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HMS Defender and HMS Queen Elizabeth, Oct 2020
HMS Northumberland during Exercise Joint Warrior 2020
HMS Defender has won six titles in the new Surface Flotilla awards. HMS Albion won No.1 capital ship, HMS Sutherland was crowned best frigate and HMS Medway picked up the top patrol ship, while survey ship HMS Enterprise took two trophies for her work during a mammoth 15-month deployment to the Far East.
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Royal Marines in Sierra Leone.
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Images of 2 PARA on Salisbury Plain firing heavy weapons. Soldiers of B Company 2nd Parachute Battalion, mortars platoon had an eventful day of testing their core skills. The paratroopers tactically inserted onto the ranges to fire numerous heavy weapons as part of their training. The weapons consisted of The Javelin, The Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW), Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) and the Grenade Machine Gun (GMG).The Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) is the first, non-expert, short-range, anti-tank missile that rapidly knocks out any main battle tank in just one shot by striking it from above.NLAW utilises predicted line of sight guidance and has overfly top and direct attack modes, and it is easy to use, making it a valuable tank destroyer for light forces that operate dismounted in all environments, including built up areas.It also has night vision capability and is designed for all climate conditions and environments.NOTE TO DESKS: MoD release authorised handout images. All images remain crown copyright. Photo credit - Corporal Andy Reddy Crown Copyright 2014: This image may be used for current news purposes only.
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Paratroopers given masterclass in urban operations
From house-to-house fighting to dealing with hostile crowds, paratroopers have practised the full range of skills they need to operate in built-up areas.
Troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment have been on Exercise Urban Eagle as they prepare to become the British Army’s global rapid reaction force. The week-long training on Salisbury Plain was designed to refresh the paratrooper’s key skills of fighting in built-up areas and dealing with public disturbances.
Urban skills saw the Colchester-based soldiers start at the basics of clearing enemy from individual rooms, working up to company attacks to capture the mock village at Copehill Down building-by building and street-by-street.
Public order drills saw the soldiers bombarded with abuse, petrol bombs and missiles by rioters as they practised how to work together to both defend each other and drive back hostile crowds.
3 PARA’s core role is to alternate with 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment as the lead unit in the Air Assault Task Force (AATF), which is ready to deploy anywhere in the world to conduct the full range of military operations. 3 PARA is training to take on the AATF role from April 2014, with the unit’s airborne infantry bolstered by artillery, engineers, signallers, medics and logisticians from 16 Air Assault Brigade.
Major Mike Brennan, 3 PARA’s second-in-command, said: “As the world becomes more centred on towns and cities that is where conflicts are more likely to take place. Urban areas are cluttered, congested and full of people - both friendly and hostile - and it is an essential part of our preparations for contingency operations to be used to this environment.
“Urban operations are slow, complex and soak up manpower. To secure a building you have to clear every room, because otherwise you can be left with enemy behind you. It is also vital to minimise collateral damage to avoid alienating the local population.
“The British Army has faced rioting crowds in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and Iraq and public order skills are important to have as a softer option to establish control of a hostile situation.
“The training has progressed well and helped develop our soldiers’ understanding of the intensity and variety of skills that urban operations demand.”
Private Stephen Derbyshire, 23 from Worcester, said: “This has been a challenge, developing skills that are very different to those needed to fight in the countryside. The key to fighting in built-up areas is being methodical, but with speed and aggression. We’re going into dark buildings that can be easily fortified and heavily defended with a small number of people, but also have innocent people sheltering inside.”
Among the soldiers having their first experience of public order training was Private Scott Reynolds, who has been in the Army for just over 18 months.
The 21-year-old from Kitts Green in Birmingham said: “Facing a hostile crowd gets your adrenaline going, but the most important thing is to keep your head and work as a team. It’s about showing discipline to a rabble to gain control of the situation. As paratroopers we’re at the head of the queue for the Army’s next operation, which is an exciting place to be, and it’s important to have trained for whatever could be asked of us.”
From house-to-house fighting to dealing with hostile crowds, paratroopers have practised the full range of skills they need to operate in built-up areas.
Troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment have been on Exercise Urban Eagle as they prepare to become the British Army’s global rapid reaction force. The week-long training on Salisbury Plain was designed to refresh the paratrooper’s key skills of fighting in built-up areas and dealing with public disturbances.
Urban skills saw the Colchester-based soldiers start at the basics of clearing enemy from individual rooms, working up to company attacks to capture the mock village at Copehill Down building-by building and street-by-street.
Public order drills saw the soldiers bombarded with abuse, petrol bombs and missiles by rioters as they practised how to work together to both defend each other and drive back hostile crowds.
3 PARA’s core role is to alternate with 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment as the lead unit in the Air Assault Task Force (AATF), which is ready to deploy anywhere in the world to conduct the full range of military operations. 3 PARA is training to take on the AATF role from April 2014, with the unit’s airborne infantry bolstered by artillery, engineers, signallers, medics and logisticians from 16 Air Assault Brigade.
Major Mike Brennan, 3 PARA’s second-in-command, said: “As the world becomes more centred on towns and cities that is where conflicts are more likely to take place. Urban areas are cluttered, congested and full of people - both friendly and hostile - and it is an essential part of our preparations for contingency operations to be used to this environment.
“Urban operations are slow, complex and soak up manpower. To secure a building you have to clear every room, because otherwise you can be left with enemy behind you. It is also vital to minimise collateral damage to avoid alienating the local population.
“The British Army has faced rioting crowds in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and Iraq and public order skills are important to have as a softer option to establish control of a hostile situation.
“The training has progressed well and helped develop our soldiers’ understanding of the intensity and variety of skills that urban operations demand.”
Private Stephen Derbyshire, 23 from Worcester, said: “This has been a challenge, developing skills that are very different to those needed to fight in the countryside. The key to fighting in built-up areas is being methodical, but with speed and aggression. We’re going into dark buildings that can be easily fortified and heavily defended with a small number of people, but also have innocent people sheltering inside.”
Among the soldiers having their first experience of public order training was Private Scott Reynolds, who has been in the Army for just over 18 months.
The 21-year-old from Kitts Green in Birmingham said: “Facing a hostile crowd gets your adrenaline going, but the most important thing is to keep your head and work as a team. It’s about showing discipline to a rabble to gain control of the situation. As paratroopers we’re at the head of the queue for the Army’s next operation, which is an exciting place to be, and it’s important to have trained for whatever could be asked of us.”
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Paratroopers strengthen French connection
Image of 2 PARA's Corporal Oliver Stokes (LEFT) and Chief Sergeant Pia Lorenzo of 2e REP (RIGHT) ready to board an aircraft for a parachute jump.
British paratroopers have been training with their counterparts from the French Foreign Legion as the two units build a closer working relationship.
Colchester-based B Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (B Coy, 2 PARA) has been working alongside 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes (2e REP) at their base in Corsica.
Exercise BLUE LEGIONNAIRE has seen the two units train with each otherÕs weaponry and practise fighting together in urban areas and beach assaults, as well as climbing and hiking in the islandÕs rugged mountains.
The two-week long training is part of an operational partnership between the British 16 Air Assault Brigade and the French 11e Brigade Parachutiste, which stands at high readiness to deploy together on contingency operations ranging from war fighting to disaster relief.
Image of 2 PARA's Corporal Oliver Stokes (LEFT) and Chief Sergeant Pia Lorenzo of 2e REP (RIGHT) ready to board an aircraft for a parachute jump.
British paratroopers have been training with their counterparts from the French Foreign Legion as the two units build a closer working relationship.
Colchester-based B Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (B Coy, 2 PARA) has been working alongside 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes (2e REP) at their base in Corsica.
Exercise BLUE LEGIONNAIRE has seen the two units train with each otherÕs weaponry and practise fighting together in urban areas and beach assaults, as well as climbing and hiking in the islandÕs rugged mountains.
The two-week long training is part of an operational partnership between the British 16 Air Assault Brigade and the French 11e Brigade Parachutiste, which stands at high readiness to deploy together on contingency operations ranging from war fighting to disaster relief.
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After parachuting in to capture Keevil Airfield, the 2 PARA Battlegroup has built up combat power on Exercise Wessex Storm by airlanding.
The lightweight and air-portable plant of 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment means damaged runways can be repaired and re-opened, while 13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC's Airfield Departure and Arrival Control Group have the skills to work alongside RAF Tactical Air Traffic Control to manage airfield operations.
Once the airfield is established, additional troops, stores and vehicles could be delivered by RAF and Armee de l'Air A400m transport aircraft.
The lightweight and air-portable plant of 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment means damaged runways can be repaired and re-opened, while 13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC's Airfield Departure and Arrival Control Group have the skills to work alongside RAF Tactical Air Traffic Control to manage airfield operations.
Once the airfield is established, additional troops, stores and vehicles could be delivered by RAF and Armee de l'Air A400m transport aircraft.
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Royal Marines have tested their ability to outfox radar using new all-terrain vehicles to move mortars around Salisbury Plain.
The commandos rolled out CanAm 6x6 vehicles to move mortars and their crews rapidly around the battlefield, avoiding detection and bring down a hail of fire and fury on enemy positions.
The commandos rolled out CanAm 6x6 vehicles to move mortars and their crews rapidly around the battlefield, avoiding detection and bring down a hail of fire and fury on enemy positions.
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Royal Marines have tested their ability to outfox radar using new all-terrain vehicles to move mortars around Salisbury Plain.
The commandos rolled out CanAm 6x6 vehicles to move mortars and their crews rapidly around the battlefield, avoiding detection and bring down a hail of fire and fury on enemy positions.
The commandos rolled out CanAm 6x6 vehicles to move mortars and their crews rapidly around the battlefield, avoiding detection and bring down a hail of fire and fury on enemy positions.
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Wildcats from 847 NAS have used exercise areas on the Moray Firth to enhance their ability to bring down a hail of explosive firepower during Exercise Terminal Strike.
With Joint Terminal Attack Controllers – troops who call in air strikes from the ground – occupying the observation tower at Tain, the Wildcats called in repeated strikes from RAF Typhoons, Diamond Twin Stars (propeller-driven close air support trainers) and other Wildcats on 150 occasions.
With Joint Terminal Attack Controllers – troops who call in air strikes from the ground – occupying the observation tower at Tain, the Wildcats called in repeated strikes from RAF Typhoons, Diamond Twin Stars (propeller-driven close air support trainers) and other Wildcats on 150 occasions.
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The Irish Guards took receipt of their new canine Regimental Mascot in a brief handover ceremony in Wellington Barracks today. The dog is called Turlough Mór (Pronounced Tur-Lock more), and despite his youthful age of 6 months old is already “the size of a small horse”. Like the 16 Mascots that preceded him Turlough Mór is an Irish Wolfhound. He is, as is traditional, named after an ancient Irish King. Turlough Mór of Connaught lived from 1106 – 1156 and ruled as High King of Ireland from 1136 to 1156.
Turlough Mor has been the responsibility of Regimental Headquarters Irish Guards at Wellington Barracks until this morning when he was formally handed over to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards by the Regimental Adjutant Major (Ret’d) Niall Hall MVO. During his time at Wellington Barracks he has begun his familiarisation to military music with the Regimental Band of the Irish Guards which he will lead on parade when the unit returns to ceremonial duties.
He will be permanently based with the 1st Battalion in Hounslow living alongside the Guardsmen and will have a major public facing role in recruiting events as well as on ceremonial occasions. His first formal engagement is expected to be on St Patrick’s Day on 17th March 2021 when traditionally a gift of shamrock from the Royal Family is distributed to the regiment.
Many members of the Irish Guards may have to wait to meet their new soldier. They are currently deployed in Liverpool providing support to the community testing programme for Covid 19 having spent much of the Spring supporting the NHS on the Isle of Wight and in the South of England. Earlier this year the operationally busy unit returned from two operational tours in Iraq and South Sudan. The Irish Guards will return to full time State Ceremonial and Public Duties early in 2022 by which time Turlough Mór will be fully trained and ready to lead them on Parade.
Behind the pomp, Turlough Mór will be known as Séamus, his kennel name. He was acquired from his breeder in North Yorkshire in late October and has spent four weeks at the Defence Animal Training Centre at Melton Mowbray with his new handler, Drummer Adam Walsh, a native Irishman from Dublin. Here they gained experience and best practice in canine handling.
Turlough Mór is the 17th Regimental Mascot of the Irish Guards and replaces Domhnall who retired last year.
The Irish Guards were formed on 1st April 1900 by order of Queen Victoria in honour of Irish regiments fighting the Boer War in South Africa. Since then they have served in every major conflict, most recently in Afghanistan. The Colonel in Chief is Her Majesty the Queen and the Colonel of the Regiment is HRH The Duke of Cambridge. The current Regimental Lieutenant Colonel is General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith KCB, CBE, ADC Gen who is the British Army’s Chief of the General Staff.
Turlough Mor has been the responsibility of Regimental Headquarters Irish Guards at Wellington Barracks until this morning when he was formally handed over to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards by the Regimental Adjutant Major (Ret’d) Niall Hall MVO. During his time at Wellington Barracks he has begun his familiarisation to military music with the Regimental Band of the Irish Guards which he will lead on parade when the unit returns to ceremonial duties.
He will be permanently based with the 1st Battalion in Hounslow living alongside the Guardsmen and will have a major public facing role in recruiting events as well as on ceremonial occasions. His first formal engagement is expected to be on St Patrick’s Day on 17th March 2021 when traditionally a gift of shamrock from the Royal Family is distributed to the regiment.
Many members of the Irish Guards may have to wait to meet their new soldier. They are currently deployed in Liverpool providing support to the community testing programme for Covid 19 having spent much of the Spring supporting the NHS on the Isle of Wight and in the South of England. Earlier this year the operationally busy unit returned from two operational tours in Iraq and South Sudan. The Irish Guards will return to full time State Ceremonial and Public Duties early in 2022 by which time Turlough Mór will be fully trained and ready to lead them on Parade.
Behind the pomp, Turlough Mór will be known as Séamus, his kennel name. He was acquired from his breeder in North Yorkshire in late October and has spent four weeks at the Defence Animal Training Centre at Melton Mowbray with his new handler, Drummer Adam Walsh, a native Irishman from Dublin. Here they gained experience and best practice in canine handling.
Turlough Mór is the 17th Regimental Mascot of the Irish Guards and replaces Domhnall who retired last year.
The Irish Guards were formed on 1st April 1900 by order of Queen Victoria in honour of Irish regiments fighting the Boer War in South Africa. Since then they have served in every major conflict, most recently in Afghanistan. The Colonel in Chief is Her Majesty the Queen and the Colonel of the Regiment is HRH The Duke of Cambridge. The current Regimental Lieutenant Colonel is General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith KCB, CBE, ADC Gen who is the British Army’s Chief of the General Staff.
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Welsh Guardsman on exercise in the UK, he carries the L1 29 A1 Sharpshooter.
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The fifth submarine in the seven-boat Astute SSN class for the UK Royal Navy (RN) was officially named Anson in an 11 December 2020 ceremony at the BAE Systems Submarines facility in Barrow-in-Furness.
The red outlined section is nothing sinister or exceptional, they are the vent bottoms of the main ballast tanks
The red outlined section is nothing sinister or exceptional, they are the vent bottoms of the main ballast tanks
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Portsmouth Harbour, 12th Dec 2020
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HMS QE (l) and HMS Prince of Wales (r)
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Lerwick Port Authority Tugboat "Knab" that also functions as the pilot boat heading out to HMS Northumberland as she arrives in Shetland, 12 Dec 2020
HMS Dragon
HMS QE (l) and HMS Prince of Wales (r)
HMS Prince of Wales
Lerwick Port Authority Tugboat "Knab" that also functions as the pilot boat heading out to HMS Northumberland as she arrives in Shetland, 12 Dec 2020
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The Guy with the red and blue flash is an artillery Observer probably from the Royal Artillery Airbourne Gunners 7 Royal Horse artillery
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