GOODBYE GERMANY
Change of pace
The senior soldier in the
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps,
Command Sergeant Major
Allan Ridler (left), has handed
over the pace stick to his
successor, Stuart Davison.
On his final day at Imjin
Barracks, Command Sergeant
Major Ridler said: “It’s been a
true honour to serve in the
UK’s only deployable Corps
headquarters.
“As the ‘ARRC’ prepares
to become the first NATO
warfighting Corps HQ at
readiness since the Cold War,
I am proud to have helped
raise awareness, at NCO level,
of the Alliance’s work within
the British Army.
“I wish Command Sergeant
Major Stuart Davison all the
best in the role as the Corps’
‘senior enlisted leader’.”
On the pull
Staff branches from HQ ARRC
have competed in the annual
Tug of War competition, held
at their NATO barracks at
Gloucester.
The event saw the
multinational staff compete
for the coveted ‘Imjin Cup’.
The team from the Allied
Rapid Reaction Corps’
Engineer Civil Military
Interaction (ECMI) Branch
(pictured) were eventually
crowned champions.
Images from the inauguration of the ACE Rapid Reaction Corps at Bielefeld,
Germany in 1992. An exhibition celebrating the presence of British forces in
Germany is to be mounted at London’s National Army Museum – with exhibits
on loan from the ARRC. More to follow later in the year.
To view the full gallery
of images visit the
Allied Rapid Reaction
Corps Facebook site
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