Exercise Rattlesnake: UK Troops Get Rare Access To Special Forces RZR Vehicles
British troops used the RZR vehicle to resupply and help them get their crucial water supply while on Exercise Rattlesnake in the US.
Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne is an award-winning journalist with more than 17 years of experience, including nearly a decade reporting for the BBC. She was based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus for two years, is a military spouse and was the first British journalist to fly in a US Army Apache attack helicopter and even briefly take the controls. Sian specialises in covering the RAF, politics, military chiefs and military royal engagements.
British troops used the RZR vehicle to resupply and help them get their crucial water supply while on Exercise Rattlesnake in the US.
The elite US Army training centre, known as 'The Box', is designed to test troops to their limits. This is Exercise Rattlesnake.
Air Commodore Simon Strasdin, UK Air Component Commander to the Middle East, has spoken exclusively to Forces News about the operation.
Joint Logistic Squadron has been using the state-of-the-art improvised explosive device disposal device.
A frontline military nurse, who will now be administering the vaccine, was the first to receive it.
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards are preparing for UN peacekeeping duties in Mali later this year by training in Cyprus.
People identified within priority groups will receive the vaccine in the first phase of the rollout which is expected to begin next week.
Forces News joined drug detection dog Molly as she searched an aircraft more than 147ft in length at RAF Akrotiri.
British Sovereign Base Areas on the island remain in the EU customs territory, unlike the UK.
Gyms and mess dining facilities will also be kept open behind the wire. The equivalent facilities are closed in the rest of Cyprus.
The Postal & Courier Troop at RAF Akrotiri is working around the clock to ensure all personnel receive their post by Christmas Day.
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.
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.