Royal Marines Test Future Commando Force Concepts In Cyprus
We were given special access to an exercise, where personnel trialled new methods which could transform the Royal Marines of the future.
We were given special access to an exercise, where personnel trialled new methods which could transform the Royal Marines of the future.
New measures include restricting the movements of military families at select bases, with curfews from 20:00 to 05:00 each night.
HMS Albion was involved as military personnel tested their response abilities to an international humanitarian crisis.
They cycled 153km across the Mediterranean island to raise funds for two charities.
7 Rifles Battlegroup passed on duties to 6 Rifles Battlegroup during a historic ceremony in Nicosia.
The dogs and their handlers are deployed across the British bases on the island.
It brings the total number of positive coronavirus tests within the British bases in Cyprus to 14.
The properties have been handed over from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and the local supply chain.
The UK reservists have spent the last six months in the eastern Mediterranean acting as United Nations peacekeepers.
We joined the Royal Air Force squadron's latest rookie as they were put through their final assessments in Cyprus.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was able to go ahead but had to take place outside.
The battlegroup, which is 95% reserves, will deploy on Operation Tosca in Cyprus at the end of the month.
The vessel had recently returned from Beirut, where it had been deployed after last month's explosion.
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Davis said the soldiers of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment have been "phenomenal" during his time in charge.
A black soldier serving in Cyprus found racist graffiti sprayed on their car inside the camp.
Personnel from 84 Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri responded to two fires over the weekend.