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Sgt Trudgill works on his LinkedIn photo
journal. Capt Jason Davies (Butch) the Welfare Officer will allude to exactly what activities were organised during the year but I think you will all agree, our people do not go without and are catered for in every way. The RAO Department organ- ised Ex Waterloo Ride a cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats. This was predominantly for the injured soldiers within the Regiment who could not con- duct mainstream PT. This was a really positive event and a great achievement for all who took part. Thanks go to Capt Tom Crossman-Kellie for all his hard work. We also say goodbye to Tom and wish him and his family all the very best for the future. Welcome to Mark Eldridge, big boots to fill. On the return of the rest from Poland and Kenya, the HQ Sqn kicked in to a conceptual training period in the lead up to deploying on WS 4/19 as OPFOR against 3 Scots.
However, before we could deploy on WS the Regiment needed to conduct a range package in both Mounted Close Combat (MCC) and Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) functions. This was to be in Warcop for a three-week period seeing all for squadrons rotating through. It was organised and executed by the Training Wing with Capt Dan Brown and SSgt Beal at the helm of the planning of the ranges. The QM, Capt Chris Homewood, was responsible for the RLS during the three-week period, ensuring the needs of the soldiers were met. A well planned and executed event which enabled the Regiment to stay current with its war- fighting skills and drills. The TW as a cohort have really invested in the com- plexities of getting soldiers to the cor- rect start state for operations, ensuring also that all the mandated courses for a Light Cavalry unit are met. Not just tak- ing pictures wearing Russian fighter pilot helmets. Amongst other achievements, they finally managed to get soldiers on to a sniper course, allowing the Regiment to enhance its specialist qualifications as
The 2IC in a rare moment of levity
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The Regiment have not trained or operated as a
battlegroup since 2013.
they move forward to improve the Light Cavalry concept.
The Regiment have not trained or oper- ated as a battlegroup since 2013. This meant that the echelons were not tested and that the sustainment during exer- cises and operations were not up to the required standard when conducting future operations in the UK and over- seas. The ‘So what’ was practise and rehearse, thrashing out the basic frame- work and principles of the Logistical concept including CASEVAC/MEDEVAC timelines around the Conceptual Model Terrain Board, in order for us all to under- stand the A1/2 and B Echelon functions as we move forward to SPTA as OPFOR. The RAP also had the opportunity to establish itself fully and actually function as a RAP for the first time in 5 years, practising how it triaged casualties on the ground and some of the treatment deliv- ered whilst at the RAP. Well done Cpls Newbury and Siddall for their efforts. WS 4/19 witnessed a full set up of the RAP within A1 which then set the Sqn up for success in both CAST/CATT in Warminster early November and CSTTX in Sennelager, Germany. The Regiment will then be tested operating as a BG during Wessex Storm 1/20 on Salisbury Plain Training Area for six weeks early 2020.
The Motor Transport Officer Capt Matt Hansen has had a challenge in his first job as an LE Officer, ensuring that the core function of MT rolled out as A1 dur- ing WS 4/19 OPFOR. This looked seam- lessly straightforward to the eye of an outsider who has never comprehended
They call him Buddhi Two Screens
Capt Brown prepares to receive his MPAR
Over 334 years of service between them
Gunfire on Christmas morning