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disused quarry some two miles from basecamp and used for dry weapons practice and, later on, section-level contact drills, all of which we under- stood had been covertly observed by the ISTAR recce teams. Night patrols, listening patrols and basecamp
An improvised rifle range was set up in a
sentry duties kept the platoon operating at a high tempo pace each night. On a more practical level, catering was well provided for by 62 Inf Bn cadre staff who delivered meals three times a day from the cookhouse in Kilbride Camp. Air Corps helicopter activity also took place
'Jupiter' gave us a chance to function in our pri- mary role, supporting the PDF, not in an opera- tional role, of course, but in providing troops to provide assistance for an important exercise. As far as we could tell the whole exercise was very well organised in its detail, scope, and especially the amount of assets involved. Overall, Exercise 'Jupiter' is most certainly an exercise in which we would look forward to assisting in again.
ISTAR Coy covertly approached the basecamp to observe and report on the ongoing routine and activity. From the point of view of the RDF, Exercise
Practicing Section-level contact drills
during the three days, some of which involved simulating the extraction of some members of the platoon from the area of operations. Later in the exercise the recce elements of 2
Day 1 - arrival at base camp
Militia on Patrol
RPG Sentry
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