Arrc Engineer & Civil Military Interaction

Ex URBAN BEAR - Day 3. Senior British officers visit German urban ops facility nr Berlin. Complex, multiple structures, tunnels and slums. Such capability must be blended with synthetic and virtual facilities to generate credible capability. A fantastic and informative visit, which will galvanise thinking and action with the British Army’s approach to urban operation.

Ex URBAN BEAR Day 2 - studying Berlin 45’ to agree those military capabilities needed for the urban fight. How to leverage Proxies, Partners and Allies while operating amongst a vulnerable population.

Ex URBAN BEAR Day 1. UK’s Commander Field Army, Lt Gen Patrick Sanders, summarises the need to equip for the urban fight and to train our leaders for the psychological challenge. ‘Streetcraft’ is as important as ‘Battlecraft’. This is a major study into urban operations by the senior leadership of the British Army. Corps of Royal Engineers Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC)

COM ARRC, Lt Gen Tim Radford, talking to participants on Ex URBAN BEAR about the need to innovate and think laterally. Both qualities are essential in the urban fight. Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC)

Ex URBAN BEAR has begun. A vital opportunity to discuss the importance and challenges of urban operations. Studying Berlin 1945’ and the implications for the future alongside key personalities such as Antony Beevor and many other senior officers from the UK, Germany, US and Ukraine will ultimately inform how we fight.

Fantastic news - Staff Sergeant Bhakta Gurung successfully getting a podium position as a novice downhill racer. Well done!

A fantastic day learning the complexity of delivering challenging engineering projects across Europe on behalf of the US government.

An excellent day and real privilege to host HRH Prince of Wales to HQ ARRC.

Congratulations to the Engineer Branch HQ Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) for winning the inter-branch competition. Well done #proudsappers

All the very best to 21 Engineer Regiment, from the Corps of Royal Engineers for a safe and successful deployment.

A tough competition won by the Engineer and Civil Interaction Branch!!! Fantastic news. Well done!!!

Just attended NATO's Senior Joint Engineer Conference in Garmisch, Germany. A fantastic opportunity to discuss the security challenges facing NATO. Representatives from across all 29 NATO nations and the Sappers from the NATO command and force structure. A great venue for interoperability talks to enable the force to live,move and fight.