Deployments Flashcards
Why is the army in Afghanistan
Reduce terrorist threat
Improve afghan national security force
Reduce UK combat force
What is the army doing in Afghanistan
Helps to increase capacity and capability of the afghan national security force.
Improve education, healthcare and economy
Give training and advice
Why is the army in Africa
Develop national military forces so they can respond to threats of
- terrorism
- illegal wildlife trade
- human rights violations
- humanitarian rights violations
What is the army doing in Africa
Increase capacity of security force
Increase UN peacekeeping
Tracker training to stop illegal wildlife trade
What is BATUK
British Army Training Unit Kenya
- 8 week exercises
- engineers carry out civil projects
- medics give aid
Why is the army in the baltics
With NATO to increase euroatlantic security, reassuring allies and showing a commitment to NATO.
Practise new environments and working with new countries.
What is operation CABRIT
Enhanced forward presence in the baltics
What is the army doing in the baltics
Robust multinational combat ready forces (with denmark and france), working in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
Why is the army in Germany
Strategic Defense Security Review found that the army should relocate from Germany to UK as part of Army 2020
What is the army keeping Semelager
Useful for training with germany
Good to have as a NATO base
Why is the army in Belize and Brunei
Challenging terrain and environment is useful for infantry training and survival skills. Both are used for exercises.
Why is the army in Canada
BATUS. Vast plains available
Permanent resources
Thousands of vehicles
What is the army doing in Canada
BATUS.
Practising with challenger 2 tanks.
Combined force training.
Tactical effects training.
Why is the army in Gibralter
Important GB overseas territory as western entrance to the mediterrenean
What is the army doing in Gibralter
Permanent joint operating base. Useful as a NATO base as communication systems, runway and harbour
