RLC bomb disposal experts leant their support to the Fire & Rescue, Urban Search & Rescue and search dog teams from across numerous counties in the search for the missing persons trapped beneath the vast piles of twisted steel, pipes and concrete – the remains of the collapsed Didcot ‘Site A’ Power Station.
Operators from Northolt Troop, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment arrived on site at 4:00pm on Wednesday 24th February where they immediately deployed their Cutlass, state-of-the-art remote controlled vehicle, it’s more usually associated with pin pointing suspicious packages and explosive devices and destroying them however, in this case it was sent in to try and locate the missing inside the former turbine hall.
The senior Fire Officer on site and Incident Commander, Gary Coupar of Oxford Fire & Rescue, in praise said, “The bomb disposal team have brought the capability to send in their remote controlled robot into what remains a dangerous structure allowing us to continue the search without the risk of endangering others.”
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An all-female team from @13AAssltSpRegt delivered a two-week training course for the Jordanian Armed Forces Quick Reaction Force Brigade.
The course built on the relationship between the Jordanians and @16AirAssltBde.
Read more: https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2021/07/army-women-deliver-military-skills-training-in-jordan/
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Between 19-22 Jul, 10 QOGLR deployed to Rushmoor Arena to test the Divisional Logistic Regiment activation and deployment for which the Regt is held at readiness for. Lieutenant General Wooddisse CBE MC, Commander Field Army visited to inspect the Regt and receive several briefs.
As part of the training and development, the FET conducted their first loaded march (TAB) with their male counterparts from the QRF supported by the team’s PTI.
Small steps making big differences.
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