First Fusiliers

@Natobgest and allies 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇸6 months in Estonia 🇪🇪 Op CABRIT rotation 13 has come to a close and 5 @RiflesRegiment has assumed command! Checkout the 6 months we have had working alongside allies in Estonia. #StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO

The course also included members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, strengthening links and sharing experience across both regiments. Strong effort from all involved and congratulations to those who passed. #Fusiliers #1RRF #Recce

The cadre covered core recce fundamentals including fieldcraft, navigation, AFV recognition, CTRs, OPs, counter-UAS SOPs, contact drills, and a summative FTX — building the foundation required to operate forward, unseen, and informed. 2/3

Building the Next Generation of Recce Soldiers 🧭⚔️ The 1 RRF Recce Cadre has concluded at Longmoor Training Area, qualifying 13 soldiers as light reconnaissance patrolman. 1/3

Fusiliers on the Trails 🚵‍♂️🏅 A strong day for the Bn Mountain Bike Team at the Army Cycle Enduro Series. 🏆 CPL Mason secured 2nd place in the Hardtail category, while 🥇 CPL Currie took 1st place in the Women’s category. Outstanding results for the Regiment!

Team: Sgt Smith (Nurse) Cpl Davidson (LAD) LCpl Chiswell (Medic) Fus Swaddle (RRF) A strong result and great representation across the Battalion. #Fusiliers #1RRF #armysport

1 RRF Cross Country 🏃‍♀️ The Bn X Country Team competed at the Army Inter-Unit 10km Championships at Thruxton Race Circuit, Andover. The Women’s Team secured Silver in a highly competitive field — made up of a mix of cap badges across the Bn 1/2

Proud to mark St George’s Day 🇬🇧 A great day of regimental pride and tradition.

Growing UAS capability Y Company ran a SUAS course in Tidworth, qualifying the majority of the Company. A solid week focused on using UAS to support the Company and build understanding of counter-UAS. Simple systems, real impact.

Sgt Sophie Smith (RAMS), currently attached to 1 RRF as a Nurse, ran the 10km race, finishing 2nd fastest female overall and securing Silver with the RAMS team. Next up: Army Half Marathon Champs in Fleet on 29 March! 3/3

CSgt Urwin competed in the 20km race, securing Gold with the Veteran Team and Gold with the Senior Team after a recount confirmed the Infantry victory. Sgt Beck ran the 10km race, earning Silver with the Infantry Senior Team. 2/3

Fusiliers delivering on the trails 🏃‍♂️ Following recent success at the Army Inter Corps Cross Country Championships, members of the Battalion continued the momentum at the Army Trail Championships in Winchester. 1/3

Next up: 📍 Southern League Final — hosted by 1 RRF in Tidworth (04/03/26) 📍 Army Half Marathon Championships — Fleet (29/03/26) The Fusiliers has a history of cross-country success across Germany, Cyprus, and the UK. 3/3

Sgt Oakes and CSgt Urwin were selected to represent the Infantry X-Country Team at the Army Champs held at Gibraltar Barracks, Camberley. Sgt Sophie Smith (RAMS), currently attached to 1 RRF as a Nurse, competed with the RAMS women’s team, who secured 1st place overall. 2/3

1 RRF Cross-Country on the rise 🏃‍♂️🏅 Following strong performances in the Southern Cross-Country League, the momentum continues for the Battalion team. 1/3

Supported by Apaches, Warriors, Sherpa mobility vehicles, UAS, and tanks, the event demonstrated the strength of UK–Kuwait partnership, interoperability, and shared combat readiness built through joint training. #BritishArmy #Fusiliers 2/2

Partners in Action 🇬🇧🇰🇼 The culmination of Exercise Desert Warrior saw X Company and the Kuwait Army conduct a combined final attack during the DV Day demonstration, with 6 Platoon assaulting the objective alongside Kuwaiti forces. 1/2

Training together strengthens interoperability, builds trust, and reinforces the partnerships that underpin future operations. #Fusiliers #BritishArmy

Building Partnership Through Training 🇬🇧🇰🇼 Throughout Exercise Desert Warrior, X Company trained alongside the Kuwait Army across a range of activities, including section-level training, physical development, professional exchanges, and competitive sport. 1/2

Boxer live, Rounds downrange⚙️🔥 This week, the team took Boxer onto the ranges, conducting live fire serials and firing the Remote Weapon System to build confidence, accuracy, and crew drills on the platform. Training the fundamentals now, ready to deliver when it counts.

Within 1 RRF, Boxer will support command and control, medical evacuation, logistics, and other specialist roles — improving protection, mobility, and flexibility across the Battalion.

Boxers learning Boxer🥊⚙️ First Fusiliers (a boxing battalion 🥊) are currently on Boxer courses, building skills to drive, command, and operate the Remote Weapon System (RWS) as we develop expertise on the Army’s protected mobility platform. 1/2