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AGC JOURNAL 2018

158 Provost Company Wood received her fi rst cap for the British

Army Ladies Rugby Team and helped them
Royal Military Police to secure a 12 v 10 victory over the French
Navy. Also, representing the Army, Lance
Corporal Anna Stanley put in a phenomenal
performance at the Inter Services Swimming
winning Silver & Bronze medals in front crawl
individual events before helping the women’s
By Major Beth Gray front crawl sprint relay team to a record-
breaking win, smashing the Inter-Service relay
This year has seen over 50% of the unit’s personnel deployed overseas on record by over three seconds. Finally, Corporal
David Johnston, who represents the Army at
Operations and Fixed Tasks. Karate, took the roof off the dojo when he got
through an extremely diffi cult Senior Gojo Ryu
Kata section to reach the fi nal of the World
Karate Championships, in his home town of
Signifi cant Events Patrol. Having honed their fi eld craft skills in unit, members Dundee. Tied in the fi nal, he performed a Kata
of the team headed out to Brecon where they conducted to absolute perfection resulting in him being
Members of the team have found the time to ‘Step Strong’ a three-day navigation exercise ahead of deploying on declared the 2018 World Champion. You can Corporal David
raising funds for charity, compete in the Triple Crown Exercise Kepi Rouge, a two-week exercise that tested read about the event in the Sports Section. Johnston celebrating
competition, deploy on exercises, and participate in Corps individual’s stamina and culminated in a forty eight hour on becoming a World
and Army level sport where they have smashed records recce patrol across Salisbury Plain Training Area. Designed High Morale Champion
and, in one case, become a World Champion. to simulate the conditions that would be encountered on
the Cambrian Patrol, members of Team 158 participated in With morale among the members of Team
Deployments multiple, complex serials which tested their military skills 158 riding high, the Company has been the
under pressure and while fatigued. place to visit. Notable visitors have included
This year, thirty two members have deployed to Military Commander 101 Logistic Brigade, Brigadier
Police Detachments in Canada, Kenya, Brunei and the Team Success Gerry Ewart-Brookes and United States
Falkland Islands, where they provided policing and Provost Marshal, Major General David Glaser.
investigative support to Service personnel. Corporal Simon Team 158 have enjoyed sporting success like no other. The former was given a behind the scenes
Wilson was buzzing on his return from Brunei describing Corporals Charlene Rooney, Victoria Lea, Ellen Wood, Lois view of life as a Military Police Offi cer through
it as the highlight of his career so far; having relished Jacobs, and Lance-Corporals Abi Hart and Abbie Jones an interactive demonstration of intelligence
the challenges of policing in a jungle environment while pulled together to win the Army Sports Control Board led policing, while the later received an
immersing himself in the culture and language. Corporal’s Centenary Football Tournament. Following a lot of hard overview of current Military Police capability
David Bush, Joe Maggs, Katie North and James McCalla have work with the Army’s Development Team, Corporal Ellen at Divisional level within a multinational
deployed to South Sudan on Operation Trenton, where they context. More recently, the Provost Marshal
provided Military Police capability to the Royal Engineers. (Army), Brigadier David Neal paid a visit to Team Building at Salisbury Escape
In addition to fulfi lling their core role, they facilitated present the Long Service and Good Conduct Rooms. Left to right: Hannah Jones,
the running of the United Kingdom Transit Camp and Medal to the Company Quarter Master Adam Viney, Jack Beardshall, and
movement of refugees through to forward locations. Sergeant, Staff Sergeant Gavin Baker in Kaleigh Bingham
recognition of his fi fteen years of exemplary
Other Deployments conduct.

Corporal Richard Salazar has deployed on Operation Team Ethos
Orcades, providing close protection in Brussels. Corporals
Josh Adams and James Heward have also deployed on close This summer, Team 158 have immersed
protection tours in Afghanistan and Tunisia respectively. themselves in activities designed to promote
Finally, eleven members of the team have deployed to a positive environment within the unit, re-
Cyprus on Operation Tosca providing police support to the energising the Team ethos. Central to this was
United Nations Mission. The team found the time to visit the setting up of a Mental Health Awareness
the Nicosia (Waynes Keep) Military Cemetery to pay their Committee. The Committee chaired by the
respects to the fallen soldiers of the Second World War. Second in Command, Captain Ben Thomson
co-ordinates a variety of activities designed
Battle Craft to reduce stress and increase mental well-
being. Activities have included mindfulness,
This year, members of the team have been introduced yoga, chocolate tasting and getting out doors
to the Military Police Battle Craft Syllabus and have during the working day. Lance Corporal
undertaken a range of training activities. Earlier this year, Anna Stanley, who is passionate about
1 Platoon under the command of Lieutenant Jessica Horth well being introduced the Team to her ‘Step
took part in Exercise Scarlet Wolf, a challenging exercise Strong’ initiative, whereby individuals are
where they were tested on their fi eld craft; their ability to encouraged to track their steps and compete
deal with sexual and gender based violence in confl ict, against themselves and others in a bid to
their ability to provide movement support; and their ability become both mentally and physically fi tter.
to conduct key leader engagements and intelligence-led She also completed a 40 mile run from the
policing. Staff Sergeant Gavin Parklands Hospital in Basingstoke back to
Baker receiving his 158 Provost Company raising a sum of £1,200
Cambrian Patrol Training Long Service and in the process. She donated £600 to the Lance-Corporal Anna Stanley
Good Conduct citation charity ‘Mind’ and bought twenty ‘fi tbits’ for (third from left) on the medals
podium at the Inter Services
Keen to show off their skills, members of Team 158 have from the Provost Parklands so that the patients there could Swimming Championships
competed to represent the Brigade at this year’s Cambrian Marshal (Army) participate in the ‘Step Strong’ programme.

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