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"title": "Inside Exercise Rhino Storm in Germany",
"content": "<p>We go behind the scenes of <strong>Exercise Rhino Storm<\/strong>, a large-scale NATO training exercise taking place across Germany and involving an additional 3,500 UK troops.<\/p><p>BFBS Germany\u2019s Jade Callaway tells Ryan Galpin about her day on the ground during the final test exercise.<\/p><p>In this episode:<\/p><ul><li>Inside Exercise Control (EXCON) \u2014 the operational hub coordinating the exercise.<\/li><li>How the \u201cRed Forces\u201d (enemy simulation) actively create challenges for the troops.<\/li><li><p><em>Bombardier Neil Strachan (105 Regt RA)<\/em> explains his role firing simulated artillery at friendly forces to test their responses.<\/p><\/li><li>The farmhouse barn turned battlefield hospital.<\/li><li>The frontline responders explain what they do.<\/li><li>Urban Warfare at the now derelict former British base (RAF G\u00fctersloh \/ Princess Royal Barracks) which closed in 2016. (Jade describes it as \u201cThe Last of Us meets military training\u201d!)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\ud83d\udcf1 More from BFBS Germany<\/strong><\/p><p>For extra behind-the-scenes content \ud83d\udc49 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bfbs.germany\/\"><strong>@bfbs.germany<\/strong><\/a><strong> on Instagram<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Also on BFBS<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p>Don\u2019t miss the <strong>Sitrep podcast<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Deep dives into defence and military strategy<\/li><li>New episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts<\/li><li><p>And on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@forces_news\">youtube.com\/@forces_news<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p>Next week on <strong><em>Daily Dits<\/em>:<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 Sitrep editor James Hirst has more on their new video episodes.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>",
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