A team from 5th Battalion-4 (5/4) Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) representing the Indian Army won gold medal at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise which was held in United Kingdom.
About Cambrian Patrol Exercise
- Exercise was held from October 13th to 15th 2021 at Brecon, Wales in United Kingdom.
- Exercise Cambrian Patrol was organised by the UK Army.
- It considered as the ultimate test of human endurance and team spirit.
- It is sometimes also referred as “Olympics of Military Patrolling”among militaries of the world.
- Out of 96 participating teams, only three international patrols were awarded a gold medal this year, till the 6th phase of this Exercise.
Indian Army Team
The Indian Army team took part in the event and competed with a total of 96 teams including 17 international teams representing Special Forces and prestigious Regiments from different parts of the world.