Cameron's participate in Ex Drum Beat

By Cpl Dave Spurgeon

Fort Drum, New York, USA March 2005 - From 18th - 20th March, 2005 the Cameron Highlanders, along with other regiments of 33 Brigade participated in Exercise Drum Beat, a brigade exercise taking place in Fort Drum, New York. Fort Drum encompasses a very large area of upstate New York and is home to more than 14,000 troops and civilian workers. The main objective for the Cameronsand other regiments of the brigade while training in the states was to conduct a raid on one of the 'Orange Land Army's' Observation Posts. The Camerons fighting patrol that was led by Second-Lieutenant Lee was given orders to raid an Orange Land outpost. This attack was coordinated with other regiments in the brigade so that all of the friendly forces attacked the 'enemy' outposts simultaneously. After the Cameron's troops stepped off before midnight on Sunday they persisted through thick and thin brush as well as the cold, wet and snow-covered ground ofthe New York training area to proceed to theirobjective. The Cameronswere able to get toand destroy their objective successfully, despite many 'no-duffs' (injuries) that occurred. In retrospect it was a good, although wet, cold and tiring, training weekend as it allowed the Cameron's troops to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

ADVANCE!

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