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around though; soon after sunset, the first recce teams left to get eyes on the target for the next morning’s action, a nearby village under the con- trol of the enemy. It was a pretty tough recce (just ask my now-ruined pair of MTP trousers), but good intelligence was gained
previous DYNAMIC VICTORYs and in some cases saw Cadets marching close to marathon distances in relatively short space of time. It was a tough exercise, physically and mentally, and it was made tougher still by news of the rapidly
that ultimately changed the com- mander’s plan for the attack and the next morning the company cleared the village of overt insur- gent forces. Stabilisation efforts could then begin, and further strikes against terrorist and crimi- nal groups could be planned.
Stabilisation efforts could then begin, and further strikes against terrorist and criminal groups could be planned
developing situation at home.
While we were effectively isolated in a German woodblock, COVID- 19 was starting to cause more and more concern in the UK. The death toll was rising, and schools were starting to close. We were briefed that things were almost certain to get worse and we were told that the UK was now a very different place to
The exercise continued much
like this, with three distinct but interconnected phases. The Urban Phase, the Rural Phase, and the Interface Phase. Apart from the locations of these phases, what usually divided them were extended marches. This was a departure from
the one we had left. It affected the exercise. After Action Reviews, which involved the company collected into a single room, were cancelled. Those few with symptoms were removed for quarantine, and the remainder were instructed to
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