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