British Soldiers with 'Irish Guards' conduct Air Assault in Louisiana

British Soldiers with the 2 Company, Irish Guards conduct air assault mission at the aerial port of debarkation in Alexandria, Louisiana, as the reconnaissance force (recce force), May 1, to support the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain (LI) during the joint force entry portion of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Soldiers will conduct air assault missions from the APOD into the JRTC training area to simulate large-scale combat operations to build readiness to support globally deployable missions.
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(U.S. Army video by Spc. Salvador Castro)

[@nolhrt]

The title of the video is confusing. Maybe it should be 'British soldiers of the Irish Guards regiment.........' Yes they're the same soldiers you see outside Buckingham Palace. Plus many of those soldiers are actually Irish. The British army still recruit from both parts of Ireland.

[@sierrakilo4322]

That’s the strangest title I’ve read in a long time

[@mediamagikgroup]

I was thinking the same thing as I wrote it! LOL.

[@angryveteran8585]

Hopefully Fort Polk isn't the first exposure to the US these Brits get lol