The Spectator Australia
CATTERICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 30: Members of the Special Operations Forces practise their rapid deployment techniques with a Mk.6 CH47 Chinook helicopter ahead of the following day's UK validation exercise, at RAF Leeming on January 30, 2026 near Catterick, United Kingdom. The training exercise involves members of the UK Special Operations Forces from the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines, and is designed to demonstrate operational readiness of the joint rapid-reaction forces. The successful completion of Exercise Hyperion Storm validates the UK's integration with the NATO Allied Reaction Force (ARF), part of the multinational military alliance ready to deploy in response to global security concerns. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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