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Image shows members of ADW and PTT taking part in Ex ParaFox. Test Parachutists from the Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit have been jumping into Little Rissington and Weston-on-the-Green this week. Maintaining currency for the parachutists, which has included despatching and parachuting, was the aim of this week's activity and the weather behaved admirably. With continued progress on the Airbus Defence A400M coming into service, the team are preparing themselves for jumping from the Royal Air Force's newest transport aircraft later this year. These jumps used the stalwart Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules.
Ministry of Defence

Exercise Para-Fox

August 7, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Image shows members of ADW and PTT taking part in Ex ParaFox. Test Parachutists from the Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit have been jumping into Little Rissington and Weston-on-the-Green this week. Maintaining currency for the parachutists, which has included despatching and parachuting, was the aim of this week’s activity and the weather behaved admirably. With continued progress on [Read More …]

Picture Shows shows a cadet firing General-Purpose Machine gun. Officer Cadets from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) on Exercise DYNAMIC VICTORY, Stanford Training Area (STANTA) July 2020 Exercise Dynamic Victory is the final confirmation exercise of the 44-week commissioning course; it tests the cadet’s suitability to become junior officers in the field army. The Officer Cadets undergo a live firing package which gives valuable training in situational awareness and command & control, then deploy to a tactical phase where they operate in urban and rural environments, testing them on their personal administration, fieldcraft and ability to make decisions under pressure.
Ministry of Defence

RMAS Officer Cadets on Exercise Dynamic Victory

July 31, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Picture Shows shows a cadet firing General-Purpose Machine gun. Officer Cadets from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) on Exercise DYNAMIC VICTORY, Stanford Training Area (STANTA) July 2020 Exercise Dynamic Victory is the final confirmation exercise of the 44-week commissioning course; it tests the cadet’s suitability to become junior officers in the field army. The Officer Cadets undergo a live firing [Read More …]

Pictured is a female gunner in the Jackal. . The first integration exercise with the Light Dragoons and Royal Anglians prior to their deployment to Mali as part of the UN stabilisation mission took place on Salisbury Plain. In recognition of the increasing instability in the Sahel region, the UK Government has authorised a large-scale British peacekeeping deployment to Eastern Mali. Based in Gao, 250 personnel will deploy in response to a UN requirement and will address a key capability gap for the UN Mission.
Ministry of Defence

UK TROOPS REACH TRAINING MILESTONE AHEAD OF UN PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT TO MALI

July 29, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Pictured is a female gunner in the Jackal. . The first integration exercise with the Light Dragoons and Royal Anglians prior to their deployment to Mali as part of the UN stabilisation mission took place on Salisbury Plain. In recognition of the increasing instability in the Sahel region, the UK Government has authorised a large-scale British peacekeeping deployment to Eastern [Read More …]

Brand new Army Reserve soldiers have been carrying out a tough basic training course as they go from civilians to trained soldiers in a month. Around 40 of the brand new soldiers have been taking part in a condensed basic training package, known as Phase 1 Training, in Edinburgh’s Redford Barracks, Barry Buddon Ranges near Carnoustie and military training areas around the capital. This training normally takes place in Army Reserve units all around the country on weekends and on evening ‘Drill Nights.’ However, once a year, a team of specialist trainers and instructors run a specially condensed, full time course in Redford Barracks, which covers the same syllabus, but over several weeks, rather than several months. The recruits are taught everything from the correct way to wear their uniform and equipment, how to live and operate in the field and how to work as a team, to how effectively use their rifles and bayonets. At the end of the course, they will have completed their basic military training However, they are not fully trained soldiers. They all go back to their respective units to carry out their trade training, completing further courses in anything from specialist driver training (HGV, HAZMAT), combat infantry courses, artillery and catering courses, to quality in the specific trade they have chosen. After that, they can serve in their respective roles in their units, and look forward to a rewarding career in the Army Reserves for years to come
Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve Condensed Basic Training

July 29, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Brand new Army Reserve soldiers have been carrying out a tough basic training course as they go from civilians to trained soldiers in a month. Around 40 of the brand new soldiers have been taking part in a condensed basic training package, known as Phase 1 Training, in Edinburgh’s Redford Barracks, Barry Buddon Ranges near Carnoustie and military training areas [Read More …]

Members of 6 Regiment Army Air Corps prepare a drill Hellfire missile for an Apache helicopter. Reservist helicopter ground crew are getting to grips with the British Army's potent Apache attack helicopter. Reservists soldiers from 6 Regiment Army Air Corps are working side-by-side with their regular counterparts in 3 Regiment Army Air Corps to maintain, refuel and rearm the Army’s Apache Attack Helicopter during a major training exercise held at the Stanford Training Area (STANTA). The reservists started their two-week stint on Exercise Talon Hydra with refresher training on the Apache at Wattisham Flying Station. They then moved out into the field, working on Forward Arming and Refuelling Points (FARPs) - the military equivalent of a Formula 1 pit stop - while living out on the STANTA Ranges in Norfolk. With its headquarters in Bury St Edmunds, 6 Regt AAC has detachments in Ipswich, Norwich, Luton, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth, Middle Wallop, Taunton and Yeovil. Its soldiers support regular Army units operating the Apache and Wildcat helicopters. For Wattisham-based 3 Regt AAC, the exercise is about training for its core role to provide an aviation deep manoeuvre battlegroup – made up of attack, reconnaissance and transport helicopters - to 3rd (UK) Division, the British Army’s high readiness warfighting division. Troops have been planning and executing long range strike missions by formations of up to four Apaches.
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AAC Reserves get to grips with the mighty Apache

July 25, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Members of 6 Regiment Army Air Corps prepare a drill Hellfire missile for an Apache helicopter. Reservist helicopter ground crew are getting to grips with the British Army’s potent Apache attack helicopter. Reservists soldiers from 6 Regiment Army Air Corps are working side-by-side with their regular counterparts in 3 Regiment Army Air Corps to maintain, refuel and rearm the Army’s [Read More …]