Q. Armed Forces: Training

Armed Forces: Training

(asked on 26th September 2014) - View Source

Questioner

Angus Robertson
(Scottish National Party - Moray)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many training exercises HM Armed Forces have participated in (a) Norway, (b) Finland, (c) Sweden, (d) the US, (e) Canada, (f) Greenland, (g) Russia and (h) Iceland; how many personnel took part in each exercise; and how many such exercises were held (i) above and (ii) below the Arctic Circle.

Answered by

Mark Francois

This question was answered on 17th October 2014

HM Armed Forces have participated in 86 training exercises during the last 12 months: in Finland, Norway, Sweden, the US, Canada and Iceland. There have been no exercises in Greenland or Russia. Of these a total of 12 were conducted above the Arctic Circle, in Norway, Finland and Canada. A breakdown of the number of exercises, the number of personnel who took part and whether the exercise was held above, or below, the Arctic Circle is provided in the tables.

Country	Lead Service For Exercise (Ex)	Number of personnel	Exercise held North or South of the Arctic circle

Finland	Navy – 1 Ex	50	North

Norway
	Army	110	South
	NAVY	500	North
	NAVY	20	North
	NAVY	50	North
	NAVY	20	North
	RAF	17	North
	RAF	19	North
	RAF	38	Both
	RAF	38	Both
	RAF	2	South
	RAF	8	South
Norway Total	11 Ex	822	3 South/6 North / 2 Both

Sweden
	Army		6			South
	NAVY		50			South
	RAF		160			South
Sweden Total	3 Ex		216			3 South

US
	Army	100			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	100			South
	Army	50			South
	Army	150			South
	Army	4			South
	Army	11			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	40			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	40			South
	Army	1500			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	50			South
	Army	100			South
	Army	110			South
	Army	35			South
	Army	230			South
	Army	90			South
	Army	50			South
	Army	8			South
	Army	100			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	50			South
	Army	50			South
	Army	35			South
	Army	150			South
	Army	Not Recorded			South
	Army	210			South
	Army	14			South
	Army	50			South
	Army	50			South
	NAVY	600			South
	Navy	150			South
	Navy	50			South
	Navy	50			South
	RAF	522			South
	RAF	210			South
	RAF	37			South
	RAF	1			South
	RAF	5			South
	RAF	26			South
	RAF	31			South
	RAF	114			South
	RAF	29			South
	RAF	42			South
	RAF	50			South
	RAF	27			South
	RAF	100			South
	RAF	32			South
US Total	41 Ex	5453			South

Canada
Canada	Army	800		South
Canada	Army	120		South
Canada	Army	178		South
Canada	Army	135		South
Canada	Army	900		South
Canada	Army	2400		South
Canada	Army	2400		South
Canada	Army	125		South
Canada	Army	40		South
Canada	Army	140		South
Canada	Army	150		South
Canada	Army	90		South
Canada	Army	65		South
Canada	Army	2605		South
Canada	Army	895		South
Canada	Army	2431		South
Canada	Army	130		South
Canada	Army	420		South
Canada	Army	120		South
Canada	Army	1420		South
Canada	Army	1420		South
Canada	Army	1420		South
Canada	Army	1420		South
Canada	Army	46		South
Canada	Army	150		South
Canada	Army	120		South
Canada	Army	11		South
Canada	RAF	47		South
Canada	RAF	2		North
Canada Total	29 Ex	20200		28 South / 1 North

Greenland	No Exercises

Russia	No Exercises

Iceland	Navy	13		South

Armed Forces: Training

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