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Walney Airfield 31/01/2006 |
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Herrick Eagle |
| Exercise Herrick Eagle was a designed to test out the rapid reaction of the 16th Air Assault Brigade. Most of this two week exercise had been carried out on Salisbury Plain, with the use of Chinook, Lynx, Apache and C130's. During the second week the attacking forces were to deploy and attack the Otterburn ranges. This called for the use of Walney airfield to become a FOB (forward operating base) for the operation, and would see C130's bring in the main force of men who would then transfer to Chinook helicopters for onward transport to the ranges. The Apache helicopters were to support and protect the attack. Most of this procedure was to have taken place during the hours of darkness |
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