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Salisbury Plain urban training facilities upgraded

A £500,000 investment from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to improve facilities at Copehill Down’s Fighting in Built Areas (FIBUA) village on Salisbury Plain has just been completed by Landmarc Support Services - with the first troops to benefit from the new facilities praising the site’s enhancements in helping them to prepare for overseas conflict. The FIBUA village, constructed in the late 1980s and covering 70-acres, is a purpose built facility that allows soldiers to practice fighting in an urban environment. It is managed by Landmarc, alongside the rest of the Ministry of

Improvements to Urban Training on Salisbury Plain

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is investing more than £500,000 to improve facilities at Copehill Down’s Fighting in Built Areas (FIBUA) Village on Salisbury Plain. These include the provision of alleyways, tunnels, compounds and high-level walkways all of which will add considerable complexity and flexibility to training in one of the country’s busiest individual training features. The FIBUA Village, constructed in 1987, is a purpose-built facility to allow soldiers to practise fighting in an urban environment. Over the years it has seen a number of significant

Troops get back to basics on Salisbury Plain

Soldiers have been getting back to the basics of war fighting whilst exercising on Salisbury Plain. Troops from 1st Battalion Irish Guards have successfully completed a two week exercise – Exercise Wessex Storm – which was designed to get them away from the Afghanistan-specific training that has occupied our troops for so long. The training was varied and focused on fighting in built-up areas, training for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear warfare, as well as fighting in woods and forests. It also included elements of practicing casualty evacuation without helicopter

Troops get innovative on Salisbury Plain

Troops from the Queen's Royal Lancers stepped into their leaders’ boots as part of an innovative training exercise on Salisbury Plain.  The month-long Exercise FONDOUK LANCER 13 saw troops carrying out training roles one rank above themselves, as the manoeuvres tested the ability of troops and squadrons to carry out both mounted and dismounted reconnaissance tasks.    With a Squadron soon to be part of the Interim - Lead Armoured Battle Group (I-LABG) and with a BATUS tour for the Regiment next summer, this training was vital in confirming the firm foundations of reconnaissance

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