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Lt Col Peter A Geraghty Personal Account

3 Para was sent to Australia Sep - Nov 1966 to take part in Exercise Barra Winga, which was the largest peacetime exercise at that time held by the Australian armed forces.

Gurkha logisticians welcomed to global response force February 2023

Gurkha logisticians are returning to Colchester as the British Army’s global response force expands in size and capabilities as part of the Army’s Future Soldier vision.

Airborne signallers test Army’s new radio in the jungle

Airborne signallers are testing the Army’s new radios in the jungle, the most challenging environment for radio communications to work.

Paratroopers 'break the ice' with JEF and NATO allies March 2023

The first thing you must learn before taking on the challenge of fighting as the enemy on a demanding exercise in Norway’s High North is how to

Evacuation from Port Sudan New International Airport May 2023 Operation Polarbear

Rishi Sunak was within hours of sending British paratroopers into Sudan and the mission would have been the largest British parachute drop on operations since the Suez Crisis of 1

Paratroopers Lift Army Football Cup May 2023

Paratroopers have won the Army’s football cup for the first time, winning through in a final that pitted Essex and Suffolk’s airborne soldiers against each other.

Colchester flypast marks Hercules retirement June 2023

A dedicated servant of airborne forces has paid a farewell visit to Colchester’s paratroopers.

Gurkha temple opens at Colchester Garrison June 2023

With the burning of incense and ringing of bells, a temple has been opened to provide “a spiritual anchor” for a Gurkha unit that recently moved to Colchester’s Merville Barracks.

'RETURN OF A HUMBLE HERO' Bill Larder

The first time Dad went to Arnhem he flew in on a twin-engined Dakota. This time he arrived in Harwich in an electric Tesla and was taxied to Arnhem in an electric

Obituary of Lt Col David Roberts

16 Air Assault Brigade exercises it's Freedom of Colchester June 2023

‘With swords drawn, bayonets fixed, drums beating, bands playing and Colours flying’ - but also in camouflage - 16 Air Assault Brigade ha

Browning Hi Power 9mm Pistol/L9A1

The Browning Hi Power 9mm Pistol was used by the British Airborne Forces from the 1940s onwards. The Browning Hi Power pistol also known as:

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Airborne medics care for Kenyan villagers July 2023 Ex. Haraka Serpent

Airborne medics have joined forces with Kenyan military and civilian medics to take their skills on the road to treat people in remote villages.

Ex. Haraka Storm August 2023

An overnight march to attack an enemy position marked the end of a busy period of humanitarian operations and combat in East Africa, that has s

MISSING PERSONNEL 10th BN PARA REGT (ARNHEM).

DSC 04593. CONFIDENTIAL – LIST TO BE RETURNED TO WAR OFFICE

Lee Enfield Rifles

The Lee Enfield Rifle has a long and prestigious heritage within the British Army, tracing its roots back to a requirement for a new rifle in the late 19th century.

Account of the Kiel Canal Parachuting Accident, September 1974.

I have had a longer conversation with Vic Cowie and he throws up some interesting observations on this debacle.

Airborne and Para Helmets

From the onset of parachute training at RAF Ringway in June-July 1940, it was quickly identified that s