Rutland soldiers return from NATO exercises in Poland
Soldiers have returned home to Rutland following exercises across Europe.
Members of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment and Headquarters 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team were among 20,000 troops to join the Exercise Brilliant Jump and the Polish-led Exercise Dragon 24.
The soldiers from Kendrew Barracks in Cottesmore formed part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance.
They completed a 1,000km road move to the Drawsko Pomorskie training area in Poland where they joined Polish troops for the start of Exercise Dragon 24, practising the skills required to fight in forests. The 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team then led the multi-national forces for a wide wet gap crossing.
Brigadier Guy Foden said: “It’s the first time that many in the brigade have completed a really wide crossing of a major waterway, certainly a river of this width which is one of the major waterways in Europe.
“This demonstrated NATO’s ability to project a brigade with relative ease across a major water obstacle. It shows the capability of both the British and German amphibious regiment, and also our French and Polish allies.”
The crossing was followed by a series of tank and artillery exercises.
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