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Book Review
A History of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1702
- 1959
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The story of an 'ordinary' D-Day Cockney
soldier who somehow reached 'extraordinary' heights - like
so many others, it is a story of laughter and tears, of triumph
and tragedy.
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Giving the fallen back their names
Incredible DNA science has at last identified the dead of
one of the First World War's forgotten battles, soon they
will be laid to rest.
The ceremony to Dedicate Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military
Cemetery will occur on Monday 19 July 2010. The event is being
organised by the UK Ministry of Defence, the Australian Department
of Defence and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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2010 has seen the sacrifice of British military personnel
in Afghanistan reach, and subsequently exceed three hundred.
2010 also bears witness to the anniversary of the end another
bloody conflict. During the Cyprus Emergency 1955-1960 over
four hundred British military and civil police were killed
and countless maimed as a result of terrorist activity.
Read this poignant, non sectarian account of the conflict
by former Regular Army Officer, R G M L Stiles, and understand
how Cyprus wrestled independence from Britain fifty years
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OPERATIONAL ------------------------NON-OPERATIONAL
Afghanistan: 9,000---------------------------------------------------Germany:
21,500
Balkans: 200-----------------------------------------------------------------Cyprus:
3,100
Iraq: 500---------------------------------------------------------Falkland
Islands: 1,500
Qatar: 250--------------------------------------------------------------------Gibraltar:
500
Kuwait: 1,500----------------------------------------------Other
including UN: 300
Bahrain: 150--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oman: 150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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British adopting AR-10 style Sharpshooter Rifle
To be redesignated the L129A1, the gas-operated weapon carries
a 20-round magazine, is 945 mm long and weighs 5 kg. It will
be manufactured by Lewis Machine & Tool Company in the
United States, deliveries began in early 2010.
Features of the weapon include a single-piece upper receiver
and free-floating, quick-change barrels available in 305 mm,
406 mm and 508 mm. It has four Picatinny rails with a 540
mm top rail for night vision, thermal and image intensifying
optics. Stock options include fixed or retractable versions.
It fires a 7.62mm round and will enhance accuracy of engagement
during longer-range firefights. This weapon will be used by
some of the best shots in the Infantry.
More than 400 of the semi-automatic Sharpshooter rifles
have been bought as a £1.5M Urgent Operational Requirement.
It is the first new Infantry combat rifle to be issued to
troops for more than 20 years.The Sharpshooter complements
the already potent range of weapons used by our forces in
Afghanistan.
Training on the rifles began in January and the first batch
will be sent to Afghanistan later in the year.
The L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle being demonstrated by a British
soldier. As shown, the weapon's Picatinny rail system accomodates
a folding foregrip, adjustable bi-pod and an ACOG 6x sight.
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Somersets Reunion - 2nd October 2010
North Petherton Community Centre - £6
For more details: Phone Dave Williams on 01278 683022
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Aircraft in development, or soon to be deployed, include
the Airbus A400M, of which 25 are to be used to replace the
remaining Hercules C-130Ks.The order has since been reduced
to 22 aircraft.
An enhanced version of the Chinook, the HC3, with improved
avionics and increased range for special forces missions,
was ordered in 1995. Service entry was delayed due to software
problems and legal issues. On 1 April 2007, the MoD confirmed
the intention of making the eight Chinook HC3 aircraft operational,
after downgrading to battlefield support configuration. The
Eurofighter Typhoon is entering service and the RAF will be
the largest operator of the type. The Typhoon is intended
to replace, by 2010, the Tornado F3 interceptor and the Jaguar
GR3A ground attack aircraft (retired in 2007). The Hawk 128
will replace the existing Hawks in service; the newer model
being more similar in equipment and performance to modern
front line aircraft. The ageing aerial refuelling fleet of
VC10s and Tristars should be replaced with the Airbus A330
MRTT under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme.
Problems with contract negotiations have led to unsolicited
proposals for the conversion of civil Tristars or DC-10s.
The Joint Combat Aircraft (the British designation for the
F-35 Lightning II) will replace the Harrier GR7 and GR9. Studies
have begun regarding the long term replacement for the Tornado
GR4 (Although the Future Offensive Air System project was
cancelled in 2005). The RAF transport helicopter force, the
Puma and Sea Kings, are to be replaced by the Support Amphibious
and Battlefield Rotorcraft (SABR) project, likely a mix of
Merlins and Chinooks. On December 16th the MOD announced that
22 Chinook helicopters would be ordered to the fleet. The
Westland Sea Kings would be withdrawn early and the Puma fleet
would undergo life extensions to prolong life to 2022. The
Chinooks are due to be inservice by 2013, bringing numbers
to 70.
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Sentinel R.1 ZJ690 now flying with 5 Sqdn RAF
Picture by 'Raytheon'.
The Raytheon Sentinel is a Bombardier Global Express modified
as an airborne battlefield and ground surveillance platform
for the British Royal Air Force. Originally known as the ASTOR
(Airborne STand-Off Radar) programme the aircraft is operated
by a RAF squadron manned by both air force and army personnel.
The Sentinel is interoperable with other allied systems such
as JSTARS and the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)
system.
More
information: Wikipedia
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The newest ship of the Royal Navy HMS Dauntless
Picture by PA
Dwarfing the harbour's buildings, the Royal Navy's newest
warship entered her home port of Portsmouth for the first
time in Dec. 2009
Picture by Billy Cullen
Although the UK has a proud naval heritage the Royal Navy
has long been under the microscope as far as manning and ships
are concerned. However, with the 1998 Strategic Defence Review
and the 2004 White Paper, Delivering Security in a Changing
World, there are signs that the Royal Navy will return to
a larger and more capable fleet with the largest naval procurement
programme since the end of WWII. Part of this procurement
programme is the provision of two 65,000 ton Queen Elizabeth
Class Aircraft Carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince
of Wales, scheduled to enter service in 2014 and 2016 respectively.
In 2002 the surface fleet of the Royal Navy was reorganised
into two flotillas, one each at the naval bases of Portsmouth
and Plymouth. We are soon to have a new Defence Review.
The first six of potentially eight Type 45 Destroyers have
been ordered by the MoD. The first is due to enter service
in 2010 and will be named HMS Daring, the second and third
are to be HMS Dauntless and Diamond respectively and these
should be in service by 2011. The successor three ships, that
will be joining the Fleet at intervals of about six months
after HMS Diamond, are to be named HMS Duncan, Dragon and
Defender.
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3rd The King's Own Hussars
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RAF & Hawker Test Pilot
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by Webmaster as tribute to Neville Duke
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Durham Light Infantry
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by Webmaster as tribute to Joseph aged 17.
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Durham Light Infantry
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by Yves Beaujuge
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Parachute Regt.
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By Tab Hunter
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Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry
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The Band of The Life Guards
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7th Parachute Battalion
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RASC
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15/19 Kings Royal Hussars
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Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry
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Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry
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Durham Light Infantry
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The Parachute Training School - 1954
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by Bryan (Tab) Hunter
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The Green Howards
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