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Sennelager Training Safety Officer Trawl

Following the battalion’s recent deployment on Ex GOTHIC DRAGON to Germany, Capt Jules Farrow was selected to take on the role of Training

An Officer's perspective through training

The Army Officer experience starts far before you reach the first day at Sandhurst, once you have navigated your way through the application

Ex GOTHIC PHOENIX

Early 2020 saw us deploy at 0300hrs via coach to Sennelager, Germany. Our task was to be part of Ex GOTHIC PHOENIX for fleet repair and...

Exercise GOTHIC DRAGON

February 2020 saw the entire Battalion move out to Paderborn for the largest Battalion activity of the 1 R WELSH calendar year. The...

Working together apart: The new normal for B (Rorke's Drift) Company

“22A, fire all remaining rounds at the hard target to your front and go green on both natures". Mid-way through a Warrior shoot in...

Exercise DRAGON’S CHALLENGE: A Section Commander’s perspective

The Alpha Company pre-training for Ex DRAGON’S CHALLENGE was conducted as a company to achieve maximum training value. We deployed to...

Dispersed Working

Few people could have predicted the impact that Covid-19 would have on people at all levels of the Armed Forces and how it would change...

Exercise DRAGON STRIKE

Ex DRAGON STRIKE saw the Battalion deploy onto Salisbury Plain throughout the rather chilly month of November 2019. The deployment was...