SOLDIERS from Bulford-based 1 MERCIAN have been involved in very different exercises at home and abroad over the last few weeks.
Soldiers from Battalion Headquarters have been on Exercise Allied Spirit in Hohenfels, Germany.
More than 2,000 participants from Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States participated in the exercise.
Lt Col Mark Ellwood, the commanding officer of 1 MERCIAN, said that training exercises like Allied Spirit provide freedom for commanders to try new solutions to military problems, and work leader development at every level.
These are ten great days of training, superbly resourced and incredibly well-supported by the OCs,” Lt Col Ellwood said.
Major Rob Prentice, second in command of 1 MERCIAN, said: “We have learned how we can sustain operations in the future. “We are good at war fighting, but the big part is how we work together to make sure that we are in the right place at the right time.”
On the home front, soldiers from the battalion have been teaching pupils from Kiwi school map reading skills.
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