Airborne_Medical_Society

Serving, retired or just bailed out early, keep in touch with friends and colleagues through the Airborne Medical Society

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

From unit formation to the build up for its first deployment, this detailed account follows the men of X Troop through Operation Colossus and its aftermath, to its ongoing legacy today. Airborne 🔴🟢 @16AirAssltBCT @Ken54027251 @144Med @AirborneSappers @AirborneMedics

[16 Air Assault Brigade @16AirAssltBCT]

Et par St Michel, vive les Paras!”
St Michael, whose feast day is 29 September, is celebrated as the patron saint of paratroopers by #airborne forces around the world.
We send our greetings to the airborne brotherhood🪂

[16 Medical Regiment @AirborneMedics]

Great work by the Training Wing: delivering a comprehensive ALDP to new LCpls from across 16X and the AMS.

With classroom work as well as a strong exercise phase, all participants can be proud of their achievements.

[Klaas Meijer @klaasm67]

On this day in 1944, Operation Market Garden started. American, British and Polish paratroopers tried to capture the bridges over the Waal and Rhine river. We should never forget the courage of these heroes.🇺🇸🇬🇧🇵🇱🇳🇱 #WW2

[UK Land Operations @UKLandOps]

It’s great to see soldiers from @Gurkha_Brigade and @16AirAssltBde working alongside troops from 🇮🇹 🇱🇻 🇸🇮 🇹🇷 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 as part of @NATO_KFOR in Kosovo 🇽🇰!

Follow @NATO_KFOR to keep up with the action! #WeAreNATO

[British Army 🇬🇧 @BritishArmy]

Operation Pitting was an intense and challenging mission.

Soldiers talking to colleagues about what they’ve gone through helps identify those who may need additional support.

To find out where you can go to talk, click here: https://t.co/cuO9zmXz95

[Corps Col RAMS @AMSCorpsCol]

#Comrades in the @ArmyMedServices please share with the #RAMC #RAVC #RADC #QARANC families to ensure your people know that there is a support network for you. #OpCourage @ClareWaltonRAF

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

Held at very high readiness they can deploy anywhere in the world at short notice! @AMSCorpsCol @144Med @AirborneMedics @airbornemedic23 @16AirAssltBde @BorisJohnson @Ken54027251

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

The PM visited Colchester to speak to those involved in the recent Operation PITTING deployment. 16 Med Regt played a vital part in ensuring medical capability was rapidly deployed forward to treat those in need.

[Corps Col RAMS @AMSCorpsCol]

A full team effort - that’s why I love serving in the #Army. Where the @BritishArmy operates the @ArmyMedServices supports. Great effort @16AirAssltBde, @AirborneMedics and wider @DMS_MilMed. #RedBeretsRedCrosses

[@Medics_Football @Medics_Football]

Harwood Cup Champions 20/21... 16 Med. ⚽🇦🇲⚽🇦🇲⚽😂⚽ #COYAMSB

[@Medics_Football @Medics_Football]

A great Harwood Cup semi final played out today with 16 Med running out 3-1 winners over 1 Med.... And 3x AMS Officials marshalling the game superbly. #COYAMSB ⚽🇦🇲⚽🇦🇲⚽🇦🇲⚽ @AMSCorpsCol @AirborneMedics @CO1AMR @ArmySportASCB @ArmyFAReferees

[AB_XQM @Ken54027251]

OTD 1942: the 2nd @airbornemedics parachute unit was raised. 127 Parachute Field Ambulance formed to provide medical support to 2 Para Bde, 1 AB Div.

They saw service in N. Africa, Italy, then as part of the now independent 2 Para Bde in France and Greece.
@AirborneMedSoc

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

Capt Rigby-Jones landed with his Surgical Team along with the 2nd Bn South Staffs. Abandoning their original role, they established a RAP. Around 30 cas were treated by over the next 20hrs. Personnel from 181 stayed in Sicily until 13 July, when they returned to North Africa.

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

OTD in 1943 - 2,075 British troops boarded gliders in Tunisia bound for Sicily. En route, the gliders encountered strong winds, poor visibility and were subjected to anti-aircraft fire. In the confusion some gliders were released too early and 65 of them crashed into the sea….

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

…drowning around 252 men including the men of the 181 Air Landing Field Ambulance. Of the six gliders carrying men from 181 only one made it to land. Fortunately however, some the men who had been allocated to the battalions did make it to Sicily.

[TheParachuteRegiment @TheParachuteReg]

Op FORTIS: @16AirAssltBde and Carrier Strike operating in tandem to give a clear demonstration of national capability and intent.
#UtrinqueParatus
#AdUnumOmnes

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

@AirborneMedics supporting @16AirAssltBde Lead Assault Force of the GRF in Cyprus & Jordan @DMS_MilMed @DMS_DG @AMSCorpsCol @RAMCRecruiting

[British Army 🇬🇧 @BritishArmy]

The new Global Response Force including @1st_Aviation and @16AirAssltBde has been training with the Jordanian Armed Forces this week.

Joint Theatre Entry is a key part of the #FutureSoldier initiative: deploying at speed anywhere in the world.

Read more: https://t.co/zY8rMJG3v4

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

Happy 123rd Birthday to the RAMC - learn more about its history https://t.co/5BwqfmWwjK @AirborneMedics @AMSMuseum @RAMCRecruiting @thehistoryguy

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

It survives today in 16 Air Assault Brigade, a mix of paratroopers, aviation, air, and air assault forces. https://t.co/eaZFGBHYLM @144Med @Ken54027251 @AirborneMedics @PRA_Airborne @NetworkMuseums

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

The traditional formation date of the Airborne Forces is recognised as 22 June 1940 when Sir Winston Churchill signed a memorandum calling for an ‘elite corps of troops’ to form a force of 5,000 paratroopers.

Following the request a parachute training school was established..

[Airborne_Medical_Society @AirborneMedSoc]

at Manchester’s Ringway Airport.

The regiment quickly grew into the 11th Special Air Service Battalion and ultimately, on 1 August 1942, The Parachute Regiment. By the end of the Second World War, the regiment comprised 17 battalions.