Exercise Cambrian Patrol

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Exercise Cambrian Patrol is an annual international military exercise, organised by the British Army, that involves the participating units covering a 40-mile (65 km) course in less than 48 hours while performing numerous types of military maneuvers and patrols placed throughout the rugged Cambrian Mountains and swamplands of mid-Wales. Cambrian Patrol was first set up in August 1959 by Welsh, British Army, Major General Lewis Pugh DSO, to feature long distance marching over the Cambrian Mountains from Tonfanau on the west coast of Wales. Since then, the exercise has been rigorously updated to meet the challenges faced by modern soldiers. The event is open to units from all three services, the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, both Regular and Reserve (Inc. UOTC), as well as international armed forces who also take part from countries including the United States, Pakistan, Mexico, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Spain and France as well as others. The competition consists...

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