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13. Men of 3 Para march through the outskirts of Port Stanley on 14 June.

Photo and caption featured in 3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands: No Picnic by Julian Thompson

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3 PARAS at Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison, England.

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At first light, while the Argentinians were still hammering us, I could see out the corner of my eye this young lad. He was sitting with a dead Argentinian who's got these boots we all wanted, except the dead soldier has only got one leg. The lad measures his foot up against the dead bloke's, sees that if fits, and takes his boot off - and at the same time he's making himself a brew! All this is while the battle's going on. He puts the boot on, ties it up and I could see he was thinking it was a good fit. He then looks round and finds the Argentinian's other leg, takes off the boot off, puts it on and then goes back to his brew! I thought 'God, that lad's only eighteen and probably doesn't even shave yet!' Fantastic - cool, calm, and collected.

Colour Sergeant Brian Faulkner, of the Parachute Regiment, recalling watching a young PARA during the eleven hour long Battle of Mount Longdon. 

Men of 3 PARA on Mount Longdon after the battle (source)

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90. Cautiously, Lt. Col. Walsh, CO 3 Para, lifts his head above the line of a protective stone sangar during operations in the Radfan, May 1964. The Quteibi tribesman of the area were notoriously good snipers, and were opposed to the British administration.

Photo and caption featured The Paras British Parachute Regiment (Uniforms illustrated) by James G. Shortt

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First Photos of Paras on Ex Yellow Assault

First Photos of Paras on Ex Yellow Assault

3 PARA Conduct Live-Fire Exercise at STANTA

The MOD has released the first photographs of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment on Exercise Yellow Assault.

C Company, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) is on a live-fire battle camp at the Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Norfolk.

Exercise Yellow Assault focuses on 3 PARA’s core infantry skills of fire and manoeuvre. The training…

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3 PARA in Exercise Quick Response 2018

3 PARA in Exercise Quick Response 2018

British Army’s Parachute Regiment in Bosnia and Herzegovina for EUFOR Exercise

Soldiers from the British Army’s 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), took part in a parade at Camp BUTMIR, Sarajevo, to mark the opening of Exercise QUICK RESPONSE 2018. British soldiers will work alongside fellow members of EUFOR’s Multinational Battalion in locations across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),…

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3 PARA on Ex SABER STRIKE

3 PARA on Ex SABER STRIKE

British Paratroopers Jumping for NATO’s Swift Response 18 Multinational Exercise

British paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), have jumped into Latvia alongside NATO counterparts to show their ability to strike hard and fast in response to crises anywhere in the world as part of Exercise SABER STRIKE (Swift Response 18).

According to the British Army, the…

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