1st January 2017 saw the UK take the lead on NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). Spearheading the force will be the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade (20 Armd Inf Bde), who will lead the taskforce of 14 nations, with the UK contributing some 3,000 personnel. The VTJF was devised as ...
The UK Forces are leading training in Exercise Venerable Gauntlet, a military exercise based at Sennelager, Germany. This is the first major exercise before the UK takes the lead in a NATO multinational force in 2017, and sees the UK working alongside troops from Denmark, Germany, Spain, and other allies. The UK is to take on ...