Tigers fire and manoeuvre on exercise in the unforgiving heat of the Jordanian desert

Soldiers from 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment have been taking part in a training exercise in the demanding desert environment of Jordan.

Around 140 infanteers from A Company Group are deployed on Exercise Olive Grove, which runs until 16 February.

They are being partnered throughout the exercise with a comparable number from the Jordanian armed forces, specifically the King Hussein Brigade.

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On reaching the Al Quwayrah Training Area in the southern part of the kingdom, the training initially focused on live-fire tactical training.

This saw an advancement from individual, through section, to platoon live-fire training – enhancing the warfighting competence of the 1 PWRR soldiers.

Small arms employed included the 5.56mm L85 A3 assault rifle, the 7.62mm Sharpshooter designated marksman rifle, 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun and .338 L115A3 sniper rifle.

The initial live-fire training phase culminated in an imaginative company-wide 36-hour live-fire exercise, bringing all the skills learned into a realistic and demanding scenario built on the lessons of contemporary global conflicts.

This included casualty evacuations, attacks at night and patrolling along the undulating desert scrub.

Al Quwayrah's varied terrain includes wadis and rocky outcrops, with peaks higher than 1,100 metres.

The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, known as the Tigers, prides itself on being a flexible, fighting regiment.

Most of its soldiers are drawn from the South East, including London, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Middlesex, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.