Troops get set to manoeuvre onto Salisbury Plain

Some 400 soldiers are getting ready to manoeuvre onto Salisbury Plain to take part in a week-long final training exercise before deploying to Afghanistan. Exercise Pashtun Warrior is being run specifically for the Op HERRICK Armoured Infantry Company (AI Coy) to enable them to develop their tactics, techniques and procedures prior to heading overseas. The exercise is being designed and delivered by the Field Training Unit (FTU) and HQ 4 SCOTS with input from HQ 7 Brigade and theatre Subject Matter Experts. It will also provide a training opportunity for the Brigade Ops Company and