3 SCOTS Sharpen Skills At Galloway Forest Training Area
Due to coronavirus, 3 SCOTS soldiers have been training closer to home in Galloway Forest Training Area.
Due to coronavirus, 3 SCOTS soldiers have been training closer to home in Galloway Forest Training Area.
British, American and Dutch personnel have joined efforts for Exercise Point Blank, involving more than 50 aircraft.
The battlegroup, which is 95% reserves, will deploy on Operation Tosca in Cyprus at the end of the month.
The visit made the recruits' training feel "more real" and also had benefits for the RAF student pilots.
British military exercises at Sennelager have been suspended due to COVID-19 but that does not mean the training centre has been empty.
The ship and her crew faced extreme temperatures in excess of 40 degrees and strong winds during the exercise.
The allies will engage in battle simulation training for scenarios including a North Korean offensive.
Regulars and reservists from the Army Air Corps have been sharpening their skills ahead of receiving the new AH-64 E Apache later this year.
Exercise Dynamic Victory saw every cadet wear the new Virtus 3 body armour system.
The training has been focused on a personnel changeover for those who could be deployed to the Caribbean during hurricane season.
The two-week exercise saw the largest British involvement in years with more than 500 military personnel taking part.
The combined exercise was held on Weddell – a private island, about three times the size of Brighton – that is home to only 43 people.
The maritime patrol aircraft is equipped with sensors and weapons systems designed for submarine hunting.
BALTOPS, the largest military exercise of 2020 in European waters, has ended after two weeks of testing naval capabilities.
The soldiers' training in Cumbria is being carried out in accordance with social distancing measures.
Despite the lockdown at home, UK personnel remain on duty around the globe.