HMS Albion Gets Ready To Trial Future Commando Force Tactics
The Royal Navy ship will be training alongside NATO partners as part of the Littoral Response Group North.
The Royal Navy ship will be training alongside NATO partners as part of the Littoral Response Group North.
The RAF jets are deployed to the country as part of a NATO mission, helping to protect the alliance's airspace in the region.
It is the final exercise designed to test the UK Carrier Strike Group ahead of its first operational deployment.
Exercise Bersama Shield 2021 was the first FPDA exercise of the year and will be followed by Exercise Suman Warrior 2021 in July.
Exercise Cairn Patrol saw the troops cross arduous terrain and face a number of scenarios.
A system of cameras above the facility in Colchester, Essex, allows soldiers to review their performance.
Royal Air Force aircraft are being joined by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and the US Air Force aircraft based in Europe.
The Future Commando Force is designed to modernise the way Royal Marines operate.
Three British ships took part in the exercise, which also included personnel from the US, Oman and France.
Personnel from Number 3 RAF Force Protection Wing tested their operational capabilities before they take on contingent readiness next month.
The newly-posted soldiers are being put through their paces on the Airborne Fundamentals Course in Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Personnel have been taking on the Annual Combat Marksmanship Test (ACMT) at the Otterburn Training Area.
During the training, the commandos swim in temperatures of -30°C degrees and challenging sea states.
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards are preparing for UN peacekeeping duties in Mali later this year by training in Cyprus.
Members of 4 YORKS, 4 LANCS and The Queen's Own Yeomanry have been getting ready to deploy to Kenya and Estonia.
Personnel from 45 Commando tested survival skills in their first phase of the training in northern Norway.