Steve_BrittonThe Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have just seen a changeover of Commanding Officers. Lt Colonel Jonathan Bartholomew is the incoming man. He’s taking over halfway through the Regiment’s deployment on Herrick 14. But as he told Steve Britton, he’s certainly no stranger to Afghanistan.
Steve_BrittonMiltary dogs obviously have to be trained and volunteers are needed to don the protective suit in order to give them something to chase. But what do you get if you combine that training with a charity event? In the case of the Counter IED Task Force, the Military Working Dogs Section and football fans representing their favourite teams at Camp Bastion - it’s the Dog Bait Challenge. I went along to the two-day event for BFBS. Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle and Leicester City were all represented.
Steve_BrittonIt can be worrying enough when you’ve got someone in the forces who’s close to you deployed on Ops. But what if you’re in Afghanistan as father and son? Steve Britton tells us more…………..
Steve_BrittonWhen we left The Charity Dog Bait Challenge it was still the Newcastle United representative who was in the lead of those who’d attempted to run as far as they could before a military attack dog brought them down. The most unfortunate performance up until this point had been Leicester City’s – whose runner had sadly tripped up and fallen over before the dog could even get to him, much to the amusement of all watching. But what of our final three competitors – could Cambridge United, Carlisle and Middlesbrough overhaul Newcastle Utd?
Steve_BrittonAmericans around the world celebrated American Independence day on the 4th of July. At Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan the US Marines took part in a 10km fun run in aid of Help For Heroes & the American equivalent charity. They also invited some Brits to take part in the form of the Commando Logistics Regiment. Among the four man team was Royal Marine Ash Paulson who spoke to Steve Britton:
Steve_BrittonSo, Newcastle United were in the lead when we left the Dog Bait Challenge Pt 1. Three of the six competitors from that session had taken part. Now let’s now find out what happened with the remaining three from day one as they attempted to outrun an attack dog.
Steve_BrittonThe Counter IED Task Force, the Military Working Dogs Section and football fans at Camp Bastion representing their favourite teams took part in the Dog Bait Challenge during the week – with Day 2 on Friday. The organiser of the event, WO2, RQMS Adi Myatt, was the first to attempt to run as far as he could before being brought down by a Military attack dog. I joined him as he wisely donned his protective suit and what I tool to be a hockey mask:
