UK soldiers put to the test and learning hard as Polish phase of Nato exercise draws to close
Troops from the UK, the US and Poland have been put through their paces on the Drawsko Pomorskie training area.
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Nato Nato airborne soldiers take part in largest parachute drop since Second World War
Nato troops descended over Romania as part of Exercise Swift Response 2024.
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Exercises Army engineers train for future conflict by moving hundreds of vehicles across river
Exercise Immediate Response sees 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron take on a key role in dealing with the rivers of Eastern Europe.
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Exercises British troops train to reinforce Nato's eastern flank and avoid kamikaze drones
Exercise Immediate Response is designed to test the soldiers' ability to quickly reinforce the alliance’s eastern flank and deter Russia.
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Exercises British and American paras make combined drop into Estonia on Ex Swift Response
The Parachute Regiment's 3rd Battalion dropped into Estonia alongside members of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division.
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Army Inside the British Army nerve centre keeping Steadfast Defender running across Europe
The British Army's Theatre Enabling Group is a crucial aspect to Nato's largest exercise since the Cold War.
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Army Paras blast through enemy trench system during 48-hour live-fire exercise in Estonia
Members of 3 Para had to overcome barbed wire, drones, bunkers and mines to reach the enemy trench during Exercise Swift Response.
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Food Fast food: Australian chefs prepare 1,600 meals for soldiers on Exercise Talisman Sabre
The Australian Army Catering Corps worked hard to prepare 1,600 meals for British, American, Australian, Tongan and Indonesian troops.
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Navy Royal Navy's smallest ships having a big impact on Exercise Tamber Shield in Norway
HMS Biter, Trumpeter, Exploit and Blazer are in the Norwegian fjords on exercise with 815 Naval Air Squadron and the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Navy Royal Navy's Wildcats fend off fast attack craft on Exercise Tamber Shield
The role of 815 Naval Air Squadron is to carry out warship detection, surveillance and intelligence gathering.
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Feature Exercise Tiger: How the top secret rehearsal for D-Day went devastatingly wrong
The aim was to prepare US soldiers for landing on Utah beach, but it ended in chaos and a massive loss of life
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Nato British Army's new Apache model spearheads largest Nato exercise since Cold War
Fifteen military helicopters, worth more than half a billion pounds, have taken to the skies to begin crucial Nato training overseas.
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Royal Marines Royal Marines retain Virginia Gauntlet title after going head to head with US Marine Corps
Exercise Virginia Gauntlet 3 saw Royal Marines compete against their US counterparts in 26 different sports.
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Navy Royal Navy vessels and helicopters join allies in Norway for Exercise Tamber Shield
Exercise Tamber Shield is a UK-led deployment which involves personnel from Nato and the Joint Expeditionary Force.
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Army All ghillied up: How to spot a trainee British Army sniper before they spot you
The sniper stalk is a tricky exercise which sees trainees stealthily work their way towards their target while trying to avoid being seen.
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Army Trench warfare not consigned to history as British Army training site gets revamped
At Senny Bridge Training area there are about 300 meters of newly refurbished trenches, built in the style similar to those seen in Ukraine.