East Anglian troops prepare for Afghanistan

East Anglian troops prepare for deployment to Afghanistan in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain. Credit: ITV Anglia

Troops from across the Anglia region are making their final preparations for their latest and possibly last tour of Afghanistan. The Royal Anglians, Light Dragoons from Swanton Morley in Norfolk and The Royal Tank Regiment based at RAF Honington in Suffolk excerised on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.

ITV Anglia reporter Kate Prout spoke to key personnel on the exercise:

East Anglian troops prepare for deployment to Afghanistan in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain. Credit: ITV Anglia