UK’s Prince Harry visits marines in the Arctic on Valentine’s Day
Harry is Captain General of the Royal Marines, whose Commando Helicopter Force is training in Northern Norway.
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February 15, 2019
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Britain’s Prince Harry, Captain General of the Royal Marines and Duke of Sussex, visits Commando Helicopter Force on Exercise Clockwork at Royal Norwegian Air Force Station Bardufoss, Norway February 14, 2019. (JJ Massey / Royal Navy / Handout via Reuters)
Britain’s Prince Harry, Captain General of the Royal Marines and Duke of Sussex, visits Commando Helicopter Force on Exercise Clockwork at Royal Norwegian Air Force Station Bardufoss, Norway February 14, 2019. (JJ Massey / Royal Navy / Handout via Reuters)
Britain’s Prince Harry, Captain General of the Royal Marines and Duke of Sussex, visits Commando Helicopter Force on Exercise Clockwork at Royal Norwegian Air Force Station Bardufoss, Norway February 14, 2019. (JJ Massey / Royal Navy / Handout via Reuters)
Britain’s Prince Harry, Captain General of the Royal Marines and Duke of Sussex, visits Commando Helicopter Force on Exercise Clockwork at Royal Norwegian Air Force Station Bardufoss, Norway February 14, 2019. (JJ Massey / Royal Navy / Handout via Reuters)
Britain’s Prince Harry, Captain General Royal Marines, talks to British and Norwegian military personnel during Exercise Clockwork, celebrating 50 years of cold weather training of Commando Helicopter Force and Joint Helicopter Command at Bardufoss, Norway February 14, 2019. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex talks to British and Norwegian military personnel in Bardufoss, Norway February 14, 2019. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
Britain’s Prince Harry, Captain General Royal Marines, sits in a snow cave decorated with candles and his wedding photos, during Exercise Clockwork, celebrating 50 years of cold weather military training at Bardufoss Air Station, Norway February 14, 2019. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
Britain’s Prince Harry, Captain General Royal Marines, poses for a group photo during Exercise Clockwork’s 50 year anniversary of cold weather military training at Bardufoss Air Station, Norway February 14, 2019. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
Harry, who is Captain General of the Royal Marines, visited northern Norway where he reviewed the Commando Helicopter Force which operates in temperatures as low as minus 30 Celsius.
“This is the first time His Royal Highness has visited Joint Helicopter Command since becoming Captain General and it is great that he is doing the visit while we’re in Norway,” said Warrant Officer 1st Class Adrian Shepherd, who has served with force for 27 years.
“It is good for the people out here to see their hard work recognized during a significant year for the exercise,” he added.
Harry married Meghan Markle last year and they are expecting their first child this Spring.
The Royal Marines, known as green berets, are Britain’s elite amphibious fighting force and are routinely deployed to some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world.
The Commando Helicopter Force provides aerial support to the marines and practices in the Arctic every year.
As part of the training, personnel must complete cold weather survival courses including ice-breaking — jumping into a frozen lake and getting themselves and their gear out of the icy water.
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