
2 YORKS Complete Historic Move To Cyprus During Pandemic
The battalion is the first to move as a unit to a different country during the coronavirus pandemic.
The battalion is the first to move as a unit to a different country during the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 restrictions in Cyprus meant the handover ceremony on Wednesday was very low key.
Group Captain Sonia Phythian was at Windsor Castle when she was told she was going to be recognised for her work during the pandemic.
Personnel tested technology which could be used to transport ammo, and even people, during Littoral Response Group (Experimentation).
Some of the concepts and equipment the Royal Marines have been using in Cyprus could become part of the Future Commando Force.
The two-year posting to Cyprus was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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.