The Command element of 2 PARA in Arnhem, 17 September 2015.

The Command element of 2 PARA next to the building that was Lieut Colonel John Frost’s headquarters.

L-R: Major. Willets (QM), W.O.I. Adam Proud (RSM), Lieut Colonel. ‘Ollie’ Kingsbury (CO) and Major. Will Hunt (OC, A-Coy).

2 PARA were the lead contingent from the British Airborne Forces, with over 200 men, taking part in a joint forces exercise, to commemorate the Battle of Arnhem. The exercise, called ‘Exercise Falcon Leap 15’, involved troops from 5 other nations, with a combined total of 1,200 men. During the week a series of battlefield tours were carried out around the area, with the Assistant Curator from the Airborne Assault Museum, Bob Hilton, conducting them.