I never knew this was a thing. UK's 42 Commando is preparing to be NATO Special Operations Maritime Task Group

Royal Marines from @42_commando are preparing to be validated as a NATO Special Operations Maritime Task Group. Ready to respond to a variety of global crises and NATO missions. 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/rrN8vr4XSG

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 2, 2025

Never knew this was a thing. A quick Google showed NATO actually has a course on this. Here. Just don't get it. All the years of the USMC having MEU (SOC) and basically doing nothing (with the exception of the shootdown of the US pilot) its all been a "normal" MEU world (remember the adhoc MEB that was built during the invasion of Afghanistan was composed of "normal" MEUs)...kinda makes me wonder what additional missions are being called for with this designation. Oh and the British Navy is fucked, proper fucked. Most of their ships aren't capable of going.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary status. pic.twitter.com/BCvYFMnHzg

— Britsky (@TBrit90) July 29, 2025