Six sweaty weeks in the desert saw soldiers from 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards hone their skills and drills while getting the chance to work with infanteers from another force.
The Brits spent time on Exercise Jebel Storm operating alongside the country’s Northern Frontier Regiment. Platoon commander Lt Guy Tillson said the trip had given newer members of the regiment a flavour of how varied life is in the 375-year-old formation.
“Few other cap badges can boast exercising in Oman one week and parading in front of the King for Trooping the Colour the next,” he said.
