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Major exercise on Salisbury Plain to test Army 'readiness'


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its only a bit of a drive around, test the engines work on the tanks and that we have enough men to drive them....nothing really that special, nothing moving overseas. Do we really need to worry about moving vehicles in the UK. if we are hit in the UK, tanks wont be waiting for trains they will be moving under their own steam (get it) and heading for cover/ sites to protect...so assuming our wars will be overseas it doesn't seem to have much point to me...

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Found this on the BBC today Mon 9th

To include a 50k road run across the plain.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-31795061

 

Cheers Bryan!

 

Our very own Snapper was there yesterday - a 19 hour day for him yesterday and said he has taken 12 gig of images.

 

We will have some images to share and I am guessing some of the live firing - he said he nearly wet himself.

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Dear All,

 

This is indeed not very much by standards of the recent past. However the good news is that MOD is planning an Ex SAIF SAREEA in Oman and that will be significant. The last one was a godsend because it was just before the Op TELIC and it enabled us to sort out one or two weaknesses.

 

John

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Dear All,

 

This is indeed not very much by standards of the recent past. However the good news is that MOD is planning an Ex SAIF SAREEA in Oman and that will be significant. The last one was a godsend because it was just before the Op TELIC and it enabled us to sort out one or two weaknesses.

 

John

 

Am assuming that what the MOD are planning to do is already knowledge in the public domain?

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