Image: Ex Askari Storm Kenya MOD 45166127

Description: Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment fix bayonets, fire and advance on a the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise in Kenya. Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion the Parachute practise live fire battle drills during Ex Askari Storm Kenya. A planned exercise in the British Army’s Nanyuki Training area in Kenya, with troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade, involved practising moving 400 people away from a danger zone. During Exercise Askari Storm, troops rehearsed the vital skills needed to move endangered people out of the way of disease, a natural disaster or conflict. Throughout the exercise the 16 Air Assault Brigade units also integrated with the Kenyan Defence Force to conduct joint missions, to help bring UK allied integration with Kenya. Organization: Army Object Name: APOSEC-2020-005- Ex Askari Storm-JH749 Category: MOD Supplemental Categories: Weapons, People, Army, Operations, Exercises, Equipment, Locations, Training Centres Keywords: 40mm Grenade Launcher, Heckler & Koch AG-36, L123A1 UGL, Underslung Grenade Launcher, Rounds, Live Fire, Advance, Target, Range, Vario Ray Laser aiming module, SA80, Forward, Hand Grip, Attachment, 5.56mm, L85A3, A3, Firearm, Gun, Firing, Action, VIRTUS Helmet, Helmet, Headwear, Personal Protective Equipment, Man, Male, Non-Identifiable, Sand, Scenery, Landscape, Environment, Terrain, Dry, Hot, Sunny, Climate, Weather, Partnering, Interoperability, Multinational, BATUK, British Army Training Unit Kenya, British Army in Africa, Mentoring, International Training, The Nanyuki Training Area, Training Areas, Overseas, Locations, Location, Army, NEO, Kenyan Defence Force, Exercise Askari Storm, Kenya, 16 Air Assault Brigade, British Army, Divisions and Brigades, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Regiments, The Parachute Regiment, Paras, 3rd Bn The Parachute Regiment, 3 PARA, Personnel, Clothing, Personal Clothing System, PCS, Combats, Camouflage, Multi Terrain Pattern, MTP, Equipment, PPE, Blast & Ballistic Protection, Body Armour, VIRTUS, Squad, Open Sky, Weapons, Small Arms, Assault Rifle, Bayonet Country: Kenya
Title: Ex Askari Storm Kenya MOD 45166127
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Author: Cpl Jamie Hart
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