Foxhound in Afghanistan
A Foxhound Light Protected Patrol Vehicle on operations in Afghanistan. The Foxhound is at the cutting edge of protected patrol vehicle technology and provides …
Training for Everywhere but Afghan
Some significant news I feel in the last few days on the MoD website. The first complete British Army brigade to go through a training cycle for years …
Army Brown
Did we discuss this, not sure? From Akzo Nobel The Ministry of Defence (MoD) asked AkzoNobel – makers of paints and coatings such as Intergard, Sikkens and …
Merlins on their way home
After four years flying in Afghanistan the British fleet of Merlin helicopters has completed its final mission and is being readied to leave the country early. …
More FOB Life
This time, at the more luxurious end of the scale
Man and machine in perfect harmony
A soldier of 22 Regiment Royal Engineers, part of 1 Mechanized Brigade is pictured supervising the reinforcement of security at FOB (Forward Operating Base) …
Springer – A Museum Piece
On display at the Imperial War Museum
A Chinook Landing in Afghanistan
What’s that in the background? Click here to find
Afghanistan – Don’t be the last one out
A guest post from a new writer to Think Defence, ‘Harry Maskers’ The British withdrawal from Afghanistan began this month, by the end of 2013 the …
Kit Coming Home
BFBS have released a multipart report on bringing equipment back from Afghanistan. Well worth a
Steve Metz on Learning Lessons from Afghanistan
Another piece worth the time to read at World Politics
Next will be China
This is a good piece from the Telegraph about retracing old footsteps in Afghanistan but the last sentence is worth reading and holding as a
The Expeditionary Elevated Sangar
Like many words that have found their way into the British Army’s common vocabulary Sangar has its origins in India. According to uncle Wikipedia it comes …
Abacot
A nice picture, courtesy of 21 Engineer regiment Royal
An Overbridge
In the UK Military Bridging series I briefly touched on the concept of over bridging but I found an image that I think illustrates perfectly what it is, saves …
Green on Blue – Another Phase In A Difficult Campaign
A GUEST POST FROM DOUG BEATTIE MC I know what it is like to look down the barrel of a gun held be my supposed colleagues. In 2008, my men and I were held at …
Aircraft Shelters, Clever Cranes and Happy Days for Paul G
If you look at pictures of deployed aircraft maintenance shelters they have lifting gantries that can support major components like engines. Obviously for an …
Left in Afghanistan
I saw this and thought it worth sharing, click the image to
Foxhound – Wot No RWS
The MoD has released a few pictures and video footage of the Foxhound’s entry into
1 Yorks on Patrol
Some good pictures from the MoD (click to