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That is an interesting discussion, but for another thread, not here.
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That is an interesting discussion, but for another thread, not here.
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Ahahah ....no way. we have always been so sweet,warm and kind with all our famillies.
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Yes brother, we also train our troops in Belize in our military base there mainly for Jungle warfare. Both In Brunei and Belize. But Brunei is more suitable than Belize, reason almost all our boys have to go through jungle training there, The Belize base was scaled back in 2012 after 3 decades,in favor of Brunei. Though we still maintain a small batallionof soldiers in Belize.
Talking about Belize.........Still too close to Uncle sam.
British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB)
Indigenous Belize look on as British Army soldiers patrol the Belize jungle, Central America, June 1995
Belize Defence Force under British Army training, Belize Royal Air Force and army base, Belize, Central America, June 1985. NOTE THAT: The british army base in belize has stood as a bulwark against Guatemalan attempts to intimidate and threaten belize This threat still remains so I would like to see this base receive a new lease of life The british base should return to the same state it was before the drawdown and more importantly it must be done in such a way that Guatemala sees it and realize the futility of any designs they may have on belize and its territory. We should keep protecting our allies and interests globally.
British Army Training Support Unit in Belize is a hub for jungle warfare preparations, Operations where however scaled back in 2012, and the U.K maintains just a small batallion of soldiers/advisers in the little state.However, the number of British troops units heading to Belize has been increasing each year.
Major Sean Caine, the officer commanding the British Army Training Support Unit Belize, teaches the troops methods of lighting fire without the aid of a lighter or matches inside their jungle classroom
Our Boys in Belize
Take aim: Deborah Linton in Belize...........No COMMENT
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Lets carry on a little bit more with Belize...................
Spr Magee with members of his section from 45 Cdo RM in Belize
Private Jason Owens, from Havant, takes up an overwatch fire position on an army exercise in the Jungle of Belize. A Company, Second Battalion . The Prince of Wales Royal Regiment have been training to live, fight and survive in the jungles of Central America. All pictures: Corporal Jamie Peters RLC
British Army helicopter patrolling Belize jungle in support of Belize defenceforces against Guatemala as tension rised between the two countries, Central America, June 1985.
Soldiers Training In Belize Jungle Attach GoPro Camera To End Of Their Rifle
Survival training.......WTF??
British soldiers are seen proceeding through the Belize jungle during exercises conducted in 2002.
A young British soldier Jungle warfare - camouflaged
Spr Magee with members of his section from 45 Cdo RM in Belize
Private Jason Owens, from Havant, takes up an overwatch fire position on an army exercise in the Jungle of Belize. A Company, Second Battalion . The Prince of Wales Royal Regiment have been training to live, fight and survive in the jungles of Central America. All pictures: Corporal Jamie Peters RLC
British Army helicopter patrolling Belize jungle in support of Belize defenceforces against Guatemala as tension rised between the two countries, Central America, June 1985.
Soldiers Training In Belize Jungle Attach GoPro Camera To End Of Their Rifle
Survival training.......WTF??
British soldiers are seen proceeding through the Belize jungle during exercises conducted in 2002.
A young British soldier Jungle warfare - camouflaged
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Now lets leave Uncle sams backyard and head to ...........................
Britains military training base in Kenya, Africa.
A British Army Merlin hovers over an under-slung load during a training exercise in Kenya
British soldiers in Kenya
Rangers of the Kenyan Army Service (KAS) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) receive instructions from British Army Corporal Andrew Smith (L)
Corporal Andrew Smith of Britain’s 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, instructs a group of Kenyan soldiers.
Soldiers from 4 RIFLES Fire 105mm Artillery on Exercise in Kenya British MOD. The British Army has been providing Training to Kenyan soldiers tackling Islamic group AL Shebab in neighbouring Somalia.
The 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment training in Kenya. Kenyan and British soldiers
1st Battalion The Welsh Guards, Battle Group, have deployed on Exercise Askari Storm in Kenya.
Britains main militray base in Batuk, Kenya. East Africa. WTF.....can't they paint it properly?
Britains military training base in Kenya, Africa.
A British Army Merlin hovers over an under-slung load during a training exercise in Kenya
British soldiers in Kenya
Rangers of the Kenyan Army Service (KAS) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) receive instructions from British Army Corporal Andrew Smith (L)
Corporal Andrew Smith of Britain’s 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, instructs a group of Kenyan soldiers.
Soldiers from 4 RIFLES Fire 105mm Artillery on Exercise in Kenya British MOD. The British Army has been providing Training to Kenyan soldiers tackling Islamic group AL Shebab in neighbouring Somalia.
The 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment training in Kenya. Kenyan and British soldiers
1st Battalion The Welsh Guards, Battle Group, have deployed on Exercise Askari Storm in Kenya.
Britains main militray base in Batuk, Kenya. East Africa. WTF.....can't they paint it properly?
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Britain seems to be like a miniature USA with all bases in worldNow lets leave Uncle sams backyard and head to ...........................
Britains military training base in Kenya, Africa.
A British Army Merlin hovers over an under-slung load during a training exercise in Kenya
British soldiers in Kenya
Rangers of the Kenyan Army Service (KAS) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) receive instructions from British Army Corporal Andrew Smith (L)
Corporal Andrew Smith of Britain’s 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, instructs a group of Kenyan soldiers.
Soldiers from 4 RIFLES Fire 105mm Artillery on Exercise in Kenya British MOD. The British Army has been providing Training to Kenyan soldiers tackling Islamic group AL Shebab in neighbouring Somalia.
The 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment training in Kenya. Kenyan and British soldiers
1st Battalion The Welsh Guards, Battle Group, have deployed on Exercise Askari Storm in Kenya.
Britains main militray base in Batuk, Kenya. East Africa. WTF.....cant they repaint properly?
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Lets go back to Britain's history of warfare and the role of the British army/SAS, soldiers through out this century and the impact it has had on the british public.
Men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg during the third Battle of Ypres, on 5 October 1917. Photograph: IWM/Getty Images/IWM via Getty Images
After Britain's drawdown from Afghanistan last year it may be the first since at least 1914 that British soldiers, sailors and air crews will not be engaged in fighting somewhere – the first time Britain is totally at peace with the rest of the world.
Members of the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers on 1 July 1916, during the first world war. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Since Britain's declaration of war against Germany in August 1914, not a year has passed without its forces being involved in conflict. It is a statistic that has been largely overlooked, and not one about which the government is likely to boast.The past 100 years have seen two world wars, large-scale conflicts in Korea and Iraq, and small-scale actions in South America,Africa, the Middle East and Asia. There have been punitive operations in defence of empire, cold war operations, post-9/11 support for the US, and the Troubles in Ireland.
British Special Forces - UKSF during the first Gulf war
No other country, even those with similarly militaristic traditions, has been engaged continuously over such a long span. Even during 1968, a year often hailed by members of the British armed forces and some military historians as a year of peace, there was fighting.The timeline of constant combat may stretch even further back, given Britain's imperial engagements, all the way to the creation of the British army in 1707.
An Argentinian bomb explodes on board the Royal Navy frigate HMS Antelope during the Falklands war. Photograph: Martin Cleaver/PA
Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan and a participant in many other interventions, from Northern Ireland through to the Balkans and Iraq, said the Syria vote suggested "a higher threshold for British engagement in combat operations in the short term following our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan".
British soldiers in Afghanistan
But the British public is getting warry of wars: Senior MoD figures told the Guardian in January that they believed a reluctance among an increasingly multicultural British population to see troops deployed abroad would influence the next two strategic defence reviews.
British soldiers in Korea: The British army suffered about 5,000 casualties during its involvement in Korean war
A senior British defence official described a year without military action as a problem. Recruiters were already struggling and the prospect of no action in 2015 would not help. "You want to join the army to do stuff," he said.
He anticipated action in the future: "I think after the election the prime minister will have the appetite to get on to the horse again, though we have to make sure it is the right horse. I would be surprised if nothing happens a year and a half or two from now." It could be joint action with the French rather than the Americans, he added(its already happening again in Afghanistan and Syria
Men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg during the third Battle of Ypres, on 5 October 1917. Photograph: IWM/Getty Images/IWM via Getty Images
After Britain's drawdown from Afghanistan last year it may be the first since at least 1914 that British soldiers, sailors and air crews will not be engaged in fighting somewhere – the first time Britain is totally at peace with the rest of the world.
Members of the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers on 1 July 1916, during the first world war. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Since Britain's declaration of war against Germany in August 1914, not a year has passed without its forces being involved in conflict. It is a statistic that has been largely overlooked, and not one about which the government is likely to boast.The past 100 years have seen two world wars, large-scale conflicts in Korea and Iraq, and small-scale actions in South America,Africa, the Middle East and Asia. There have been punitive operations in defence of empire, cold war operations, post-9/11 support for the US, and the Troubles in Ireland.
British Special Forces - UKSF during the first Gulf war
No other country, even those with similarly militaristic traditions, has been engaged continuously over such a long span. Even during 1968, a year often hailed by members of the British armed forces and some military historians as a year of peace, there was fighting.The timeline of constant combat may stretch even further back, given Britain's imperial engagements, all the way to the creation of the British army in 1707.
An Argentinian bomb explodes on board the Royal Navy frigate HMS Antelope during the Falklands war. Photograph: Martin Cleaver/PA
Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan and a participant in many other interventions, from Northern Ireland through to the Balkans and Iraq, said the Syria vote suggested "a higher threshold for British engagement in combat operations in the short term following our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan".
British soldiers in Afghanistan
But the British public is getting warry of wars: Senior MoD figures told the Guardian in January that they believed a reluctance among an increasingly multicultural British population to see troops deployed abroad would influence the next two strategic defence reviews.
British soldiers in Korea: The British army suffered about 5,000 casualties during its involvement in Korean war
A senior British defence official described a year without military action as a problem. Recruiters were already struggling and the prospect of no action in 2015 would not help. "You want to join the army to do stuff," he said.
He anticipated action in the future: "I think after the election the prime minister will have the appetite to get on to the horse again, though we have to make sure it is the right horse. I would be surprised if nothing happens a year and a half or two from now." It could be joint action with the French rather than the Americans, he added(its already happening again in Afghanistan and Syria
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Egyptian guerrillas, aided by the governement carried out a campaign against British forces stationed at the Suez Canal and agains other symbols of Britain and the West. On January 25, 1952, British troops retaliated against Egypt by attacking an Egyptian police station, killing 50 and wounding 100. The conflict ended with a change in the Egyptian government and the eventual withdrawal of British troops. This conflict led to Britain's involvment in the 1956 Anglo-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
Britain's generals and politicians anticipate that 2015-2016 may be a year finally without conflict and are planning accordingly. Senior military staff describe this as a "strategic pause".The potential absence of war is attributed to a number of factors: lack of public support for the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts; cuts in the size of the army, making it harder to mount similar operations.
Muscat and Oman Intervention(1957-1959)--British SAS troops aide the goverment of Muscat and Oman (now known simply as Oman), against rebels. British troops withdrew after a successful campaign.
Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan and a participant in many other interventions, from Northern Ireland through to the Balkans and Iraq, said the Syria vote suggested "a higher threshold for British engagement in combat operations in the short term following our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan".
Jordan Intervention(1958)--Britain airlifted troops to Jordan in response to a request for aid from the Jordanian king. King Hussein felt threatened by the recent union of Syria and Egypt, as well as the violent revolution in Iraq in which the Iraq king, a member of Hussein's family, was brutally murdered. After the situation calmed down, British troops left Jordan..
When senior British military staff refer to a strategic pause, this implies that it is only a matter of time before they see action again. Kemp said: "The world is increasingly dangerous and unstable, especially in the Middle East and parts of Asia. We are still a permanent member of the UN security council with global responsibilities. And no prime minister will be able to resist brandishing military power, however diminished, on the world stage. I therefore predict it will not be long before our forces are again in action somewhere in the world."
An Argentinian bomb explodes on board the Royal Navy frigate HMS Antelope during the Falklands war. Photograph: Martin Cleaver/PA
A Ministry of Defencethinktank studyin November 2012 said the British public had become unsupportive of military action and "casualty-averse", and proposed as alternatives the use of drones, recruiting local proxies to fight on behalf of the UK, and expanding the use of special forces.
Indonesia-Malaysia war 1963-1966: British forces landed from a Westland Wessex helicopter during an operation in Borneo
A senior British defence official described a year without military action as a problem. Recruiters were already struggling and the prospect of no action in 2015 would not help. "You want to join the army to do stuff," he said.
He anticipated action in the future: "I think after the election the prime minister will have the appetite to get on to the horse again, though we have to make sure it is the right horse. I would be surprised if nothing happens a year and a half or two from now." It could be joint action with the French rather than the Americans, he added.(@Gabriel92 , seems we will be going to wars abroad toegther soon.lol)
British Special forces troops serving in Aden, Yemen 1964–67
Strachan a military strategists said he could envisage a realignment that would see British forces work more closely with the French military rather than in tandem with the US government as it had over the past decade.
The reduction in the size of the army and a reliance on reservists meant a reduction in state of readiness, he said. In spite of that, David Cameron still aspired to a global reach.
Strachan added the caveat: "There is no guarantee there will not be any action in 2015."
Britain's generals and politicians anticipate that 2015-2016 may be a year finally without conflict and are planning accordingly. Senior military staff describe this as a "strategic pause".The potential absence of war is attributed to a number of factors: lack of public support for the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts; cuts in the size of the army, making it harder to mount similar operations.
Muscat and Oman Intervention(1957-1959)--British SAS troops aide the goverment of Muscat and Oman (now known simply as Oman), against rebels. British troops withdrew after a successful campaign.
Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan and a participant in many other interventions, from Northern Ireland through to the Balkans and Iraq, said the Syria vote suggested "a higher threshold for British engagement in combat operations in the short term following our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan".
Jordan Intervention(1958)--Britain airlifted troops to Jordan in response to a request for aid from the Jordanian king. King Hussein felt threatened by the recent union of Syria and Egypt, as well as the violent revolution in Iraq in which the Iraq king, a member of Hussein's family, was brutally murdered. After the situation calmed down, British troops left Jordan..
When senior British military staff refer to a strategic pause, this implies that it is only a matter of time before they see action again. Kemp said: "The world is increasingly dangerous and unstable, especially in the Middle East and parts of Asia. We are still a permanent member of the UN security council with global responsibilities. And no prime minister will be able to resist brandishing military power, however diminished, on the world stage. I therefore predict it will not be long before our forces are again in action somewhere in the world."
An Argentinian bomb explodes on board the Royal Navy frigate HMS Antelope during the Falklands war. Photograph: Martin Cleaver/PA
A Ministry of Defencethinktank studyin November 2012 said the British public had become unsupportive of military action and "casualty-averse", and proposed as alternatives the use of drones, recruiting local proxies to fight on behalf of the UK, and expanding the use of special forces.
Indonesia-Malaysia war 1963-1966: British forces landed from a Westland Wessex helicopter during an operation in Borneo
A senior British defence official described a year without military action as a problem. Recruiters were already struggling and the prospect of no action in 2015 would not help. "You want to join the army to do stuff," he said.
He anticipated action in the future: "I think after the election the prime minister will have the appetite to get on to the horse again, though we have to make sure it is the right horse. I would be surprised if nothing happens a year and a half or two from now." It could be joint action with the French rather than the Americans, he added.(@Gabriel92 , seems we will be going to wars abroad toegther soon.lol)
British Special forces troops serving in Aden, Yemen 1964–67
Strachan a military strategists said he could envisage a realignment that would see British forces work more closely with the French military rather than in tandem with the US government as it had over the past decade.
The reduction in the size of the army and a reliance on reservists meant a reduction in state of readiness, he said. In spite of that, David Cameron still aspired to a global reach.
Strachan added the caveat: "There is no guarantee there will not be any action in 2015."
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Britain seems to be like a miniature USA with all bases in world
The US simply followed in our footsteps and is doing quite well for itself bro.
We are still there neverless, but we just keep a verylow profile, since we dont want to have issues with our 'human rights' activists and liberals. lol
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The further from papa Sam the Better. Plus with todays visit from the Chinese Premier things are shifting even if david cameron has poker face about it.
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is UK planning to produce F-35s under license or directly procure from US?
The US simply followed in our footsteps and is doing quite well for itself bro.
We are still there neverless, but we just keep a verylow profile, since we dont want to have issues with our 'human rights' activists and liberals. lol
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What are you on about? I know that as a pakistani you will like to obviously have China as an ally since itsPakistan main backer/supporter. So its normal, if i was pakistani i will feel the same.
However you can't apply that to us, since our reltions with China are more business oriented, not strategic/political/military. Our relations with the U.S is farrrr more deeper than you can ever imagine. We share so many things together that i dont even know where to start from.
So without going into too uch details(since this thread is about our armed forces), i will just ask you one question:In case there's a conflict at Europe gates like the one in Ukraine by an aggressive power like Russia, Who do you think will come to the help of eastern European/scandinavian countries aganst such a big threat? lol Yes that will be the U.K and U.S together not China, since China has more than enough on its plate with SCS disputes and U.S dominance of its shores. So as you can see we have far more common interests with the U.S than China, but that doesn't means we won't have friendly relations with China. Afterall, why make an enemy of a country who posses no threat to you meanwhile you can be friends/buddies?
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WTF.....can't they paint it properly?
Mate, never mind the paint; after the SDSR '10, just count yourself lucky they didn't sell that post at the flea market!
Remember the Nimrod? grrrrr Bloody politicos …
Good evening all, Tay.
