A full-on urban warfare package is looming for members of 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.
A 120-strong group centred on Burma Company are joining French counterparts from 152nd Infantry Regiment at the state-of-the-art facility near Reims, known as Cenzub, where they will be helping as their allies are validated for Nato duties in Eastern Europe.
British Officer Commanding, Maj Lance Morris, said personnel had been ramping up for Exercise Gaulish by checking out the French equipment they will be using, including the Heckler & Koch 416 assault rifle. Some had also been learning the language.
The soldiers would be honing protocols on their own dismounted situational awareness kit and unmanned systems during the manoeuvres, he added.
Maj Morris concluded: “We are leaving for three-and-a-half weeks in early February and will also have elements of 25 Engineer Regiment joining us.
“The troops are super-excited as we begin what promises to be a busy year.”
