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A member of the Pathfinders about to carry out a parachute training descent, exiting the rear of a Hercules C130 aircraft, and being guided out by an RAF Parachute Jump instructor. Soldiers from the British Army’s Global Response Force will conduct Joint Theatre Entry (JTE) parachuting exercises with the UK’s world-class air and maritime support on its shoulder. The exercises, with partner forces, will link in with the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) as it transitions from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean on Operation Fortis. The troops, from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), will conduct a number of mission rehearsals in Cyprus, where UK Defence has bases which maintain a permanent military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, helping to support regional security and allowing force projection when needed. 2 PARA comes under 16 Air Assault Brigade, based in Colchester, and is the most deployable and ready formation in the British Army. The Pathfinders, trained in specialist airborne insertion techniques and capable of conducting offensive action tasks at very short notice, are the advance force for 16 Brigade and will also play a part in the JTEs. Their key role is identifying drop zones and landing zones where the main body of troops can be parachuted in by altitude or landed by helicopter. All troops deployed to Cyprus have to follow stringent health protection measures and prove negative tests when arriving, in tandem with Cypriot and local military requirements. Photographer: Cpl Danny Houghton ©MoD Crown Copyright 2021
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Location: Rumaylah Oil Fields IraqEvent: Heli-Patrol to local areaPhoto By: Sgt C AllenImage No: PARA 13Caption: Cpl Hughes speaks to local Iraqi tribesmen during a sweep for weapons caches by B Company 3 Para.For Info Contact: Sgt C Allen Int & Media Cell 4 ParaThornbury Bks, Pudsey LS28 8HH.
Loc: Rumaylah Oil FieldsEvent: Securing the GOSP'sPhoto by: Sgt C AllenImage No: PARA 05Caption: 3 Para Machine Gunner takes up a defensiveposition close to one of the burning GOSP's on the first day of Operations in Iraq. For Info Contact: Sgt C Allen, Int & Media Cell, 4 ParaThornbury Bks , Pudsey, Tel: 07812 244634e-mail: allenphoto98@yahoo.co.uk
3 Para listening to orders before heading out on a mission