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English: Pictured is a soldier from The Household Division firing a Sharpshooter Rifle during a live fire exercise. The soldiers were training thousands of miles from home on the infamous Onion Ranges in the Falklands.

The Onion Range is a vast swathe of land which is used for training by the Army and located on a remote part of East Falkland island.

Onion Range is regarded as one of the best live firing ranges used by the British Army. It is large enough to allow a platoon of soldiers (around 30 men) to conduct mock attacks using automatic fire, grenades and anti-tank missiles. One of the toughest field exercises is the live firing that takes place at the top of Onion Range; named because the journey up there alone is enough to make your eyes water.

The soldiers set up camp on the exposed hillside, often for several weeks at a time, and the training takes place in a simulated live fire battlefield environment.

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  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: MPC-OFFICIAL-20170217-0069-0124
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Training, Army, People
  • Keywords: ACOG, 7.62mm, L129A1, Sharpshooter rifle, Rifle, Small Arms, Firearm, Gun, Weapons, Equipment, Trench, Firing, Action, HQ London District, Divisions and Brigades, Windswept, Falkland Islands, Overseas, Locations, Location, Army, Regiments, Terrain, Landscape, Tundra, Household Division, Personnel, Non-Identifiable, Man, Male, Clothing, Tactical Recognition Flash, TRF, Combats, Camouflage, Multi Terrain Pattern, MTP, Personal Load Carrying Equipment, PLCE, Webbing, Belt, Pouch, Headwear, Helmet, VIRTUS Helmet, Body Armour, VIRTUS, Bipod, Prone
  • Country: Falkland Islands
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Author Sgt Peter George
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