Unusually large British landing exercise of 1500 Royal Marines with strange scenario of protecting British bases and providing humanitarian aid to hundreds of civilians
British Royal Marines spearheaded the UK’s biggest combined amphibious exercise in years in Cyprus, a major defense website reports.
This is an exercise by the British, who, like old caravans in the corbett, know a lot, such as what Ankara is preparing in the next period nearby, around the island, as well as in the occupied territories.
having this information, the British implemented a strangely large number of men, vehicles and ships amphibious exercise with an even more strange scenario, which concerns not only the protection of British bases, but dealing with a humanitarian crisis, which was not clarified from where it came from.
The exercise was a dress rehearsal for landing operations of many different military elements from the air, land and sea in a potentially hostile area.
British forces were brought in from the sea, and we’re talking about the Royal Navy task force that was earlier deployed in a European security mission, known as Littoral Response Group North, (which operates across the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and the Adriatic this fall).
More than a thousand sailors and Royal Marines deployed with this force, which is led by the flagship HMS Albion and includes the ships RFA Argus, RFA Mounts Bay, HMS Defender and three helicopter squadrons.
This powerful armada was joined by elements of the British Army and British Air Force to operate in the waters around the British RAF bases at Akrotiri, which is at the southernmost tip of Cyprus.
British marines led the exercise, while landing craft, Albion and Merlin helicopters, vehicles and the Royal Navy’s Puma drone provided support.
After establishing logistical support, the joint force was ready to move inland and neutralize further targets, being tested in a range of real-world scenarios from urban warfare to humanitarian aid missions.
As the commandos led, other soldiers went ashore (Royal Engineers) to build a camp capable of supporting 500 people, designed to house many people in a crisis.
Captain Simon Kelly, operation team commander and Commanding Officer of HMS Albion, said: “Very few Armed Forces have the ability to deliver these results on this scale and at this pace.”
As the supplies arrived ashore, 45 British Commando strike groups, formed in small groups, continued inland, tasked with clearing the ruins of Old Paramali, an abandoned village about 16 miles from Akrotiri.
The Marines worked closely with the British Army’s 33 Engineer Regiment, supported by units, including Viking armored vehicles, from 45 Commando Battalion and 29 Commando Royal Battalion, stormed their objective.
We are talking about an exercise that aimed to protect British bases, but also a mission to provide humanitarian aid to hundreds of people.
What are the British expecting in Cyprus and have they conducted such a large amphibious exercise in the midst of Erdogan’s threats to Cyprus as well, apart from Greece?
