(CMR) A Royal Air Force (RAF) Voyager aircraft arrived on Thursday afternoon and was captured by a CMR fan as it landed at the Owen Roberts International Airport. The size of the aircraft left those who witnessed her landing in awe.
The flight brought in 14 UK Ministry of Defence training team members who will conduct a two-week training course for Cayman's Defence Regiment Reservists. They also delivered training equipment including uniforms and helmets which was all supplied by the UK government.
In keeping with the current COVID-19 protocols, all were temperature tested at the airport and have immediately gone into isolation where they will remain for seven days. They had spent the previous seven days quarantined in the UK and will be tested before being released from the government facility.
The two-week training course will provide the first 50 Reservists with a variety of skills including drill, medical training, defense law, navigation/map reading, and survival skills. The work to establish the Regiment has continued despite the COVID in order to be ready to support Cayman should there be a need during hurricane season.
The governor shared on his social media page that:
A large majority of the Reservists are Caymanians and I was delighted to see such strong interest in joining the Regiment. It is a significant achievement to get this far and my thanks to all concerned particularly Lt Col Watson, Commander of the Regiment and his team, the now-departed UK MOD Security Assistance Team, MOD UK and my own staff.
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