Sennelager Training Safety Officer TrawlFollowing the battalion’s recent deployment on Ex GOTHIC DRAGON to Germany, Capt Jules Farrow was selected to take on the role of Training
Ex GOTHIC PHOENIXEarly 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 DRAGONFebruary 2020 saw the entire Battalion move out to Paderborn for the largest Battalion activity of the 1 R WELSH calendar year. The...
Exercise DRAGON’S CHALLENGE: A Section Commander’s perspectiveThe Alpha Company pre-training for Ex DRAGON’S CHALLENGE was conducted as a company to achieve maximum training value. We deployed to...
Exercise DRAGON STRIKEEx DRAGON STRIKE saw the Battalion deploy onto Salisbury Plain throughout the rather chilly month of November 2019. The deployment was...
Nordic Skiing – Ex NORDIC SWORDThe Nordic Skiing season started in mid-November 2019 for the 1 R Welsh team. A team of 8 deployed to Idre-Fjall in Sweden for the...
Service with the Joint Service Parachute Wing, NetheravonIn summer 2019, I was lucky to be offered a black economy posting to the Joint Service Parachute Wing Netheravon (JSPWN). The duration of...
1 R WELSH support to the British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National GuardIn early 2020, 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh deployed three independent Short Term Training Teams, consisting of four soldiers per team,...