Reservists parachute over Salisbury Plain
4 Jun 2014 10:24 AM
British reservists have
been conducting joint parachute training alongside their American counterparts
on Exercise Airdrop Warrior.
The annual exercise sees British
reservists from 4th
Battalion The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), training with their regular
counterparts, in their specialist airborne role, and American reservists from
the United
States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
(Airborne).
Participants in this
year’s exercise included the most senior reservist in the British Army,
Deputy Commander Land Forces (Reserves), Major General Ranald
Munro.
Approximately 100 soldiers, both
British and American, started the exercise by jumping into action from 3
Hercules transport planes. Once safely on the ground, the troops transitioned
straight into a tactical scenario to practise their battlefield skills and
drills.
The exercise tests troops to the
full, and includes tasks such as planning attacks on enemy positions,
prisoner-handling, first aid and exploiting enemy
intelligence.
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