UK and French Armies Begin Exercise Gaulish

The UK and French armies have begun a reciprocal training programme, Exercise Gaulish, in CENZUB, one of the French Army’s training camps to increase interoperability between the two nations.

The French training camp specialises in fighting in a built-up area (FIBUA) and replicates residential areas to provide realistic experience for better training.

The two week intensive training involves counter-IED skills as well as offensive and defensive missions.

The first part saw British troops being briefed about the approach to FIBUA by French Army instructors.

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The second week involved implementing and performing a full field training exercise on the instructions received during the previous week.

The exercise is the first between the two nations since the defence co-operation treaty announced in November 2010.