
Royal Navy Warships Hone Gulf Security Skills Off Oman
Three British ships took part in the exercise, which also included personnel from the US, Oman and France.
Three British ships took part in the exercise, which also included personnel from the US, Oman and France.
Personnel from Number 3 RAF Force Protection Wing tested their operational capabilities before they take on contingent readiness next month.
The newly-posted soldiers are being put through their paces on the Airborne Fundamentals Course in Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Personnel have been taking on the Annual Combat Marksmanship Test (ACMT) at the Otterburn Training Area.
During the training, the commandos swim in temperatures of -30°C degrees and challenging sea states.
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards are preparing for UN peacekeeping duties in Mali later this year by training in Cyprus.
Members of 4 YORKS, 4 LANCS and The Queen's Own Yeomanry have been getting ready to deploy to Kenya and Estonia.
Personnel from 45 Commando tested survival skills in their first phase of the training in northern Norway.
The facility can simulate a Middle Eastern shopping centre at night or an African jungle village in a heavy rainstorm.
A global crisis has been simulated in Exercise Virtual Warrior to test the ship's crew and task force in response to multiple incidents.
Forces News understands there have been dozens of positive COVID cases amongst military personnel, including British troops, in Norway.
A message from Prince Michael of Kent was read out to the reservists after they completed the gruelling Commando 30 Miler.
The fast jets were supported by a Brize Norton-based RAF Voyager which provided air-to-air refuelling.
Forces News has been given exclusive access to the Navy's newest patrol ship as specialist commando units conducted training exercises.
Personnel tested technology which could be used to transport ammo, and even people, during Littoral Response Group (Experimentation).
The training with the Italian ships was the last major act of the Royal Navy's autumn Mediterranean deployment.