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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Central Reserve

Headquarters

By Warrant Officer Class 2 Andy Long

Central Reserve Headquarters
is the National Reserve

Headquarters of the Adjutant
General’s Corps National
Reserves. It is responsible
for ensuring the National
Reserves are trained and
administratively ready
for deployment. All four
Branches of the Corps have
a National Reserve element.
The small and determined
Headquarters team at Worthy

Down which leads these
tasks does so with great pride
and resourcefulness in order
to make the whole process
as timely and relevant as
possible.

A Full Year

This year proved to be full of activity. In February, 20 members of the unit Sunday the branches received individual
January saw the final military tests event and permanent staff attended a skiing updates from their capability directors.
of the year with members of the unit exercise in Val Thorens. Individuals
deploying by Chinook to Barton Stacey gained the Ski Foundation 1 qualification Also in March we took part in the AGC Ski
Training Area, where they undertook a looking to progress to level 2 on further Championships with the team achieving
series of stands, including a section attack, events. However, no qualifications were a very credible 6th place finish in the
with copious amounts of smoke and forthcoming for two of our members who team competition and Captain Andy Snell
simulation grenades being used. spent more time fighting with the ski lifts continuing the medal haul by coming 2nd
than actual skiing. in the Veterans competition.
During April, Major Richard Broadbent
The annual seminar was held in March and Major Nigel Baker deployed on
with over 80 members of the unit taking Exercise Iberian Star in Spain to provide
part. A trip to the New Forrest Outdoor linguistic support and Captain Gary
Centre saw the troops taking part in Painter was deployed on Exercise Roman
activities ranging from archery, crossbow Star in support of 151 Regiment Royal
shooting, command tasks and a final Logistic Corps. As a fluent Italian speaker
team challenge. During the evening, an he ensured that the liaison between the
all ranks dinner provided an opportunity two nation’s units ran smoothly in a hectic
for the unit to come together and celebrate and challenging environment.
the achievements of the past year. On the

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