Category Archives: Airborne operations

Allied air, land and sea forces combine for Exercise Joint Warrior

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Strikehold

A tri-Service and multinational military exercise, with a total of 8,000 personnel taking part, begins this week at locations around the UK. Exercise Joint Warrior is conducted in the spring and autumn of each year, and the first Joint Warrior … Continue reading →

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Rapid Reaction Force takes to the air

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Strikehold

Troops from the British Army’s rapid reaction force have taken part in an aviation skills master class.  From parachuting, to helicopter assaults, and Rapid Air Landing (RAL), Exercise EAGLES FLIGHT 12 has seen 16 Air Assault Brigade soldiers working on … Continue reading →

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Friday Foto

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Strikehold

Members of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Canadian Special Operations Regiment conducted a combined airborne operation and wing-exchange ceremony at Rogers’ Drop Zone on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 2.  Both events were part of the 26th annual … Continue reading →

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Canadian Paratroopers Jump into Exercise Arctic Ram 12

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Strikehold

Exercise ARCTIC RAM 12 is the name of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group’s (1 CMBG) first training exercise which is being conducted in the Northwest Territories from February 14 to 26, 2012. Exercise ARCTIC RAM will allow soldiers to re-familiarize … Continue reading →

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U.S. and Canadian Forces Participate in Airborne Exercise

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Strikehold

U.S. and Canadian service members conducted Joint Operations Access Exercise 12-01 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb. 10-13.  The Joint Operations Access Exercise gave the airborne forces the opportunity to test their Global Response Force readiness and ability to conduct … Continue reading →

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