Editing Royal Marines (section)

=== Command structure ===
The overall head of the Royal Marines is [[King Charles III]], in his role as [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[British Armed Forces]]. The ceremonial head of the Royal Marines is the [[Captain General Royal Marines]]. In October 2022 King Charles was announced as the new Captain General on the occasion of the 358th anniversary of the foundation of the corps.<ref name="auto2"/> Full Command of the Royal Marines is vested in the [[Fleet Commander]] (FLTCDR).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3641 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314064054/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3641 |archive-date=14 March 2009|title=Senior Naval Staff|quote=As the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, a position he took up in November 2007, Mark Stanhope has full command of all deployable Fleet units, including the Royal Marines.}}</ref>

The operational capability of the corps comprises a number of [[battalion]]-plus sized units, of which six are designated as "commandos":<ref name=3cdo>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines#3-commando-brigade|title=3 Commando Brigade|publisher=Royal Navy|access-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401221106/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines#3-commando-brigade|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

*'''Commando Units'''
** [[40 Commando|40 Commando, Royal Marines]] (known as ''Forty'' Commando) based at [[RM Norton Manor]], [[Taunton]], Somerset, England
** [[45 Commando|45 Commando, Royal Marines]] (known as ''Four Five'' Commando) based at [[RM Condor]], [[Arbroath]], Angus, Scotland
*'''Maritime Security'''
** [[42 Commando|42 Commando, Royal Marines]] (known as ''Four Two'' Commando) based at [[RM Bickleigh]], [[Plymouth]], Devon, England
*'''Nuclear Deterrent Protection'''
**[[43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines|43 Commando Fleet Protection Group, Royal Marines]] based at [[HMNB Clyde|HM Naval Base Clyde]], [[Faslane]], [[Argyll and Bute]].
*'''Intelligence, Surveillance and Target Acquisition'''
** [[30 Commando Information Exploitation Group|30 Commando (Information Exploitation) Group, Royal Marines]] based at [[Stonehouse Barracks]], Plymouth
*** [[Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron|Surveillance Reconnaissance Squadron]] (SRS)
**** [[Brigade Patrol Troop]]
*'''Raiding''' 
** [[47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines|47 Commando (Raiding Group), Royal Marines]] based at [[RM Tamar]], Devonport (previously 1 Assault Group RM)
*'''Logistic Support'''
** [[Commando Logistic Regiment]] based at [[RM Chivenor]], Devon
*** [[Viking Squadron]] is an element of the Royal Marines that operates the Viking [[BvS 10]] All Terrain Vehicle. It is based at Stanley Barracks, [[Bovington Camp|Bovington Garrison]] in Dorset.
With the exception of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group and the Commando Logistic Regiment, which are each commanded by a full [[colonel]], each of these units is commanded by a [[Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant-colonel]] of the Royal Marines, who may have sub-specialised in a number of ways throughout their career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/linkedfiles/referencelibrary/ref_library_docs/bridgecard11feb11.pdf |title=Bridge Card – 11 February 11<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110316104857/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/linkedfiles/referencelibrary/ref_library_docs/bridgecard11feb11.pdf |archive-date=16 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'''Royal Marines Band Service'''
**Band of HM Royal Marines, [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] (HMS ''Nelson'')
**Band of HM Royal Marines, [[HMNB Devonport|Plymouth]] ({{HMS|Raleigh|shore establishment|6}})
**Band of HM Royal Marines, Scotland ([[MoD Caledonia]], [[Rosyth]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.welcometofife.com/event/the-band-of-hm-royal-marines-scotland-15-03-18-1521072000|title=Band of HM Royal Marines, Scotland|publisher=Welcome to Fife|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>
**Band of HM Royal Marines, {{HMS|Collingwood|shore establishment|6}} (replacing the Band of [[Britannia Royal Naval College]])
**Band of HM Royal Marines, [[Commando Training Centre Royal Marines]]
**The Band of the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth (The Training Band)