At the Sharp End

By SSgt H Ampadu - 1LO LSD Commander

Over the past few months, the RLC 1LO team attached to 1 MERCIAN has been heavily involved in a variety of exercises and activities, such as Ex IRON STORM – a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) and Final Test Exercise - and the amalgamation of 1 and 2 MERCIAN.

This has been done in the pursuit of maintaining operational effectiveness despite the Unit's busy schedule for the past 12 months and returning from Op CABRIT 8.

The Command Ordnance Warrant Officer (COWO), WO1 (Cdr) Gina Simpson, and her team visited the G4 team at base prior to Ex IRON STORM to discuss logistics policies, procedures and practical experiences in the Logistics Specialist Supply (LSS) trade back at base and on operations. The team was met and hosted by Maj Stuart Viveash (Quartermaster Main) and SSgt Henry Ampadu (1LO LSD Commander). The future of the LSS trade was discussed and valuable recommendations were presented to the COWO for the LSS trade improvement.

The 1LO team deployed as part of A2 Echelon during the second phase of Ex IRON STORM FTX to Salisbury Plains Training Area (SPTA) with a Transportable Container Operational Portable Office "Box body" and deployed Management of Joint Deployed

First Line Optimisation (1LO) Team (RLC) 1 MERCIAN Regiment

8 The COWO and her team with the

1 MERCIAN 1LO team

Inventory (MJDI) system to support the Battlegroup with equipment and general support materiel. The COWO and other key personalities from 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team Log Department WO1 (SSM) L Nkhata, Brigade Ordinance Warrant Officer (BOWO) and Captain Dean Burditt (SO3 Log Support) - visited the G4 team at SPTA to discuss how policies and procedures are handled in the field and providing the G4 team with clear direction and guidance.

The team also took time to understand the welfare of the soldiers and how they are functioning in their role. Capt George Long (Quartermaster Technical), the A2 Echelon Commander, later thanked the team for their continued support to 1 MERCIAN Regiment as the exercise was a huge success and received significant acclaim.

On the final note, the COWO expressed her gratitude to the 1LO and the G4 team for their quality support to the Unit, their notable representation of the Royal Logistic Corps and the Army as a whole.

8 The 1LO team working in their

Transportable Container Operational Portable Office

8 The 12 BCT SO3 Log Sp and BOWO with the COWO and SSgt Ampadu and his team

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