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Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)
2 PARA operated as Battle Group North operating from five Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in the Upper Sangin Valley. These we...
Darren Liney enlisted into The Parachute Regiment in July 1993.Private ‘Daz’ Liney Passed Out with 592 (Tamera) Platoon having been awarded Best Student and the Pre PARA Selection Award. He was then posted to the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, (2 PARA).
During his 22 years service he went on exercises to Kenya, Botswana, USA, Canada, Ukraine, Germany and The Netherlands. He saw active service on operations in Northern Ireland, Iraq, Macedonia and Afghanistan.
Colour Sergeant Liney retired from 1 PARA in November 2015.
Service History
- 1993 Infantry Training Centre Catterick (Private)
- 1994 The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Private)
- 1998 The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Lance Corporal)
- 2002 The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Corporal)
- 2006 (Sergeant)
- 2012 (Colour Sergeant)
