Category Archives: Training, Tactics and Doctrine

British and French paratroopers parachute into Exercise Joint Warrior in Scotland

Posted on 26/04/2013 by Strike-Hold

1,300 troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s rapid reaction force, and 300 French troops from the 11th Parachute Brigade arrived by air in the West Freugh area of Scotland. The exercise scenario tasked them with stabilising an … Continue reading →

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Friday Foto

Posted on 12/04/2013 by Strike-Hold

Marines patrol through strong winds and heavy snow March 2 during a comprehensive bilateral field training exercise as part of Exercise Forest Light 13-3 at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. The FTX began with the Marines and … Continue reading →

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Reconnaissance troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade on Exercise in Italy

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Strike-Hold

The eyes and ears of the British Army’s rapid reaction force have been put through their paces on a demanding training exercise in Italy. Exercise Eagle’s Eye saw reconnaissance troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade working alongside the Italian Brigata … Continue reading →

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“The Shot Heard ‘Round The World”

Posted on 27/02/2013 by Strike-Hold

That was the opening stanza of a hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson about the first skirmish of what became the American War For Independence (also popularly – but incorrectly – known as, “The Revolutionary War”). On 19 April 1775 in … Continue reading →

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Friday Foto

Posted on 22/02/2013 by Strike-Hold

Students at the International Special Training Center (formerly known as the International LRRP School) in Pfullendorf, Germany practice room-clearing skills during a CQB course. The ISTC aims to reduce and share training costs through centralization of advanced training of SOF … Continue reading →

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