Soldiers of C Coy 3 PARA in public order gear form a line during a tactical demonstration at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, marking the end of Ex QUICK RESPONSE 2018.
<p>Soldiers from C Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (C Coy, 3 PARA), showed off their riot control skills in a dynamic tactical demonstration for military and civilian media and a host of senior dignitaries at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, bringing to a close Exercise QUICK RESPONSE 2018.
</p><p>The display included a number of scenarios, including the helicopter evacuation of a casualty by an Austrian medical team, and the clearance of an occupied building by a specialist armed response unit from Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA).
</p><p>Throughout the Exercise, the Paras have conducted a series of physically and mentally challenging serials, facing threats including demonstrators armed with batons, projectiles, and petrol bombs, honing their public order skills and developing close working relationships with their Austrian, Hungarian and Turkish partners in EUFOR’s Multinational Battalion, as well as Bosnian security forces.
</p><p>QUICK RESPONSE is an annual, EUFOR-led peace support exercise, involving activities in various locations across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Credit:
Image by Sgt Jonathan Lee van Zyl; UK Ministry of Defence © Crown copyright 2018
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<ul><li>Organization: Army</li>
<li>Object Name: ARMYHQ-2018-119-EX QUICK RESPONSE-246</li>
<li>Category: MOD</li>
<li>Supplemental Categories: Protective, Clothing, Equipment, Public Security, Operations, People, Army, Foreign Personnel, NATO, EUFOR</li>
<li>Keywords: PRC 117F, Personal Role Radio, PRR, Radio, Communications, WolfSpider Goggle System, Ballistic Mandible Guard, Head Protection System, MPAS, Modular Protective Attachment System, Blast &amp; Ballistic Protection, PPE, Personal Protective Equipment, Clothing, Soldier, Non-Identifiable, Personnel, VIRTUS Helmet, Helmet, Headwear, Equipment, 3 PARA, British Army, Army, MOD, Bosnia, Exercsie Quick Response, EUFOR, C-Company 3 PARA, Regiments, The Parachute Regiment, Paras, 3rd Bn The Parachute Regiment, C Company, Protective Equipment, Gloves, Googles, Formation, Demonstration, Training, Exercise, Ex, Riot Training, Civil, Unrest, Disorder</li>
<li>Country: Bosnia</li></ul>
Sgt Jonathan Lee van Zyl
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