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Moore visits "Fighting 51st" as TA prepare for Afghanistan

Michale Moore visited troops taking part in Operation "Scottish Buzzard" near Stranraer

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Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and The Rt Hon Michael Moore
Published
15 September 2011
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Secretary of State Michael Moore handles a frame of highly explosive C4 dynamite with ammunitions expert, Warrant Officer Sims at West Freugh near Stranraer. 听

The Secretary of State was on a fact finding mission to see the Territorial Army in action on Thursday 15 August. He joined 51 (Scottish) Brigade - 鈥淭he Fighting 51st鈥� - as it took part in 鈥淪cottish Buzzard鈥�. The exercise was part of the preparation to get TA soldiers ready to deploy on future operations in Afghanistan. It involved the deployment of approximately 600 troops.
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Published 15 September 2011