U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 16, 2013) An MV-22B Osprey from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 226 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the HMS Illustrious (R06). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)


UNITED KINGDOM (May 14, 2009) A Royal Navy Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter prepares to take off from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R06). Illustrious is participating in Joint Warrior, a two-week NATO training exercise off the coast of the United Kingdom. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Julie Ripley/Released)


ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2007) An US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06). This was first time that an Osprey has embarked in a non-U.S. ship. U.S. Navy photo by Darby Allen (RELEASED)



At sea aboard USNS Pecos (TAO 197) Feb. 23, 2002 -- A British Royal Navy MK-6 Sea King helicopter, assigned to the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, prepares to land aboard the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship USNS Pecos during a joint training evolution with members of the assigned to Commando Unit 40, Company D Royal Marines, and U.S. Navy SEAL (Sea Air Land) team members. HMS Illustrious is currently deployed as part of a multi-national, coalition force, conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Kevin H. Tierney. (RELEASED)
 
Exercise Prairie Storm 3
October 2014... Yorkshire Regiment (1 York) Battle group on Ex Prairie Tempest enter the village of Tarmek. This is part of the tactical effect simulation (TES) Phase of Exercise Prairie Storm 3 in The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) the vast training area near Suffield, Alberta, Canada.

The Battle group is made up of attachments from C Squadron Kings Royal Hussars (KRH), 26 Royal Engineers (26 RA) 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron, Artillery Regiments from 19th, 5th,12th and 39th.

Combat Service Support (CSS) Battle group is made up of 4 Royal Logistic Corp, 4 Battalion Royal Electrical Engineers (4 REME), 4 Mediical Regiment (4 Med Reg) and 174 Provo Company Royal Military Police.

BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility and it can accommodate live-firing and tactical effect simulation (TES) exercises up to battle group level.

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UK F-35B Lightning II

One of the UK's first F-35B Lightning II aircraft takes off from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Personnel from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force were familiarising themselves with the F-35 processes and procedures both in the air and on the ground at the US Air Force Base. The F-35B Lightning II will place the UK at the forefront of fighter technology, giving the Royal Air Force a true multi-role all weather, day and night capability, able to operate from well-established land bases, deployed locations or the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.

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The Royal Tank Regiment amalgamates

The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) conducted a parade on Saturday, 4 August 2014, to celebrate the formal amalgamation of the 1st and 2nd Royal Tank Regiments, as it reorganises as part of Army 2020. Hundreds of family and friends and former RTR personnel watched the event in Bulford, Wiltshire, which was attended by Lieutenant General Chris Deverell MBE, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment. Highlights of the parade were a working model of a First World War MK IV tank from the film War Horse and a dramatic smoke-filled dash across open ground on to the parade square by five Challenger 2s. Lieutenant Colonel Nick Cowey MBE, 41, Commanding Officer of the RTR said: “It’s a day of both sadness and happiness of course and as General Deverell said it’s partly about looking back and commemorating the history of all the antecedent regiments but more than that it’s about looking forward.“So my main emotion today is about celebrating the Royal Tank Regiment and the huge honour that it is that we will, as the sole remaining tank regiment, take forward the good name of the Royal Tank Regiment into the future.”
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Junglie assault finale to the RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

August 2014...“Somewhere in the world NATO forces are patrolling a no-fly zone in order to prevent a hostile force from committing atrocities. A Royal Navy jet is targeted by a surface to air missile forcing the pilot to eject.” The traditional pyrotechnic fuelled Commando Assault finale to the RNAS Yeovilton Air Day began. As flying displays go it was continuous fast and furious action which included numerous specialist skills and disciplines such as abseiling and fast roping which when combined with the gunfire and pyrotechnics, provided a realistic and crowd pleasing show.
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Combat medics ready to deploy to Afghanistan
Troops of 1 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, based in Hohne, Germany, have completed a ‘role validation’ exercise prior to deploying on Op HERRICK 20 as part of 20th Armoured Brigade.
From today, 1 Medical Regiment will be known as 1 Armoured Medical Regiment as the first step to its new role as part of future changes under Army 2020 restructuring.
The pre-deployment exercise tests the combat medics on all areas, from primary health care to serious trauma and care of casualties under fire. As well as preparing them for operations in the coming months, it also builds the foundations for their new role in the coming years, as part of the Reaction Force.
Commanding Officer Paulo Capanni, who visited daily to oversee his training team, explained that there was more to the validation than just assessing the medics.
He said: “On this exercise we are assessing one doctor, two nurses and 29 Combat Medical Technicians against the ‘capabilities of medical care’ to ensure that they are fit to deploy and look after our troops. This includes care under fire, medical evacuation and to manage casualties in the medical treatment facility. This is an invaluable template for Role 1 Validation for contingency operations, which is what our business is going to be in the very near future.”


Cpl Kabir Rai (32) transferred to 1 Medical Regiment from 2 Royal Gurkha Regiment in August 2013. Photographer Cpl Mark Webster; Crown copyright.


On the 1st April, 1 Medical Regiment became 1 Armoured Medical Regiment as the first step to its new role under the Army 2020 changes. Photographer Cpl Mark Webster; Crown copyright.


Amputees in Action and external actors added realism to the exercise. Photographer Cpl Mark Webster; Crown copyright.


1 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, based in Hohne, Northern Germany on exercise prior to deploying on Op HERRICK 20 as part of 20th Armoured Brigade. Photographer Cpl Mark Webster; Crown copyright.
 
Exercise Joint Warrior tests Army’s ability to react
The British Army’s rapid reaction force has demonstrated the unique reach and agility that its specialist air manoeuvre capabilities provide to the military.

An aviation assault to capture the airfield at Kinloss Barracks marked 16 Air Assault Brigade’s arrival on Exercise Joint Warrior, the biggest annual military exercise in Europe.

Troops from the 3 PARA Battlegroup landed at Kinloss in Chinook, Merlin and Puma 2 support helicopters, protected by Apache attack helicopters, to assault the airfield. Once secured, more troops and heavier equipment were delivered throughout the day by C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.

Airfield capture is a key skill required for the brigade’s role as the Air Assault Task Force, which is ready to deploy anywhere in the world at short notice to conduct the full range of military operations from non-combatant evacuation operations to warfighting.

Read the full story: Exercise Joint Warrior tests the Army’s ability to react - British Army Website


Find out more about 16 Air Assault Brigade:16 Air Assault Brigade - British Army Website





























 


Britain's Prince Harry (2nd R) meets British soldiers on May 17, 2014 during a visit to the Estonian Defence Forces annual pring Stormtraining exercises held near Polgaste, not far from Estonian-Russian border in South Estonia. (Xinhua/Sergei Stepanov)



Britain's Prince Harry(C) meets Estonian soldiers on May 17, 2014 during a visit to the Estonian Defence Forces annual pring Stormtraining exercises held near Polgaste, not far from Estonian-Russian border in South Estonia. (Xinhua/Sergei Stepanov)



Britain's Prince Harry(back, C) and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves(front, C) meet British soldiers on May 17, 2014 during a visit to the Estonian Defence Forces annual pring Stormtraining exercises held near Polgaste, not far from Estonian-Russian border in South Estonia. (Xinhua/Sergei Stepanov)
 
Soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh Battlegroup

June 2014....Soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (1 R WELSH) have conducted top-up training for Lead Armoured Battle Group (LABG) sub-units on the first exercise of the season at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Southern Alberta, Canada.Attached to the 1 R WELSH battlegroup was the Right Flank, Scots Guards, half of B Squadron, the Kings Royal Hussars and B Company, 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry - a mechanised infantry unit using third-generation light armoured vehicles.


Exercise PRAIRIE STORM focussed on sub-unit training and consisted of three phases over the course of three weeks.

For the first week, the troops took part in sub-unit ‘dry training’ – an opportunity for the troops to practice low-level skills and drills. This was followed by a week of live firing, progressing from basic close combat dismounted firing and armoured fighting vehicle crew-level exercises, through to troop and platoon exercises and up to company-group live fire battle runs. The week culminated in a sequence of discrete company-group tactical actions, which combined dismounted and mounted firing, with Canadian and British sub-units fully integrated.

The final week of PRAIRIE STORM was a force-on-force exercise, which put the soldiers of 1 R WELSH battlegroup through their paces with a ‘live’ opposing force led by the Queen’s Royal Lancers and 1 R WELSH’s own mortar platoon.

It was a good test for 1 R WELSH which only formed up on 1 April 2014 following a merger with 2 R WELSH a few months prior to deploying to BATUS.




1 Royal Welsh Battlegroup on Prairie Storm. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




The 1 Royal Welsh Battlegroup mortar platoon live firing on BATUS training area. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




Right Flank Company from the Scots Guards, attached to the Royal Welsh Battlegroup conduct a company attack on Hettar. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




Final live firing attack on BATUS training area. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




B Company, 2 Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, attached to the Royal Welsh Battlegroup conduct a company attack on Hettar during Ex Prairie Storm. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




1 Royal Welsh Battlegroup on Prairie Storm. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




Royal Welsh Battlegroup conducts a final exercise during Ex Prairie Storm. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




Rorkes Drift Company of Royal Welsh Battlegroup conduct a company attack during Ex Prairie Storm. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright.




Rorkes Drift Company of Royal Welsh Battlegroup conduct a company attack during Ex Prairie Storm. Photographer Sgt Mark Webster; Crown copyright

 
Royal Air Force Typhoons Intercept Russian Aircraft

RAF Typhoons were yesterday (Tuesday 17 June) scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace.

The Typhoon aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron, were launched after four separate groups of aircraft were detected by NATO air defences in international airspace near to the Baltic States.

Once airborne, the British jets identified the aircraft as a Russian Tupolev Tu22 ‘Backfire’ bomber, four Sukhoi Su27 ‘Flanker’ fighters, one Beriev A50 ‘Mainstay’ early warning aircraft and an Antonov An26 ‘Curl’ transport aircraft who appeared to be carrying out a variety of routine training. The Russian aircraft were monitored by the RAF Typhoons and escorted on their way.

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Another Typhoons shadow Russian bomber near NATO airspace.

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RAF Tornado GR4 scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft near British airspace on more than 20 occasions

Tornado fighters have been scrambled 20 times in the last year to intercept Russian aircraft near British airspace, the RAF has revealed.

Jets intercepted two Russian Blackjack bombers – Tupolev TU-160 aircraft – near Scotland after they had been seen earlier by Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic fighters.

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LONDON (March 27, 2017) From left to right, Adm. Christophe Prazuck Marine Nationale's Chief of Navy(France), Adm. Sir Philip Jones KCB ADC, The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson sign the 2017 Trilateral Maritime Talks document at the Ministry of Defense in London. (US Navy photo courtesy of Ministry of Defense/Released)

US, UK, France Commit to Increase Cooperation

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson met in London with the First Sea Lord of the United Kingdom, Adm. Sir Philip Jones, Royal Navy and Chief of Naval Staff, Adm. Christophe Prazuck, French Navy, March 27.

This is the first time the three chiefs have held such an event., The importance of such collaboration can't be overstated given the increase in maritime competition worldwide and recent geo-political events.

As a result of the half-day session, the three chiefs of Navy affirmed their commitment to increased interoperability in a signed agreement that stated, "We believe this increased trilateral cooperation will help secure a future that is not only in the interests of our three nations, but in the common interests of our allies, partners, and all likeminded nations who are committed to peace, prosperity, and maritime security."

The U.S., U.K. and French navies have regularly operated together around the world. During this trilateral event, the three chiefs agreed there is room for more joint operations and for enhanced cooperation in the undersea domain and power projection.

Each navy is committed to an open and free maritime system based on respect for international law. Continued trilateral engagement and cooperation is in the interest of each individual country, NATO and the overall maritime community.



LONDON (March 27, 2017) The 2017 Trilateral Maritime Talks document which Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, Adm. Christophe Prazuck, Marine Nationale's Chief of Navy, and Adm. Sir Philip Jones KCB ADC, The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff signed in the Ministry of Defense Main Building. (US Navy photo courtesy of Ministry of Defense/Released)
 
October 2014...

Army's Next Generation Eye in the Sky Takes Flight in Afghanistan

The Ministry of Defence has announced that the Army’s next generation of Unmanned Air System (UAS), Watchkeeper, is now fully operational in Afghanistan. [/SIZE]This new capability is providing force protection for British troops as they prepare to draw down from Afghanistan by the end of this year.Footage released today shows Watchkeeper carrying out surveillance tasks and gaining situational awareness via its cutting edge cameras and radar capability, a new asset for the UK’s Armed Forces.Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, made the announcement on a visit to Kabul alongside Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton – who also visited Camp Bastion where he met the Army personnel and saw Watchkeeper flying operationally.

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October 2014

Royal Marine Commandos Practice Fighting Skills in Desert Heat

In the Mojave desert sands of California it isn’t the just the scorpions, spiders and snakes that can deliver a lethal bite.For it is here that for the last six weeks the Royal Marines of 45 Commando have been honing their skills alongside their Dutch and US counterparts.Based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Centre (MCAGCC) in 29 Palms, the Commandos have been living out of accommodation similar to air raid shelters while taking part in the annual exercise – Black Alligator.Sergeant Paul McShannon said: “Black Alligator is an annual exercise that the Royal Marines use to hone their basic section level tactics all the way up to a live firing exercise and then the final exercise where everything they have worked on is put to the test.”For the Combined Arms Live Firing Exercise (CALFEX) it was Yankee Company that, under cover of darkness, began a 12km 'yomp' over treacherous ground to form up by 5am and plan their assault. Then two hours later, 7 Battery of 29 Commando who are usually based in Arbroath, started engaging enemy positions with 105mm rounds. This was followed by 81mm mortar fire from the mortar line using both high explosive rounds and smoke rounds, while snipers were deployed to take up position and take out high value targets as required.The men of Y Company, who had stood poised and ready for the assault, made the 'break in' at 7.45am by placing an explosive charge. Using the ground to their advantage Y Company were able to put suppressing fire down onto the enemy position as a section of marines swept through, destroying all the enemy. And so, with typical Royal Marine determination, Y Company secured the first objective, leaving it to the Dutch Marines to secure the second.Finally with supporting firepower from M1A1 Abrams Tanks, the Vikings and marines from W Company took the final position as F16s dropped inert 500lb and a 2000lb bombs – their objective completed.

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If I hadnt seen the more modern armoured vehicle to the left (possibly a Saracen) I would have believed this picture was a colourised and Authentic WW1 photo

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British Army Fusiliers take part in Exercise Prairie Storm, Canada

Soldiers from Zulu Company, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (1RRF), are taking part in Exercise Prairie Storm, at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Canada. Over the course of two weeks, they will face tough challenges as they contend with the variable weather and austere conditions of the Alberta prairie in autumn.

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July 2014...Loading a Sea King Helicopter onto a RAF C17 for Return to UK From Afghanistan

Joint Movements Unit (JMU) personnel work slowly and carefully to load a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter onto an RAF C17 aircraft to be sent back to the UK. With the end of Operation Herrick near the Sea King was no longer required in Afghanistan. JMU staff were kept very busy sending kit and equipment back to the UK for future, as it became surplus to requirements in Afghanistan. On 18 Jul 14, Joint Movements Unit (JMU) personnel began removing the last two Sea King Helicopters from Afghanistan. The helicopters are no longer required on Operation Herrick and will be returned to the UK in an RAF C17 aircraft. The Sea King is a very snug fit in the cargo hold of the C17 and requires very slow and precise loading to ensure that neither aircraft is damaged.

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Jan 2015....RAF C17 at Camp Bastion, during operations to return equipment to the UK during drawdown from Operation Herrick.

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