Puma and Merlin at Manorbier

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Have just had Puma & Merlin circling and then briefly landing at manorbier

Partly makes up for missing the flypast !

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Merlin back at Manorbier

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Heavy helos, prob Merlins went over me at 2am on Tuesday morning heading east.

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This is Exercise Agile Spear and nothing to do with events at CM.

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A training exercise for members of the Armed Forces has begun in earnest in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

The exercise aims to test the contingency capabilities of the Armed Forces, specifically their ability to support helicopter operations in unknown and potentially dangerous environments. Based at Merrion Camp in Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, over 150 personnel have been simulating a humanitarian mission. Wing Commander Colin West explained the purpose of the exercise:

“Exercise Agile Spear is a training event for a deployable headquarters from RAF Benson, which is on readiness to deploy worldwide to support disaster relief operations, such as earthquakes, or to evacuate UK citizens from areas of conflict. The exercise ensures that the headquarters and the supporting elements are suitably qualified and experienced to carry out their roles.”

The exercise training audience involves a broad spectrum of units including the Aviation Task Force Headquarters from RAF Benson, Tactical Supply Wing from RAF Stafford, 244 Signals Squadron from Coventry, the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron from RAF Odiham, Nymegan Company Grenadier Guards, 132 Logistics Support Squadron of 7 Battalion REME and 3 Mobile Catering Squadron from RAF Wittering. Also supporting the exercise and obtaining their own training requirements are various support helicopters: Merlin and Puma 2 from RAF Benson, Lynx from Dishforth and Chinook from RAF Odiham.

The exercise continues until Friday.