516 STRE (BP)

Feeling imensely proud of the members of @66WorksGroup_RE and @36_Engr_Regt, deployed on #FuelsPlus, who worked closely with local Cypriot emergency teams to protect communities when major wildfires broke out across the island. Read more about it here: gov.uk/government/new…

Making connections. #FuelsPlus has been all about this and not just connecting @516stre with attachments from @36_Engr_Regt @9RegimentRLC @17_RLC and @521STRE_WD. Here we see work done to uncover and clean the hose ends, fit new seals and hydraulically press fit the connections.

MEXE time again. This is what the @17_RLC MEXE looks like once fitted out to handle hoses. With hoses brought out, the next step will be for 516stre and attachments from @36_Engr_Regt @9RegimentRLC and @521STRE_WD to join them together. #TEGEngrGp #FuelsPlus

Boats and Hoses! This is one of the moments that everything comes together. A Crane Op @36_Engr_Regt lifting subsea hoses onto the cradle, @516stre and attachments from @9RegimentRLC and @521STRE_WD reeling them off and Mariners from @17_RLC towing them out #TEGEngrGp #FuelsPlus

Time to get the MEXE ready! @17_RLC are supporting #FuelsPlus with their reconfigurable raft - the MEXE Flote. Here we see the MEXE getting fitted out to operate in the SSPS role with a capstan, hydraulics, chutes and rollers to handle the subsea hoses.

New Cpl rank slides, fresh out their packets, are now in the hands of both one of our own @516stre LCpls deployed on #FuelsPlus and also two of our attached LCpls from @17_RLC. Massive congratulations to all of them on achieving this milestone.

@RAFAkrotiri @36_Engr_Regt @9RegimentRLC @17_RLC @521STRE_WD @66WorksGroup_RE @Proud_Sappers That was a lot of sandbags but we got there. Shore End Termination is in and anchored, and all the tanks we need for water to sink hoses and to capture waste fuel are laid out and ready. Great work from @516stre @36_Engr_Regt @9RegimentRLC @17_RLC and @521STRE_WD #FuelsPlus

Look how shiny and new those hoses are! It's been three years and one big refurbishment since the Ship to Shore Pipeline was last exercised @RAFAkrotiri. Follow us and members of @36_Engr_Regt @9RegimentRLC @17_RLC @521STRE_WD as we put it through its paces. #TEGEngrGp #FuelsPlus

While we love training on our specialist capabilities, @Proud_Sappers have an enduring love of building bridges. So it was great to visit @AECOM and their cable stayed bridge model to revise and apply basic structural engineering principles with other members of @66WorksGroup_RE

Today on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate all of our Female serving #SapperFamily who continue to play a vital role in enabling Defence to Live, Move and Fight around the world. 💪 #InspireInclusion #IWD2024 #RoyalEngineers #SapperSmart

How do you practice building Joint Operational Fuel Systems without all the time and cost building Joint Operational Fuel Systems? Some of our fitters have been  in Chatham this week @1RSMERegt to learn how to 3D print so we can build better models to enhance future training.

The Group have been further developing #marksmanship skills in the past week, from basic shooting principles up to fire team strength fire and manoeuvre. This will enable our #sappers to maintain a high state of #readiness for future Ops. @Proud_Sappers #followthesapper #ubique

Great to see the work of our Draughtsmen being showcased as part of the media for the conference the team are organising on behalf of 8X this week.

Sgt Needham receiving his CRE Commendation for planning and executing his @516STRE deployments to Putlos, Germany to train alongside our @bundeswehrinfo partners. In order to develop a shared understanding in fuel infrastructure and equipment. Congratulations. @Proud_Sappers

ITRs are the core skills of every soldier. Last week saw the Gp maintaining ours. Mastering the basics is part of our culture of #Readiness and being able to rapidly deploy our specialist STREs on operations. #basicsdonewell #sappers

A great year for the team. Here's a little snapshot of what we have achieved in 2023. Roll on 2024!! . A massive thank you to those we've worked with this year. We look forward to working with again. . #TEG #TEGEngrGp #logistikschule #SpezialPioniere

The festive season is here. The Works Group have enjoyed a week of festive fun, including a carol service, Christmas dinner, Christmas social and festive PT. We would like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New year. #sappers #followthesapper

@516STRE had the privilege to take part in the Remembrance Parade yesterday through the streets of Beeston alongside our fellow teams from @66WorksGroup_RE #LestWeForget