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Hundreds of soldiers have been taking part in a military exercise today as part of training to be ready to deploy anywhere in the world at five days’ notice. Exercise Joint Warrior will see more than 1,600 troops training on the west coast of Scotland over the next two weeks. The exercise is held twice a year to prepare forces from the UK, US, Denmark, Norway, France, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands for events and active service.
It is aimed at creating a task group capable of being deployed to worldwide incidents such as last year’s war in Libya, as well as testing the ability of the armed forces to cope with events such as a terrorist attack on the Olympics.
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade took part in an exercise today to practise their airborne skills. They secured an airfield at West Freugh, near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, through a combination of parachute, air assault and tactical air landings. The exercise scenario saw the airfield become part of an area disputed by two fictional nations called Pastonia and Dragonia. Under the scenario, troops landed in the conflict zone after Nato sent a rapid intervention force to create the conditions for a UN peacekeeping force to take control.
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Hundreds of soldiers have been taking part in a military exercise today as part of training to be ready to deploy anywhere in the world at five days’ notice. Exercise Joint Warrior will see more than 1,600 troops training on the west coast of Scotland over the next two weeks. The exercise is held twice a year to prepare forces from the UK, US, Denmark, Norway, France, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands for events and active service.
It is aimed at creating a task group capable of being deployed to worldwide incidents such as last year’s war in Libya, as well as testing the ability of the armed forces to cope with events such as a terrorist attack on the Olympics.
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade took part in an exercise today to practise their airborne skills. They secured an airfield at West Freugh, near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, through a combination of parachute, air assault and tactical air landings. The exercise scenario saw the airfield become part of an area disputed by two fictional nations called Pastonia and Dragonia. Under the scenario, troops landed in the conflict zone after Nato sent a rapid intervention force to create the conditions for a UN peacekeeping force to take control.
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