16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team | Exercise Swift Response | British Army

Recently some 3,000 soldiers from eight #NATO countries trained together in North Macedonia. They were under the command of 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team on Exercise #SwiftResponse.
The 2,000-strong British contingent was made up of the 2 PARA Battlegroup including; artillery, engineers, logisticians, medics, and signallers from 16 Air Assault BCT, and Aviation Task Force 1 with Apache attack helicopters and Chinook support helicopters from the Royal Air Force.
Exercising alongside multiple Army and RAF units, has truly demonstrated the lethality, agility and expeditionary capabilities of the #GlobalResponseForce.
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[@robertwhyte5078]

That British Brigadier is reassuringly intense. Seriously impressive.

[@andrewbrown5300]

You don’t become a brigadier of 16 air assault if the army don’t think you’ll be very good, he’ll probably go to the top

[@Broski2322]

We the men over here

[@murrayroy9384]

@Modasar Shaffiq can you explain the acronyms for us civies.thanks

[@c21bbr97]

The boss doesnt fk about 🇬🇧💪

[@Eric-ep3hs]

@@murrayroy9384 Prior to taking over the 16th air assault brigade he was military assistant to the chief of General staff

[@BobDucker1]

Trained with the Paras decades ago...great professionals and truly bad-ass!

[@paulgregory4102]

Did you know don and Douglas Ford think in 3 para

[@BobDucker1]

@@paulgregory4102 No, sorry. My time was long ago - Falklands War.

[@SquidersGaming]

As someone who lives in Colchester I love seeing the paras and working nearby I get to see the Apaches, Chinooks etc aswell love it!

[@cocksniffer3116]

It's funny you say that because I spent around half a day in Colchester and already saw about 8-10 paras within a span of like 3 hours.

[@brandonmutton6840]

@@cocksniffer3116 almost as if they live in colchester

[@Ben_2761]

First Excellent vid btw love the paras. My grandad was 2 para A co.

[@bremnersghost948]

When you need War Winners not Peace Keepers, Send in the Paras!!

[@dannybartlett4225]

was reading that these guys now have new tactics new tec and a host of new ideas for a modern battlefield very interesting love the way the British armed forces keeps changing and adapting to different threats

[@marcs990]

I’m ex 216 Signal Squadron. Great to see the brigade in action again 😁

[@williamcarrington61]

I was quite envious of 216 when Stationed in Aldershot . They were able to get to the Cook house at Breakfast time before other Airborne units. Best wishes from ex.REME ,Para Log. Regt .

[@marcs990]

@@williamcarrington61 well we needed to keep our strength up. I also did all my training in aldershot before it moved up to catterick. Joined in 1990 & left in 2014. Did P Coy in 1996 & was with the brigade until 2008. Great memories, especially when we were let lose in Afghan, what years where u in brother. Cheers 🍻

[@williamcarrington61]

@@marcs990 Hello Mark , Aldershot was our home ,and l have many memories of the NAAFI Club before it was closed down . In 1963 & '66 l went to Bahrein and had a great time. 2 Para were based away from 63 Coy , HQLFPG.was far better.Swimming at the H M S "Jufair" pool many times . As a V M , l stayed with the Airborne until 1977 . Best wishes to you and family.

[@David-gb5eo]

So proud of you guys x

[@lchan4573]

This is what will get people joining the British Army, not the whole 'woke' campaign

[@nathanielwhite8769]

I think you are spot on with what motivates the youngsters to join up. With regards to the woke campaign, all of our military branches and especially the top brass need to drop it straight away, before it starts damaging the core ethos, traditions, culture and war fighting ability that all of the British military branches have historically held dear to.

[@evanguillen6805]

Agreed !!

[@JammyDodger45]

But Brigadiers need to get an OBE and that's the best way to do it.

[@garagenigel]

You can thank the Tories for that 👍 get rid of capita and bring back the recruiting Sergeant's

[@somalianjim6050]

@@NA-gf1zy i disagree, im trying to join the paras and i was told im to smart to do it and i should join the signals than attach or join something that requires intellegence first and i had to argue my case

[@com1470]

We love to see in France that our england brother have a strong army

[@steveh5005]

Remember 5 Ab Bde in the ' shot. Same high standards today

[@millietaylor4483]

We are stronger together😊

[@spacecowboy9795]

Nonsense, diversity is strength!

[@117Industries]

@@spacecowboy9795 Depends on the kind of diversity. Diversity of intellect, perspective and personality are a strength. Diversity of culture isn’t. Racial diversity is something we have to accept, although I wouldn’t invite any more of that than we already have. I am yet to see proof that race mixing produces stronger genetic lines, but it might well water down what makes us white (and east Asian) people strong. No disrespect to our black and brown brethren, but why should our genes not be preserved? Since we have conquered the world intellectually and martially repeatedly, as a kind, they absolutely should be.

[@yaboi-km2qn]

@@117Industries what the hell are you on?

[@jonathangair8031]

I think it's because of the British being so well-mannered and even almost seeming submissive, that it's easy to forget that they ARE a fighting force NOT to be reckoned-with. Obviously also their fabulous self-defacing humour doesn't help. God bless, the POM!!!

[@rockleskeogh8443]

this should be the advert for the army

[@alexandermaxwell2955]

Best soldiers in the British Army

[@JammyDodger45]

@Mike 🤣. Awesome sense of humour there kiddo.

[@dizzyWLRD]

After the UKSF. (SAS)( SBS) (SRR) (SFSG)( E SQUARDON) (RANGERS)

[@dizzyWLRD]

@Mike they are new but yes they are uksf

[@JammyDodger45]

Rangers are not UKSF.

[@dizzyWLRD]

@@JammyDodger45 they are search it.

[@BellaBimmers]

These are great soldiers!!!!!!!!!! :) hamble and hungry! love it

[@Bigdog-mg5rr]

Love the British army, dont want to sound biast being a Brit but our army’s skill/professionalism etc is so far in front of the rest of the world’s it’s unbelievable, would it be even possible to argue seriously that they are not.

[@milky7078]

I think the same mate best army in the world doesn't even matter that we are a small country

[@sethrauldatta7456]

Best army and best practising soldiers when it comes to the rank-and-file (not the commanders), but doing ALL the wrong things and will rightfully be blamed along with Americans for regime change, failed wars in the middle east, and propagating global slavery. So all-in-all 10 years left before old Blighty as a nation falls and gets lumbered with its share of the blame.

[@JP-tk8nx]

Definitely not the best ! Far better trained and equipped armies around the globe

[@snakeybriskins6432]

​@@JP-tk8nx don't be stupid. like who? dont say China or India because there no way near as good as UK army not a chance.

[@JP-tk8nx]

@@snakeybriskins6432 why would I mention China or India ?

[@grellixgrellixi9580]

Nice walk guys! Hello from Kyiv!

[@ChocoLater1]

Brigadier looks like a villain's leader of an army from James Bond movie.

[@James-hz5ef]

This is the advertising they need 🇬🇧

[@sfoeric]

Not sure how I missed this two days ago…

[@evanguillen6805]

Stronger together

[@anlerden4851]

Excellent and wonderful, Go British Army.🤗🥰🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇲💪🏻✝️🙏

[@Ben_2761]

Please don’t spam emojis

[@anlerden4851]

@@Ben_2761 ok but i love emojis.

[@pepperroni6252]

@@Ben_2761 what does it matter? They can use emojis if they want

[@pepperroni6252]

@@anlerden4851 use them mate, don't let people tell you what to do

[@GapeGang]

@@Ben_2761 Cry more

[@thescotishclonetrooperecho7773]

Pretty sure that intro gave armoured a ptsd attack with that a10

[@gee3883]

Makes me proud to be British watching these fellas.

[@DJ-dt3zv]

Well done everyone. Please try to come back safe.

[@goelnuma6527]

The Gurkha's are the best for hand to hand combat

[@snakeybriskins6432]

yep do you no who trains them?

[@mcckarting]

Intro should be the new advert

[@user-bn5jd9pg7o]

Let's go Britain lets go

[@hwntwww]

will they let you thru the Channel Tunnel?

[@SNOWDONTRYFAN]

One wonders what the Russian military high command makes of all these top notch videos which always appear to show a high level of solidarity and importantly a high standard of training which puts them to shame having now been exposed to the planet as all smoke and mirrors , and fast becoming a spent relic force !

[@GapeGang]

They probably are still deluded enough to think they can take anyone on.

[@Zzzzzzzyi]

but Russia is recruiting foreigners so they will have a large army. I hope the UK will apply to recruit foreigners, I like England and its soldiers

[@ashleygoggs5679]

@@Zzzzzzzyi In general we actually do recruit from foreign countries, most however are from common wealth nations who see the queen still as their head of state.

[@Zzzzzzzyi]

@@ashleygoggs5679 i live in malaysia and intend to join the british army. Russia does not attach importance to the military, although Putin is very talented. How much do you think it will cost me to join the British army when I'm 18?

[@ashleygoggs5679]

@@Zzzzzzzyi I cant say as i dont know anyone outside the commonwealth who has joined, i did know a Filipino family that joined the army though, but i havnt seen them in 20 years.

[@josephphonix560]

life men salute

[@jaymac7203]

Their biggest unit is a logistics unit? That's no small point there. The importance of getting supplies from point A to point B should not be underestimated. As the Russians found out to their detriment 🧐

[@Retired-Tom]

Utrinque Paratus

[@Howiedewitt123]

They look absolutely hard as nails

[@ancientmachine9070]

up the regt

[@psotos]

AATW!

[@Mk-fg9zf]

Did that general even blink

[@chrismitchell4808]

Just came back from global Eagle, and RIAT fairford, guarding the u2 spy plane with the armed cops on sight.

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

When we get really angry we send the lads from Scotland with their lethal bagpipes.

[@nastybreed3823]

Damn the British army is looking real good not going to lie I'm a red blooded American through and through but they're looking beautiful Mwahaha

[@petrolhead1960]

Young lads watching will be raring to join up. This is how they should be promoting the army. Not that woke did you bring your prayer mat shyte!

[@Assassin25986]

Rogerrrrrrrr

[@chuck4253]

Looking for better days in the British army

[@camrenwick]

NATO is a peaceful alliance, but a very strong defense against any aggressor.

[@Deadbread650]

French Paras should wear coloured arm bands to distinguish who needs to deplete first south drops faster if they have eaten or smoked

[@knightstemplar1967]

Balls of the eagle

[@Prometheus7272]

Yes British army this is what young potential recruits want to see. Not people crying because their parents took away their Ipad.

[@EpicRaveTime]

Classic Cassio

[@andrewjohnston4127]

God tier 😉

[@michaellear3276]

Iam really puzzled how can you have an effective fighting force if people speak multiple languages?

[@TH3CAPN]

Guess if a whole squad is made of say people from Bangladesh they would speak there language to each other and then either when the leader or members need to tell others they’ll speak in English I would of guessed probs same as a construction site always have small groups of people from Eastern Europe and South Asia and they speak their home language to each other then when talking to others they’ll speak englisg

[@sethrauldatta7456]

new concept of army is combined forces NATO army staffed by nonwhites, not one of individual European countries staffed by white looking peoples

[@markdonovan6715]

Went to train great people, sure Alexander the great has a big smile looking down.

[@Andyb2379]

And that includes war fighting… you don’t say.

[@JJ-gw5jh]

Finally we get to see paras

[@JammyDodger45]

If you want to see them that badly just go to Colchester there's hundreds of them.

[@JJ-gw5jh]

@@JammyDodger45 I’m hoping to be one anyway

[@JammyDodger45]

@@JJ-gw5jh - good choice. Not as good a decision as going Royal Marines Commando but if you have to join the army that's the best call.

[@JJ-gw5jh]

@@JammyDodger45 Wdym not as good as RM paras better

[@JammyDodger45]

@@JJ-gw5jh - I see now that reading really isn't your thing. You'll fit right in with the Paras fella.

[@jasonmussett2129]

The British Army is the best in the world 😀

[@downtuned9000]

Nice weather for ex lol the majority of mine it was spent soaked or frozen as light role looking on at armoured in their warriors all cuddled up and cosy until dismount 🤣

[@Firefly_26710]

Dartmoor remains one of the places with the worst terrain I’ve ever been

[@dannyrocks7748]

I’ve been to Latvia 🇱🇻 in winter when it was -27 degrees and I can say I’ve been colder in England when it’s been 0 degrees 😂😂..

[@Jay-gr9ij]

His beret is a bit small

[@marvinc9994]

Well, I suggest you go and TELL him about it..........................personally !

[@Jay-gr9ij]

@@marvinc9994 hahahahaha I will-two pints of Guinness please

[@georgeholmes6254]

🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@warswarrior]

Hello sir I am form India. I want to join army in here they are not recruiting us my age is 20. In kovid pandemic our government did not recruit the rally and now some boys are getting over age because of the Army age criteria we want to join army can British army help.

[@WALTONCHIEF]

Wheres Martha???

[@JammyDodger45]

She's still cleaning up the mess the lads left in her.

[@michaelrohandodds1850]

But no one is firing back, let's take it to the streets

[@cbr_n]

How is the translator lad only a PTE? HE comes across as rather intellegent

[@iainreid9822]

Yes, I was wondering that as well.

[@butidonthaveaname6543]

Rank and intelligence don't go together.

[@PB-hr3hy]

Maybe he just joined? From my understanding promotion in the British army takes quite long

[@snorwitz4265]

Not sure this is a valid tactic after what happened to the Russian VDV - bad tactics aside the viability of tier 5 hand held launchers (anti air and anti armour) meant lightly armed and supported airborne troops didnt last long and didnt even get out of the planes before being destroyed. I think we're too used to fighting very poor opponents with no modern weapons which make helicopters viable - in the Ukraine even with Russian Hinds which are heavily armoured or the KA52 helicopters didn't last long at all ...airborne light forces have all but been abandoned in the Ukraine for slower heavier ground forces...

[@callummacey983]

not a valid tactic for the VDV perhaps but they have proven themselves to be not as good as they've suggested

[@phucknuts.7065]

Was part of 16AA bge 20 Years ago 1RI. We were so fit and strong, I loved it. Just a pity Tony Blair ruined it for me with the Iraq war in which he got away with using the UK armed forces to invade with his mate BUSH.

[@mikecoxlong9442]

Ally 🥖

[@Deadbread650]

Every Para make a pastry when off tour then the French will stop making you sore

[@billyvinilly8104]

To Engineers…

[@Deadbread650]

Let the French fall by 2.8 degrees first stop the thirst

[@garagenigel]

Imagine earning footballers wages as a Brigadier and wearing a cheap ass Casio on your wrist! Ally saves lives!

[@JammyDodger45]

Brigadiers earn between £109k - £114k. If a footballer was earning that little they'd be playing for Scunthorpe! And Casio's are the business, if they're good enough for AQ to use them as timers on their IEDs then they're good enough for Brigadiers.

[@thedonmakaveli7546]

@@JammyDodger45 thanks so informative you pole smoker!

[@stabilis8895]

@@thedonmakaveli7546 Don't cry

[@thedonmakaveli7546]

@@stabilis8895 sorry is that your boyfriend?

[@stabilis8895]

@@thedonmakaveli7546 Crying again?!

[@spacecowboy9795]

Is Macedonia a threat?

[@JammyDodger45]

Macedonia is a geographic region not a country. So it's unlikely it poses a threat. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@muhammadtaufan8921]

Kenapa ketua panglima tentera tak bagitahu bapak saya kod perang yang saya gunakan dan kenaoa tak pesan jangan tibggal bsngunan nak runtuh ini. Kan Allah nak bagi azab dan tengah bagi tempoh buat mereka semua.

[@mickgps]

Everyone has a plan until you get punched in the teeth !don’t forget What happened in Afghanistan when you had to negotiate with the Taliban to evacuate the platoon House and they had to give you a lift out of the area with the tractors and trailers to camp Bastian.

[@petersmith4455]

why cant putin be stopped ?

[@otablott7779]

Because unlike Iraqi kids and Afghan farmers he has the weapons to hit back

[@Exiledk]

He could be. Very easily. But our leaders lack balls.

[@majorclanger8997]

Some dodgy lids on show

[@EdgyDabs47]

Crayons

[@daffyddduck2419]

Look out Russia 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@JP-tk8nx]

How can we call ourselves a modern army when fighting troops are still using Monocular NVG. Joke

[@Sub2Mato]

we get it you play video games, you don't need the most expensive kit to work the best, it all has it's purpose

[@JP-tk8nx]

@@Sub2Mato 🤣🤣 what’s video gahh my Ed have to do with it 🤣 you can’t call yourself a modern army when your using kit decades old

[@JP-tk8nx]

@BokuNoKoe you’ve obviously not been on offensive action at night with a monocle

[@regenmeister3034]

The Russians will be shaking in their boots, not...

[@JammyDodger45]

There are no Russian soldiers left to shake. Their military is a joke.

[@marvinc9994]

They wouldn't have time even for that if NATO attacked Russia !

[@VOLFANATIC3]

The British Army has now dwindled itself down unable to sustain combat on a large scale. They are highly trained but their inability to control the Helmand and Basra has shown how unreliable they are. Their constant downsizing has hurt their overall capability.

[@danamies8139]

Incorrect. The modern charactar of conflict, the joint strength of NATO and modern battlefield technology, does not require the West to hold massed armed forces of previous wars. You link 'conflict' and Basra/Helmand, however these should be separated. Basra/ Helmand should be considered under a separate heading, counterinsurgency, which is a wicked problem, defined as a problem you cannot solve (with firepower) you can only manage. It is a problem of no fixed answer (like a bayonet to conflict) and is the source of much debate. The high level of live fire, joint (both in the multinational and capability sense) training conducted by NATO will ensure any opponent (in a conventional conflict you mention) is defeated swiftly. If NATO rolled into Ukraine, NATO would defeat the Russian forces land, sea and air within a matter of weeks if not days.

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

@@danamies8139 and yet the British proclaimed that they were experts in counterinsurgency. What transpired in Basra and Helmand was the opposite of that. There's no reason to sugarcoat it either, even retired British LtCol Frank Ledwidge wrote a book on it called Losing Small Wars: Brirish Failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. Don't get me wrong, we all failed. However it was your "experts" that led to those quagmires, forcing General McChrystal to literally rewrite the playbook and adopt new strategies that even your forces and leaders would adopt.

[@danamies8139]

@@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 I agree with you, and you sort of support my point that the initial comment was wrong in that the capability is not 'hurt' because what you correctly speak of is doctrine and concepts which yes were flawed in counter insurgency but to say the capability is 'hurt' isn't right, if anything, it is more lethal than ever and counter insurgency remains a wicked problem no matter the size of your army. Easier to 'manage' the wicked problem yes, but not win like in peer on peer 'conflict'.

[@sethrauldatta7456]

Brit army is more of a 'defence force' and will continue to be scaled down like all parts of the armed services. I would have though the 'ruling classes' concept is a trans-european army so armies of individual nations within Europe are not required in their minds and will continue to be scaled down. Its worth noting that Britain also has many nonwhite people living there as well as non-indigenous whites such as Maygars and Slavic genomic peoples, so Britain itself is a genetic melting pot and is no longer an ethically homogenous country, its just a dishomogenous disunited nation which seemingly is on its last legs, with Europe and the 'five eyes nations' not too far behind.

[@sethrauldatta7456]

@@danamies8139 the tier 1 and probably tier 2 elements will be supported, but the traditional army (tier 3) and navy etc will continue to be scaled down and see budget cutbacks, to the ruling classes they're more like glorified jobs programs and are used as such since the real army is the NATO combined forces army, so individual armies such as UK army are no longer necessary.

[@evagolldwing2623]

My dear British Army absolutely 💎 diamond ⭐ TOP ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🇬🇧♥️♥️♥️

[@jenniferlee7471]