I recently returned from a visit to the 26th Regiment, Royal Artillery at their base at Mansergh 
Barracks near Gutersloh in Germany. The Regiment of course has the freedom of the City of Birmingham that I had the pleasure of conferring last summer as per the first photo.
The visit included extensive briefings on the Regiment as a whole and its component batteries. There were also opportunities to view the latest electronic close combat trainer and to meet socially and individually with many of the troops.
The Regiment (the Midlands Gunners) draws many recruits from Birmingham and the West Midlands and it was very good to meet them - they are doing a great job.
The Regiment will be on exercises shortly in the Czech Republic and later in the year in Canada, where the vast exercise area is larger than Luxembourg! This prior to a second deployment in Afghanistan next year.
The visit also included an outing to Mohnesee and the photo shows the dam (one of the targets of the Dam Busters) as it is today.
Barracks near Gutersloh in Germany. The Regiment of course has the freedom of the City of Birmingham that I had the pleasure of conferring last summer as per the first photo.The visit included extensive briefings on the Regiment as a whole and its component batteries. There were also opportunities to view the latest electronic close combat trainer and to meet socially and individually with many of the troops.
The Regiment (the Midlands Gunners) draws many recruits from Birmingham and the West Midlands and it was very good to meet them - they are doing a great job.The Regiment will be on exercises shortly in the Czech Republic and later in the year in Canada, where the vast exercise area is larger than Luxembourg! This prior to a second deployment in Afghanistan next year.
The visit also included an outing to Mohnesee and the photo shows the dam (one of the targets of the Dam Busters) as it is today.
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