British Army takes the lead in Nato's new Allied Reaction Force

The British Army's 1st (UK) Division is now the lead of the land component of Nato's new Allied Reaction Force (ARF).
Under the command of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), the ARF will respond to anything from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to security operations and warfighting.
The ARF is Nato's response to the diverse range of evolving global security challenges.
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[@Pembroke.]

Happy Canada Day everyone 🇨🇦 🇬🇧. I'll raise a glass to you all! 🍺🍺🍺. Take care and God bless 🙏

[@SNOWDONTRYFAN]

Had some good exercises with the old one Allied command Europe mobile Force (AMF) which the British Infantry and logistics force of the AMF (L) was based in Bulford Wilts , Jan -Mar out in Norway , and the summer down in Sardinia / Italy/Turkey

[@howardkingston7901]

Back in the Days AMF(L) North/South 'no problem Norway-Turkey'

[@colinbarnard6512]

Tom Clancy called this 'Rainbow'. Give the man his due!

[@whya2ndaccount]

There's not much point getting there "first" and just being a speed bump for the opposition. You need combat power to defend/delay.

[@veryhappychappy12]

So true....and above all depth.

[@mnufeld8448]

So though ,these are reinforcements there are already Nato forces, approx brigade sized, in each of the Baltic states .. so this force ,1st UK Division would about double Nato's forces ,in the Baltics just at the outset,not counting national forces of those countries or their reserves .& 1st UK is something like 15, 000 soldiers,at least 3 bdes , so its a fair bit of combat power ,esp taking into account Nato's nd their national forces already there, altogether approx the equivalent of 3 divisions

[@mnufeld8448]

​@@veryhappychappy12dammit comment deleted I think

[@mnufeld8448]

​​​​@@veryhappychappy12but basically was saying Nato does have some depth now even in the Baltics ,with Sweden &Finland having joined, Sweden as like something of a forward base

[@death_parade]

Disagree. Light Infantry, especially these days, has more than enough combat power. If you can get troops there in time, it can be the difference between winning or losing a war. Case in point: 1948 Kashmir war, India stopped the Pakistani invasion cold in its tracks only through rapid response forces that were flown into theater. Today India holds 2/3rds of the erstwhile Princely State of J&K because of that rapid response. Had Indian troops even been one week late, the Pakistanis would have taken Kashmir's capital and thus the entire land, ensuring a surrender of the Maharaja of Kashmir on Pakistan's terms and thus a permanent loss of territory. Not just the war, we'd have lost the high ground wherefrom many of our rivers originate. Getting there "first" has a LOT of merit.

[@peterstubbs5934]

Parachute Regiment spearhead battalion/s. RTM in 24 hours. You cant get quicker.

[@DDD893]

British Army should take lead in the nuclear deterrent. With constant threats from russia, and uncertainty in the US, Europe should clearly show that even without US support, Europe still be lethal to russia in case of any nuclear incident. With only UK and France having nuclear weapons in Europe, we all depending on you.

[@Вивсівідстій]

At NATO exercises in March 2024, British SSBN couldn’t launch Trident missile without cocking up everything. I wouldn’t worry about the US. Their military knows what to do. If you don’t believe that, then FAFO.

[@420kushmaster]

are you on meds?

[@steveg4334]

Why? because the wests arms manufacturers say so. Russia is not a threat to the west, it's the other way round.

[@mastermariner490]

@@420kushmasterSuffering from delirium again,Igor Not going so well in Ukraine maybe

[@lg5819]

The U.K. is developing a new sovereign, independent, nuclear warhead for its British built nuclear Dreadnought stealth submarines instead of using the American technology for our trident warheads. We can do more and have an ability to innovate especially when our backs are to the wall. We did it in WW2 with Radar that helped win the Battle of Britain and many more inventions and we are doing it again with DragonFire laser weapons and Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapons.

[@juliarowe7301]

God bless you and keep you safe sir's

[@One_Daily45]

Cool, great 👍👍👍👍. Come on guys.

[@lyudmilakutsenko7045]

I am not surprised

[@steveh5005]

The Jackle crew and gunners. Are so vulnerable. Too small arms and drones

[@user-zi8sz1ww2m]

What part will SEATO play?

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Good for the British Army!

[@user-rv9iy5ym5o]

Hardcore. Goodluck God's speed to you all.❤

[@Kondasnaker]

🎖️

[@joseph291]

Random thought. All those war hungry lords and lads we seen in the old movies. They werent a warning of the failures of the past. It was a glimpse into our own futures. Seem strokes different folks. I wonder when the happy MATRIX kicks in. Ill give it another go.

[@vernonneedham5960]

30,000 ‘people’ according to the introduction. I hope those ‘people’ are SOLDIERS !!

[@phooogle]

That's a lot of booms

[@bobbates7343]

If all this was left up to me I would insist that each nation in NATO minus Turkey who I do not trust would have a massive effort to develop a system to see all types of drones flying ones and those that are on the ground . Next most importantly would be having the equipment to bring down any type of enemy drone. He that controls the skies wins. The big air battle now is with drones some of which are very tiny . I heard one person from the USA who said he was in some part of the ground forces of the USA and he said they had drones with a camera on them that could fly into those mud dung houses people live in and fly around unnoticed as the houses have no windows and are fully of fly's. So they could see room by room who and what was in a house before going near it. So the tech . needed to detect and knock down all drones will have to be able to handle any drone regardless of size

[@cjjk9142]

Air battle isn’t drones. Minor skirmishes are drones. There’s now a lot of EWS and counter measures to drones. Drones are basically artillery and won’t replace jets or bombers

[@lachlanchester8142]

I’m sure Türkiye will love that

[@death_parade]

If you can't win in the air, you can't win on the ground, but vice versa is NOT true. Just because A victory in the air doesn't guarantee a victory on the ground.

[@cjjk9142]

@@death_parade sure but it does guarantee the enemy can’t resupply itself, use any large amount of armour, has no radars or air defences, loses all its modern infrastructure 😂

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

NATO is a banana army😂😂😂😂

[@TennesseeHomesteadUSA]

Without adequate forces or equipment to do so...

[@tomhenry897]

All two of them Or is it 3

[@JeffBilkins]

Austerity hasn't been kind, so good luck.

[@vladvlog9677]

Canon fodder until the US can deploy.

[@springer3783]

I thought the Germans said we did not have the capability for this. Sour grapes from the crouts I hope the battlegroup has met its dei targets

[@monarchist1838]

The British Army was meant to be out entirely from Germany in 2020. Yet, the Bundeswehr is still too small.

[@springer3783]

@@monarchist1838 The German military is a joke and there new funding plans are a scam , all they’ve done is include other expenses they al ready had like pensions etc under the budget and pretend it’s an increase.

[@pevebe]

@@monarchist1838 Not like ours is much better let's be real. 70k total is shocking

[@Вивсівідстій]

@@monarchist1838Both British and Germans have constabulary armies. British Army is smaller and weaker than Reichswehr of 100 years ago.

[@veryhappychappy12]

​@@pevebe Exactly....it's a division on paper, but not recognisable in terms of a 1BR Corps Division as recently as the eighties. Cue the experts bringing up 'technology'. Like plans few items of technology withstand the first real crack and thump.

[@mikewinston8709]

ONE division…..that’s the total. ONLY one division. That is now our total fighting British army. Fact. Putin is laughing.

[@cjjk9142]

Everyone is laughing at Putin, he can’t exactly talk or laugh at anyone

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

Quality, not quantity, even someone of low IQ should understand that.

[@PotatoSalad614]

Putin can laugh when he actually wins his "3 day war"

[@death_parade]

I believe only Canadian and Australian Armies are down to One Division apiece. British Army, from what I remember when I studied their orbat, does have Two standing Divisions. Although one of them is a rapid response force, the other is still an active combat division. No?

[@mikewinston8709]

@@death_parade I’m a former soldier; a 2434 from 74 - 98. During Gulf 1 we could only send one division out of four! We had no spares and the only way to achieve deployment was by cannibalising the other three divisions. If we only have one division now then is it fully up to strength? I think not.

[@ECECECECEC]

Steadfast defender? So who are we invading? Headquartered in Italy? Who are we retreating from?

[@craig2795]

History has told us one thing, Britain always starts on the back foot. You should never assume that just because the Lion looks like it is sleeping, that it won’t be roused when needed and humble those idiots who do not learn.

[@cjjk9142]

That would only make sense if the UK still had its identity but anyone patriotic now has either given up or it’s named far right. You’d be lucky to amass 100,000 volunteers come war and 90% of conscripts would choose prison

[@cjjk9142]

You go to war with the army you have.

[@mcr2356]

​@@cjjk9142100k? Being extremely pessimistic.

[@merle1476]

All we see nowadays are these jackals no protection from drones they were only good in afghan

[@user-lb3hd7ip4o]

No Army even USA are save from drones get real

[@justintime1218]

Drones have been destroying tanks and Bmp's in Ukraine. What sort of protection would you like? For one reason, The Jackal is much faster and more agile. Also the troops have far better visibility than Tanks and Apc's.. These Jackals are extremely effective in what they are used for, Also Troops can dismount the vehicle far quicker.

[@NullbYte-gk5jq]

Same old weak response- strange that the US doesn't use unprotected vehicles like the Jackal....​@@justintime1218

[@merle1476]

All armoured vehicles of today have weak armour ontop

[@justintime1218]

@@merle1476 I'm Ex-British Army. QDG! I think I've got a slight clue lol 😆

[@ConradAinger]

When did the British Army last have combat experience?

[@winstonpeanutbutter]

Since today, we are still involved in combat…

[@ConradAinger]

@@winstonpeanutbutter Do you mean covert participation in Ukraine?

[@user-rq9cx7qg4o]

They lost to goat herders in Afghanistan 😂😂😂😂

[@smorkeyyy9845]

And Reform will strengthen our Armed Forces

[@garagenigel]

😂😂

[@Вивсівідстій]

Reinstitute conscription.

[@garagenigel]

@@Вивсівідстій Not today Vlad! Not today!

[@Blastoice]

Reform party 😂😂😂😂 Run by a millionaire who voted for brexit which ruined the country

[@deniseabbott5114]

@@Blastoiceand racist 3:49 homophobe , and praises Putin, It was the last one why I won’t be voting Reform ! At this point all the parties can promise us the earth, but with no idea how to make it all happen. I have no confidence in any politician and as I see it, it’s not just a British problem, look at America and France, what a lot of clowns 🤡 The words from Dads Army ( that ages me ! ) We’re doomed Captain Manering ! May God help us all from these lunatics.

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@I_support_the_current_thing]

Adolf Heusinger, Hitler's Chief of Staff, became Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, 1961-1964 Hans Speidel, Rommel's Chief of Staff, became Commander in Chief of NATO Forces Central Europe, 1957-1963 Johannes Steinhoff, Luftwaffe fighter ace, became Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, 1971-1974 Johan von Kielmansegg, General Staff Officer Wehrmacht High Command, became NATO Commander Allied Forces Central Europe, 1966-1968 Ernst Faber, Lt Col Wehrmacht General Staff, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1973-1975 Karl Schnell, First General Staff Officer 76th Panzer Corps, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1975-1977 Franz-Joseph Schulze, Senior Lieutenant Luftwaffe, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1977-1979 Ferdinand von Senger und Etterlin, Adjutant Wehrmacht High Command, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1979-1983

[@FreedomofspeechSensor-zu8ip]

And your point is?

[@PotatoSalad614]

so?

[@josephderrico6254]

Why don't you list Hitler's generals who formed and lead the East German Army in 1956. Check Mark Felton's video on them comrade.

[@FreedomofspeechSensor-zu8ip]

@josephderrico6254 Most weren't "Hitlers Fieldmarshals." They were just German Wehrmacht fieldmarshals whom in true Prussian tradion were A political, patriotic, chivalrous Prussian officers from the Junkers class... Their fathers were military offices, their grandfathers were military officers, their great grandfathers were military officers.. it was a family tradition.. Many of these Fieldmarshals were highly respected by the Allies and many were related to royal families of Europe... Ervin Rommell was one of these respected Fieldmarshals, although he didn't come from the Junkers class. Gen. Patton had a lot of respect for his opponent, Rommell! Just because a few of them were sadistic ideologically driven Nazis doesn't mean they all were!! So, for the original poster to blast ALL German Fieldmarshals as some boogy man National SOCIALISTS is just ignorant! The individual is either ignorantly parroting some marxist talking point or is just uniformed that there was a BIG difference between the SS and Wehrmacht!! However, according to Patton, "Being SS in Germany was no different than being democrat in America"

[@Gridlocked]

Commander In Chief is not even an official position in NATO.

[@unreal4010]

I hope nato doesn't start the next war.

[@Alois-jd6zr]

It will! And it will be turned into dust. Putin makes permanently suggestions for peace. But the war busines is still to atractife........ for some....

[@amunra5330]

Did anyone tell these guys they will be fighting Russians and not people wearing sandals?

[@mnufeld8448]

And then big picture ,russia retreated forced to retreat from Kyiv,then Kharkiv and not back to that since despite recent attempt at advance there,russia also forced to retreat from Kherson the only Oblast capital russia ,had,taken , all ,in part, due to Nato weaponry given to Ukraine . also port of Odessa open and functioning with russias losses to the black sea fleet, whats left pulled back to novorossiysk ,& has lost control of the western even central black sea ,also due in part to Nato weaponry , French and British cruise missiles . And russia just scrabbling in the donbas as said gone about 10 or 12 miles in 4 months , Ukraine being about the size of France ,about 600 miles across ..

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Lol. No they won't. Russia aren't our enemy. Brits wouldn't support a war with Russia, even if the American government want us to.

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

Gay NATO troops cannot fighting with the 🇷🇺Russian warriors!!😂😂😂

[@chitrakumarshrestha1633]

Jai nepal jai gorkha

[@JohnHill-qo3hb]

And Canada's role in this force, our Government will have a highly mobile, ready to deploy within 12 hours, a complete Tim Horton's doughnut and coffee shop ready to serve with in 20 minuets of setting up for business... cash only, no credit of debit, and definitely no IOU's...

[@SenorTucano]

NATO is a defensive alliance so it’d be a great idea if they didn’t go around provoking wars, especially since they can’t win them.

[@luigiwoo4469]

nice bait

[@JMMDD]

Russian bots have arrived...

[@chrisbacon3071]

It’s called posturing and if it’s not done NATO would look weak and besides NATO is a 32 country alliance they’d win with no problem at all.

[@user-ho7me9dd5y]

LOL Great Britain first and eternal enemy of continental Europe.😂

[@Dingdangdoo]

This channel is comedy gold.

[@420kushmaster]

sad... people need to wake up on who benefits from useless wars.

[@minuteman4199]

It's not useless when someone invades your country. You have a choice in whether or not you choose to start a war, but sometimes it comes to you whether you like it or not.

[@FreedomofspeechSensor-zu8ip]

Britain has been invaded and occupied and the military DEI recruitment programs are arming them and giving them British uniforms!

[@gont183]

You need to wake up and realize that these guys aren't shooting anyone.

[@FreedomofspeechSensor-zu8ip]

The British need stop worrying about the problems with other countries until they fix their own!

[@ArsonFire00]

There they go, America's cannon fodder.

[@straightreject2947]

Lol. Orc meat. Get real. Fear is for the creatures of mordor

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@ArsonFire00 Will you shut up?

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@ArsonFire00 Can you please remove the profile picture of Keanu Reeves and replace it with your real face?

[@420kushmaster]

suckers!!😂🎉

[@gont183]

Says Chinese cannon fodder

[@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE]

Great now we can return American tax payer their dollars and sit and watch the games.

[@nicholasayres3265]

Trump has already squandered a to of USA influence, and is likely to really hurt USA power if he gets back in again. Remember Napoleon said "God favours the big battalions" and the USA is making theirs smaller by not being a reliable partner for the democracies - the rest of us have to disengage from the USA in order to have some reliable military power.

[@cjjk9142]

USA doesn't own any british debt, we paid in full for ww2 debt. BUT the USA does owe the UK many hundreds of billions $ 😂

[@user-lb3hd7ip4o]

America really your so far up your own $

[@user-zg9vu4ry1m]

little British

[@JonathonMitchell-ig4bv]

Forget allied command it’s British command now

[@fantomas5614]

MAKE BRITAIN GREAT AGAIN !!!

[@jonahallen4867]

Get out of this EU abortion .

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@jonahallen4867 How about you get out of here (KZbin) for a change?

[@nicholasayres3265]

Do you really want to weaken USA/British/EU power? - I just checked you - you seem to be some sort of ultra right winger who wants to lick Putin's arse.

[@z0phi3l]

What part of this being a NATO mission did you not understand?

[@mastermariner490]

Go cure your delirium,Igor

[@robertclive491]

Has nothing to do with EU Russian bot.

[@robertclive491]

Long live NATO.

[@user-rq9cx7qg4o]

Lost to goat herders in Afghanistan 😂😂😂😂

[@robertclive491]

@@user-rq9cx7qg4o Took way fewer losses than Russia though :)