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Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Pte Thomas Lee, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
BLACK SEA, March 9, 2017 – Romanian Explosive Ordnance Disposal diver team checks their equipment before a training dive during Poseidon 17. NATO Photo by FRA N CPO Christian Valverde.
THE biggest live exercise of its kind ever held in Greater Manchester – Exercise Triton II – came to an end this morning (Friday, July 16, 2016) after months of intense planning.
Around 36 organisations across the region and nationally have been taking part in this major emergency planning exercise which saw dozens of emergency vehicles at sites across Greater Manchester and Chinook helicopters flying across the skies.
The complex scenario used was designed to test how local authorities, emergency services and other partners are equipped to tackle a major emergency working together.
Participating ‘players’ also included the military, government, health and utility companies, as well as voluntary agencies.
The exercise started on Monday, July 11, 2016, with ‘warnings’ from the Met Office regarding adverse weather and from the Environment Agency about the growing risk of regional flooding.
The emergency services, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), and partners put procedures in place to ensure that where possible properties and critical infrastructure were protected and the public were warned. This theme was carried on through Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
To ensure that both players and plans were tested to their full, a dramatic scenario developed on Thursday, July 14, whereby the bank on the Dove Stone Reservoir in Oldham was breached and water cascaded through a number of boroughs within Greater Manchester.
This meant that evacuation procedures had to be put in place and rest centres set up. Later in the day, a coach ploughed into the River Tame in a mock crash and a full-scale search and rescue operation was carried out.
Paul Argyle, GMFRS’ Deputy County Fire Officer and Chair of Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, said: “Exercise Triton II was a hugely complex emergency planning exercise and I would like to thank all of the agencies that have taken part this week.
"This was a very detailed scenario which had impacts across every part of the region and necessitated a full range of partners taking part.
"The scale of the destruction and chaos in the exercise was deliberately designed to test the region at full stretch.
"We have to do this to ensure we are well prepared to deal with any future real-life event or disaster that might occur – and it is also invaluable that those taking part got the chance to practise essential response skills that would be used during a major incident like this.
"I would particularly like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this exercise. The patience and understanding of local residents and communities on Thursday (as response plans went into effect at 'live' sites) was also greatly appreciated.
“All players have now been 'stood down'. Our next task is to evaluate how the exercise went, step by step. We will want to find out what worked well and crucially to identify and learn any lessons that could help us in the future in real-life situations. I would like to point out that incidents as extreme as this are highly unlikely, but ensuring we practice our response means that we are ready to respond to a variety of scenarios."
EXERCISE TRIDENT JAGUAR 2015
In this image: Brigadier Nesmith, Chief Officer for G6 Branch sits alone in a quieter part of the JWC complex.
The ARRC is being tested on Exercise Trident Jaguar at The Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway.
This is so the ARRC can begin the role of a ready, stand-by Joint Task Force HQ for conducting a Crisis Response Small Joint Operation.
The ARRC was the NATO Response Force in 2013, and has built Joint planning and control capabilities upon those foundations in the past 18 months, making the headquarters a key command and control element in the NATO Force Structure.
Photographer: Sgt Mike O’Neill, RLC ABIPP, Photographer, HQ ARRC
A French Mirage 2000-D of the French Air Force, takes off from Leeuwarden Airbase.
Photo: OR-8 Sebastien Raffin / FRA Army
Meet Gwen, my very patient model.
Exercise in lighting with one 300 w studio light, reflector and a speedlight on some shots.
THE biggest live exercise of its kind ever held in Greater Manchester – Exercise Triton II – came to an end this morning (Friday, July 16, 2016) after months of intense planning.
Around 36 organisations across the region and nationally have been taking part in this major emergency planning exercise which saw dozens of emergency vehicles at sites across Greater Manchester and Chinook helicopters flying across the skies.
The complex scenario used was designed to test how local authorities, emergency services and other partners are equipped to tackle a major emergency working together.
Participating ‘players’ also included the military, government, health and utility companies, as well as voluntary agencies.
The exercise started on Monday, July 11, 2016, with ‘warnings’ from the Met Office regarding adverse weather and from the Environment Agency about the growing risk of regional flooding.
The emergency services, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), and partners put procedures in place to ensure that where possible properties and critical infrastructure were protected and the public were warned. This theme was carried on through Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
To ensure that both players and plans were tested to their full, a dramatic scenario developed on Thursday, July 14, whereby the bank on the Dove Stone Reservoir in Oldham was breached and water cascaded through a number of boroughs within Greater Manchester.
This meant that evacuation procedures had to be put in place and rest centres set up. Later in the day, a coach ploughed into the River Tame in a mock crash and a full-scale search and rescue operation was carried out.
Paul Argyle, GMFRS’ Deputy County Fire Officer and Chair of Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, said: “Exercise Triton II was a hugely complex emergency planning exercise and I would like to thank all of the agencies that have taken part this week.
"This was a very detailed scenario which had impacts across every part of the region and necessitated a full range of partners taking part.
"The scale of the destruction and chaos in the exercise was deliberately designed to test the region at full stretch.
"We have to do this to ensure we are well prepared to deal with any future real-life event or disaster that might occur – and it is also invaluable that those taking part got the chance to practise essential response skills that would be used during a major incident like this.
"I would particularly like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this exercise. The patience and understanding of local residents and communities on Thursday (as response plans went into effect at 'live' sites) was also greatly appreciated.
“All players have now been 'stood down'. Our next task is to evaluate how the exercise went, step by step. We will want to find out what worked well and crucially to identify and learn any lessons that could help us in the future in real-life situations. I would like to point out that incidents as extreme as this are highly unlikely, but ensuring we practice our response means that we are ready to respond to a variety of scenarios."
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Sgt Maggie Gosse, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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US Army soldiers walk down beach during Exercise Tobruq Arrows in Latvia. Tobruq Arrows is a Latvian-led, multinational short-range air defence exercise intended to enhance interoperability among NATO forces and increase readiness through the integration of land component air missile defence capabilities.
Members from 3 Royal Australian Regiment jump from a 36 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force C130H Hercules as part of Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR..
Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR is an annual exercise to mount and insert, via parachute, an Airborne Combat Team. The Airborne Combat Team consists of a normal light Infantry Company from 3 RAR, with its artillery, signals and logistic attachments. The exercise begins with a parachute insertion into a training area, traditionally Singleton, followed by progressive training from blank fire and culminating in a company live fire attack, supported by artillery and Close Air Support (CAS). .
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One of the objectives for Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR 2005 was to test the procedures that will be used for the deployment of the Airborne Battle Group (ABG) during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. Not only does Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR test the soldiers, but it also tests the mounting procedures of both 3 RAR and RAAF Richmond, further developing and consolidating the joint nature of the ADF parachute capability..
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What: Exercise Kapyong Warrior Parachuting over Singleton Army Range by 3 Royal Australian Regiment.
Where: Singleton Army Training area, NSW.
Why: Exercise Kapyong Warrior.
Date: 6 May 05.
Unclassified
The Building Front from the Mens Exercise Yard, Southwell Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
This looks onto the Governor's Block in the middle, where they could keep an eye on the 'inmates'.
The details below are repeated on each photo, so if you've read it once (firstly, thank-you for showing an interest) you don't need to read it again :
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I could write a book about workhouses. I could also get on my soapbox (on reading about workhouses) about how the attitudes to the poor by the rich have not changed one iota since those days - modern quotes from the rich and their lack of empathy towards the poor and their lack of willingness of the rich to contribute (and to actively avoid contributing via legal tax loopholes etc.) are almost identical to the attitudes of old. In places like Southwell, employment tended to be seasonal farm work, and they were laid off during the winter with not much hope of other employment. They were made to feel shamed and lazy and that it was their own fault that they were out of work. Just like now. Again I shall avoid the soapbox.
The Southwell workhouse was built in 1824 by Southwell Minsters Reverend John Becher as a residence for the poor. This workhouse was the first and used as a model for the nationwide system of hundreds of workhouses.
I'll not get into the details of the Poor Laws and the New Poor Laws here, but it's worth reading up on. The Workhouses came as a result of saving money because of the soaring cost of the equivalent of 'benefits' system (the poor laws). Note to self - keep of the soapbox (people that know me know that I am a socialist (proper socialist, NOT the Tory media image of socialism) because I actually care for and do something about people that are less well off than me). Sorry, took a step onto the box, but it does make my blood boil.
The Workhouse was a last resort for paupers. John Becher was a social reformer that set out his ideas in a pamphlet called 'The Anti-Pauper System'. The ideas were to reduce the tax burden, and to teach the poor to only ask for help as a last resort. The help provide was accommodation where discipline was exacting, accommodation basic and supervision constant.
On entry, people were segregated into several categories, never to meet while they were in residence (ie. families wouldn't see each other) as below :
Able bodied men
Able bodied women
Old and infirm men
Old and infirm women
Children under 7
Boys 7-12
Girls 7-15
Work for men was typically breaking rocks for use in roads, breaking old bones for fertiliser, picking oakum (old tarred rope) and for women, cooking, laundry, cleaning and picking oakum.
A typical timetable for 6 days a week was :
06:00 Rising Bell
06:30 Roll Call, Prayers then Breakfast (Bread and Gruel)
07:00 Work
12:00 Dinner (Boiled Meat and Potatoes or Soup. Saturdays Suet Pudding)
13:00 Work
18:00 Supper (Bread and Gruel)
20:00 Prayers then Bed
Christmas Day was Roast Beef and Plum Pudding. And the day off work.
I could go on, and on. It is worth reading about the workhouse system. Hopefully some of these pictures (uploaded over the next few days) will give some idea of what it was like. Visiting the workhouse was very poignant and sobering, but reading about it has made me realise that not a lot has changed in attitudes and divisions the in class system.
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Pte Thomas Lee, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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Armed Forces of the Philippines Marines fire an M101 105 mm howitzer during artillery live-fire training April 12 at Crow Valley, Republic of the Philippines. The Philippine and U.S. Marines took turns demonstrating their equipment, according to U.S. Marine Capt. Ricardo R. Bitanga, the executive officer for Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. The training is part of exercise Balikatan 2013, an annual bilateral exercise in its 29th iteration, which provides a venue for Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military forces to develop and continue to enhance interoperability across a wide range of military actions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Courtney G. White/Released)
THE biggest live exercise of its kind ever held in Greater Manchester – Exercise Triton II – came to an end this morning (Friday, July 16, 2016) after months of intense planning.
Around 36 organisations across the region and nationally have been taking part in this major emergency planning exercise which saw dozens of emergency vehicles at sites across Greater Manchester and Chinook helicopters flying across the skies.
The complex scenario used was designed to test how local authorities, emergency services and other partners are equipped to tackle a major emergency working together.
Participating ‘players’ also included the military, government, health and utility companies, as well as voluntary agencies.
The exercise started on Monday, July 11, 2016, with ‘warnings’ from the Met Office regarding adverse weather and from the Environment Agency about the growing risk of regional flooding.
The emergency services, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), and partners put procedures in place to ensure that where possible properties and critical infrastructure were protected and the public were warned. This theme was carried on through Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
To ensure that both players and plans were tested to their full, a dramatic scenario developed on Thursday, July 14, whereby the bank on the Dove Stone Reservoir in Oldham was breached and water cascaded through a number of boroughs within Greater Manchester.
This meant that evacuation procedures had to be put in place and rest centres set up. Later in the day, a coach ploughed into the River Tame in a mock crash and a full-scale search and rescue operation was carried out.
Paul Argyle, GMFRS’ Deputy County Fire Officer and Chair of Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, said: “Exercise Triton II was a hugely complex emergency planning exercise and I would like to thank all of the agencies that have taken part this week.
"This was a very detailed scenario which had impacts across every part of the region and necessitated a full range of partners taking part.
"The scale of the destruction and chaos in the exercise was deliberately designed to test the region at full stretch.
"We have to do this to ensure we are well prepared to deal with any future real-life event or disaster that might occur – and it is also invaluable that those taking part got the chance to practise essential response skills that would be used during a major incident like this.
"I would particularly like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this exercise. The patience and understanding of local residents and communities on Thursday (as response plans went into effect at 'live' sites) was also greatly appreciated.
“All players have now been 'stood down'. Our next task is to evaluate how the exercise went, step by step. We will want to find out what worked well and crucially to identify and learn any lessons that could help us in the future in real-life situations. I would like to point out that incidents as extreme as this are highly unlikely, but ensuring we practice our response means that we are ready to respond to a variety of scenarios."
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Exercise Great Bear
Col. William R. Donaldson, G-3; Col Bernard Major, G-2; Sgt. Maj. Tom Stafford, Operations sergeant. Sgt. Maj. Stafford explains the nuclear blast effects to Col. Donaldson and Col. Major during the War Games Phase II Exercise Great Bear 18-20 Oct. 61 at Eklutna, Alaska.
19 Oct 61
Photo by Sp4 Jerry Dickens
Pictorial Branch
Fort Richardson
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A CF-18 Hornet from 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron in Cold Lake, Alberta flies in the Alaskan airspace in preparation for Exercise VIGILANT EAGLE 13 on August 25, 2013-un-edited-Not part of my personal collection
A Royal Australian Air Force C130H Hercules from 36 Squadron dispatches members from 3 Royal Australian Regiment as part of Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR..
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Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR is an annual exercise to mount and insert, via parachute, an Airborne Combat Team. The Airborne Combat Team consists of a normal light Infantry Company from 3 RAR, with its artillery, signals and logistic attachments. The exercise begins with a parachute insertion into a training area, traditionally Singleton, followed by progressive training from blank fire and culminating in a company live fire attack, supported by artillery and Close Air Support (CAS). .
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One of the objectives for Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR 2005 was to test the procedures that will be used for the deployment of the Airborne Battle Group (ABG) during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. Not only does Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR test the soldiers, but it also tests the mounting procedures of both 3 RAR and RAAF Richmond, further developing and consolidating the joint nature of the ADF parachute capability..
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What: Exercise Kapyong Warrior Parachuting over Singleton Army Range by 3 Royal Australian Regiment.
Where: Singleton Army Training area, NSW.
Why: Exercise Kapyong Warrior.
Date: 6 May 05.
Unclassified
Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit assemble a radio antenna during a communications exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014. The exercise is designed to prepare 15th MEU Marines for Exercise Iron Fist. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
Private first class Adam Webber, left, data network specialist, and Lance Cpl. Carlos D. Vassallo, field radio operator, both with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload radio equipment during a communications exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014. The exercise is designed to prepare 15th MEU Marines for Exercise Iron Fist. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
A Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command Stridsbåt 90N crossing out from the mist in a Norwegian fjord during NATO exercise Trident Juncture. Photo courtesy Norwegian Defense Forces.
Exercising the body was just as important as exercising the mind. Students participated in a variety of physical education activities such as marching, calisthenics, sports and games.
before we started too. she can do so much with her face though, it's crazy. she should have applyed for antm...
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo by: Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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Section d'imagerie Petawawa
Lance Cpl. Carlos D. Vassallo, field radio operator, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, unloads data equipment during a communications exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 6. The exercise is designed to prepare 15th MEU Marines for Exercise Iron Fist. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
Excellent for light or aerobic exercise, (for example Jillian Michael's video series).
Goes well with trampoline - so selling for ï¿¥1200 standalone or ï¿¥3200 inc trampoline (pickup).
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Pte Thomas Lee, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.