations. The exercise strengthened common procedures for finding targets, clearing strikes, and coordinating aircraft with small ground and maritime teams.
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