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CONTENTS
Honorary Colonel’s Foreword .................................................... 2 Commanding Officer’s Foreword .............................................. 3 Regimental Sergeant Major’s Foreword .................................. 3 A message from the Mayor of Sunderland .............................. 4 6/36 (Arcot 1751) Battery Royal Artillery.................................. 5
Battery Commander’s Foreword...............................................................6 Op RESCRIPT........................................................................................................6 Ex MONS LANCER............................................................................................7 Ex SUNDERLAND DAGGER 21.................................................................7 Op TORAL................................................................................................................8
3/29 (Corunna) Battery Royal Artillery .................................. 10
Two years with 3/29 Battery......................................................................10 Ex SWALE RAPTOR ........................................................................................12 Ex SUNDERLAND DAGGER.....................................................................13
129 (Dragon) Battery Royal Artillery ....................................... 14
Battery Commander’s Foreword.............................................................14 Project NIGHTINGALE – a Plans Liaison perspective.............15 Op RESCRIPT – from the Brigade HQ................................................16 Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) Trials..........................................17
88 (Arracan) Battery Royal Artillery........................................ 18
Battery Commander’s Foreword.............................................................19 Operation TOSCA .............................................................................................19 Battery Birthday ................................................................................................20 Exercise SUNDERLAND DAGGER 2020..........................................21 BCS Exercises ....................................................................................................22 Operation RESCRIPT.....................................................................................22 First female to pass Parachute selection..........................................23 Ex ASKARI STORM 1/21 ..............................................................................24
94 (New Zealand) Headquarters Battery Royal Artillery....26
Battery Commander’s Foreword............................................................27 Exercise CERBERUS .....................................................................................27 Ex WARFIGHTER .............................................................................................28 24 for 24..................................................................................................................28
97 Battery (Lawson’s Company) Royal Artillery...................30
Battery Commander’s Forward...............................................................30 Ex SUNDERLAND DAGGER.....................................................................31 97 Battery in the MTUs.................................................................................32 Ex ROYAL BLACKHAWK 2020 ..............................................................32
Regimental Echelon....................................................................34
Quartermaster’s Department 2019-2021...........................................34
Quatermaster’s Foreword...........................................................................34
Technical Team............................................................................36 AGC (SPS) Detachment.............................................................38 Workshop REME..........................................................................39
Officer Commanding’s Foreword...........................................................39 OP MOONSHOT...............................................................................................39 EX SUNDERLAND DAGGER / IRON STORM .............................40 Op RESCRIPT ....................................................................................................41 Op SAVE THE SALMON.............................................................................42 The return from Op TOSCA.......................................................................43
Regimental Welfare Department .............................................44
Padre Rev Whorton .......................................................................................44
Exercises/Ops .............................................................................45
Operation RESCRIPT 2020........................................................................46
Sport ..............................................................................................48
BAWF .......................................................................................................................48 Forever Football ................................................................................................48 Indoor Rowing....................................................................................................49 PT Department ..................................................................................................49 Rugby .......................................................................................................................50 Winter Sports.......................................................................................................51
Warrant Officers’ & Sergeants’ Mess.....................................52 Officers’ Mess..............................................................................53 Regimental charities ..................................................................54
Forster charity event ......................................................................................54 48 miles. 48 hours............................................................................................55
Editor: Major Peter Alexander
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