Inside British Army's nerve centre supporting largest Nato exercise in decades

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  • čas přidán 9. 05. 2024
  • Exercise Steadfast Defender is taking place across Europe with 16,000 British troops involved - but who keeps the operation running from a sustainment and signals perspective?
    The British Army's Theatre Enabling Group (TEG) is delivered by personnel from 104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade. It provides vital logistical support to the soldiers on exercise, ranging from rations and fuel, to communications and the securing of diplomatic passes.
    Forces News' James Wharton visited the TEG in Germany to find out more about their crucial role in Nato's largest exercise since the Cold War.
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Komentáře • 112

  • @chrisdwyer4360
    @chrisdwyer4360 Před měsícem +16

    Brilliant video this one, great insight to what goes on behind the scenes, hats off to these guys

  • @robertwelsh6878
    @robertwelsh6878 Před měsícem +33

    Logistics isn’t a dirty word we couldn’t do without them makes me proud to be a veteran

    • @Crustymarine
      @Crustymarine Před měsícem +1

      In the circus, everyone can't be the lion tamer.
      Paraphrasing T.E. Laurence

    • @robertwelsh6878
      @robertwelsh6878 Před měsícem

      @@Crustymarine If the Army didn’t have lions medals wouldn’t be won would they plus every man and woman I have worked and fought with in Afghanistan had the heart of a lion that’s the nature of the beast!

    • @TheGonzogibby
      @TheGonzogibby Před měsícem

      The fact this post is edited suggests grammar is also a dirty word.
      Maybe even “Un-British.”

    • @robertwelsh6878
      @robertwelsh6878 Před měsícem

      @@TheGonzogibby I am British thank you and served my country for 13 years and got injured on Herrick 10 in 2009 have you served yourself?

    • @AlexCandlin
      @AlexCandlin Před měsícem +2

      Crevice is a dirty word....but logistics isn't

  • @gadgetgus
    @gadgetgus Před měsícem +25

    They clearly do essential work in their support role.
    🇳🇵🇬🇧
    Thanks for updating us 👍🏼

  • @ClawsNGloves
    @ClawsNGloves Před 18 dny

    Great video thumbs up!

  • @WeeJockMcPlop
    @WeeJockMcPlop Před měsícem +4

    Good to see the RLC and the TEG get some recognition but the Gurkhas are only 10% of it but get the most limelight.

  • @TheJon2442
    @TheJon2442 Před 28 dny +2

    Oh I i don't know, but I i was there for lionheart, crusader, certain shield and a few more. Before we had instant comms and ass covering exercises!

  • @t.h.o.r.
    @t.h.o.r. Před 27 dny

    OMG! those land Rovers are 1980's vintage! you can tell by the door handles and hinge design.

  • @chris-C8
    @chris-C8 Před 29 dny +1

    I really miss the old documentary-type films this channel used to produce. It's such a shame that it's all just short videos now.

  • @alanmcmillan6969
    @alanmcmillan6969 Před měsícem +8

    The British Army is nade from different components. All pull together. This works. It intregrates wherever they are are.

    • @TheJon2442
      @TheJon2442 Před 28 dny

      On longer an army it's under 100k so defined as a defensive force!!!!

    • @alanmcmillan6969
      @alanmcmillan6969 Před 28 dny

      @@TheJon2442 it is The British Army.

    • @TheJon2442
      @TheJon2442 Před 28 dny

      @@alanmcmillan6969 fully aware of the numbers. And how many are available to deploy to an actual combat zone... Less than 50k... Too many sick, lame and lazy etc!

  • @frenzalrhomb6919
    @frenzalrhomb6919 Před 22 dny

    "A whopping seven-hour drive" mate, I can leave home here in Sydney, Australia, and drive for seven hours in any direction except East (a bit hard to drive underwater!) and not even leave the State!!

  • @johno1504
    @johno1504 Před měsícem +1

    RLC awesome ,

  • @richardsawyer5428
    @richardsawyer5428 Před 21 dnem

    I enjoy military history, World War 2 in particular. As a kid it was the shooty bang bang stuff. The older I get, the more I'm fascinated how you get a tin of rations to a soldier fighting in the Burmese jungle.

  • @CrazyTeacherNick
    @CrazyTeacherNick Před měsícem +1

    OPS Sig!🤘

  • @glenarmy1
    @glenarmy1 Před měsícem +1

    “NO KID EVER GREW UP PLAYING SERVICE BATTALION!!!!” Hahahahaha

  • @iansmith4244
    @iansmith4244 Před 28 dny +2

    Thank you Gurkhas for your hard work and commitment!

  • @johnwhitney2431
    @johnwhitney2431 Před měsícem +2

    You cannot mass like this on a modern battlefield, cheap weapons will always overwhelm defenses, the European countries have to fight in place, no giant reinforcement will be tenable, combat units will have to be trained and disbursed, Reforger style exercises wouldn’t work in the 1980s and certainly won’t work today

  • @dannybartlett4225
    @dannybartlett4225 Před měsícem +1

    was on steadfast defender its finished now, and we take it all with us nothing has come from these guys its delivered to home base and we take it all with us loool

    • @Surv1ve_Thrive
      @Surv1ve_Thrive Před měsícem

      I guess they are looking at replen here. Replenishment. Sustainment. After you have been in position for a while and used your initial supplies.

  • @kinwingwu6442
    @kinwingwu6442 Před měsícem +6

    🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇲🇺🇲🇩🇪🇩🇪🇳🇱🇨🇵🇵🇱

    • @ibrahina.k6103
      @ibrahina.k6103 Před 27 dny

      🇺🇸+🇬🇧=🏳‍🌈

    • @mrsentencename7334
      @mrsentencename7334 Před 21 dnem

      @@ibrahina.k6103you think that but it’s not really the case 😂 they’re up for a fight believe me

  • @TheMono25
    @TheMono25 Před měsícem

    Wen my dad was in RAF he took me to his work and introduce me to a Gurkha that was Station there on his tour I asked him if I could see his knife but he told me he would have to draw blood if he removed it from the sheath

    • @TheJon2442
      @TheJon2442 Před 28 dny

      RAF regiment? Asking for a friend!

    • @TheMono25
      @TheMono25 Před 28 dny

      @TheJon2442 Do you mean what my dad was 202 sq Safety and equipment ( he packed parachutes and life rafts Service nvgs And fit pilots helmets and flight gear and much much more ) Unfortunately.
      He died eight years ago from cancer That we believe are related to chemicals used when health and safety was not in play We are in a big tribunal battle With the raf at the minute

  • @garydonoghue4565
    @garydonoghue4565 Před měsícem +1

    Why doesn’t the military consult with civilian logistic companies.. companies that operate long distances all over Europe.. military is so out of date and not efficient

    • @Surv1ve_Thrive
      @Surv1ve_Thrive Před měsícem

      Because in a war you can't rely on Amazon staff to bring you bullets and bully beef. They won't be there.
      Some peacetime logistics are outsourced. But there is a risk of becoming lazy and unskilled.

    • @roberttwardowski9711
      @roberttwardowski9711 Před 29 dny

      You could be russian spies

    • @millennialtrucker6435
      @millennialtrucker6435 Před 25 dny

      It does. There are also military units that do it in a military way. Most Civilian hauliers aren’t allowed to take a lot of the kit the military needs. They can move a lot of bulky stuff, ISO’s, vehicles, armour etc. but there’s a lot of kit civvies aren’t allowed to take.

    • @garydonoghue4565
      @garydonoghue4565 Před 25 dny

      @@millennialtrucker6435 shut up

  • @johnallen7807
    @johnallen7807 Před měsícem +7

    A tiny exercise, I remember Lionheart and Crusader, more troops took part than there are now left in the entire British Army!

    • @Swatmat
      @Swatmat Před měsícem +3

      cheers dits

    • @Chubby_T0511
      @Chubby_T0511 Před měsícem +1

      Cool story. Is there a shorter version?

    • @johnallen7807
      @johnallen7807 Před měsícem

      @@Chubby_T0511 Mud, freezing rain, cold food and 7 dead on a night drop?

    • @Swatmat
      @Swatmat Před měsícem +4

      @@Chubby_T0511 he could just have said he liked the SLR

    • @Chubby_T0511
      @Chubby_T0511 Před měsícem +1

      @Swatmat don't give him ideas mate. Otherwise, we'll end up with post after post about how it's a real weapon that fires a real round, unlike the piffle 5.56 that the SA80 fires.

  • @TheJon2442
    @TheJon2442 Před 28 dny

    A 40 kva genni.... Not really enough to recharge a car ev!!!!

  • @Surv1ve_Thrive
    @Surv1ve_Thrive Před měsícem

    Former loggy. Looking at some photos, shouldn't we be training, more than ever, to break up the vehicles and supplies? Rather than cluster them? Be unpredictable. Avoid drones, long-range missiles & air assets. Maybe some pics were just photo opportunities.

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall Před 29 dny +1

      they've forgotten the basics . including how dumb it is to tell the potential enemies about organisational structure and placement of assets

    • @Surv1ve_Thrive
      @Surv1ve_Thrive Před 29 dny

      @CastleHassall yes the videos are odd aren't they? Give away alot of info. But I suppose the exercises are propaganda to show we are active, flexing our muscle etc. But sometimes the detail is a bit OTT. Catch 22. I hope our general staff are sharp, not on the golf course or planning the kitchen extension, or their politican career most the time. That can be our downfall.

  • @tonygriffin4075
    @tonygriffin4075 Před měsícem +1

    Nothing Compared to ex Lionheart and Crusader

    • @TheJon2442
      @TheJon2442 Před 28 dny +1

      Yes when the UK had an army. But at least everyone currently is fully woke and annual diversity indoctrination trained!

    • @josedorsaith5261
      @josedorsaith5261 Před 28 dny

      ​@@TheJon2442
      They proudly discriminate against the native population of the UK

  • @gocrazy336
    @gocrazy336 Před měsícem

    Farming water sustainability

  • @musicsubicandcebu1774
    @musicsubicandcebu1774 Před měsícem

    Sad

  • @nickthomas8400
    @nickthomas8400 Před měsícem

    still using landis - not much protection

    • @TheSussexpillbox
      @TheSussexpillbox Před měsícem

      I am not sure what more protection you need driving in Germany or Poland?

  • @gocrazy336
    @gocrazy336 Před měsícem

    Thats a baby vehicle amount

  • @JosephStealin
    @JosephStealin Před 26 dny

    1:13 did he say arse hole?

  • @sydclark5581
    @sydclark5581 Před měsícem +4

    Gurkhas doing logistics seemes a bit weird for me. Just had a wee look at this regiment, all drivers, cooks, petrol attendants etc.
    I'm sure they do an awesome job, it just seems a shame to have this proud and capable force doing just this.
    It's all a specialised division, etc. im just surprised 👍

    • @chad6080
      @chad6080 Před měsícem

      What’s a petrol attendant?

    • @sydclark5581
      @sydclark5581 Před měsícem +1

      ​​​@@chad6080
      Ive posted the link so many times, but someone keeps removing my post (sorry).
      You'll have to look it up yourself, sorry.
      BTW To the admin team for this site. I'm a UK forces fan and a Gurkhas fan.
      I was surprised to see our proud Gurkhas doing/specialising in background logistics. Nothing more.
      I'm gonna unsub from the site now 👍

    • @davidfiler7439
      @davidfiler7439 Před měsícem

      The Brigade of Gurkhas includes infantry, engineering, signal, logistic, training and support units. What were they supposed to be doing, charging up mountains knives unsheathed or creeping around a jungle near Aldershot somewhere?

    • @sydclark5581
      @sydclark5581 Před měsícem

      @davidfiler7439
      I'm not knocking Gurkhas
      I'm not knocking Gurkhas
      I'm not knocking Gurkhas
      I'm just surprised they're specialists in things like Petroleum Operatives, etc

    • @ericcsn
      @ericcsn Před měsícem +1

      They are fully able to defend themselves in event with attack on them

  • @BIBIWCICC
    @BIBIWCICC Před měsícem

    Land rovers? Still? 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂

    • @Surv1ve_Thrive
      @Surv1ve_Thrive Před měsícem

      They get the job done. There will always be a need for something similar. Doesn't need to be for frontline use.

  • @drbilldixon4421
    @drbilldixon4421 Před měsícem +1

    Distracting muzac. Please stop adding it

  • @CastleHassall
    @CastleHassall Před 29 dny

    it is totally dumb how much info you give to the potential enemies

  • @lynntaylor349
    @lynntaylor349 Před 29 dny

    6:23 "These men and women"? - Show me one woman, let alone women, in your video

  • @keith8609
    @keith8609 Před měsícem

    Why give so much intel away Russia will be taking note. 🤔

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall Před 29 dny

      i agree it is crazy how much info this channel gives on structure and placement of assets

    • @josedorsaith5261
      @josedorsaith5261 Před 28 dny

      Not that it matters when the military can't meet recruitment targets

    • @keith8609
      @keith8609 Před 28 dny

      @@josedorsaith5261 it does matter actually

    • @JW-2023
      @JW-2023 Před 28 dny

      What do you think has been given away that isn't already available on open source?

    • @keith8609
      @keith8609 Před 28 dny

      @@JW-2023 this is open source is it not. ?

  • @ArsonFire00
    @ArsonFire00 Před měsícem

    Why did the reporter feel the need to inhale Helium before making this report?

  • @JosephStealin
    @JosephStealin Před 25 dny

    Illegal invasion 😂
    When has anyone been invaded legally 😂

    • @mrsentencename7334
      @mrsentencename7334 Před 21 dnem

      Exactly it’s all an illusion isn’t it

    • @JW-2023
      @JW-2023 Před 18 dny

      @@mrsentencename7334 so, according to your comment here, D-Day was illegal?

    • @mrsentencename7334
      @mrsentencename7334 Před 18 dny

      @@JW-2023 it doesn’t matter if it was or not. The Atlantic wall got smashed and I don’t think the NSDAP had an opportunity to bring it up in court

  • @captainbuggernut9565
    @captainbuggernut9565 Před měsícem +2

    Too much dependence on NATO.

  • @nihilmiror6312
    @nihilmiror6312 Před měsícem +2

    But can you beat the Russians? 😉

  • @__SKYNET__
    @__SKYNET__ Před měsícem

    LMAO, they are practicing with their LGBT flags. Where is boris johnson in Ukraine? Why is he not fighting there?

  • @allecarlo
    @allecarlo Před 29 dny +1

    "British Army"..... 🤣🤣🤣