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Troops from the London Regiment, the capital's only Army Reserve infantry regiment, are being tested in a gruelling battle exercise.

The soldiers have put their civilian jobs to one side for 2 weeks this month as they take part in a battle exercise to test their front line operational effectiveness.

The intense training exercise, which will push the men to the limit, is taking place on Stanford Training Area (STANTA) near Thetford in Norfolk, the 30,000-acre site run by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

The London Regiment light role reserve infantry battalion members are facing 8 days of combat shooting, culminating in night attacks, and then a 5-day exercise fighting in urban and rural environments.

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