POTD: US Troops Get to Grips with British Bullpups -The Firearm Blog

Today’s Photo of the Day sees US troops stationed in Poland get to grips with some British small arms. Men from two cavalry regiments – one British, one American, took part in a familiarisation exercise at Bemowo Piskie, in Poland, on 30th April 2020. The two units are part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence that consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members.

The Light Dragoons is a cavalry regiment in the British Army, which operates Jackal armoured wheeled vehicles, while the 2nd Cavalry Regiment is a US Army unit operating Stryker armoured fighting vehicles.

The US troops got some trigger time with the British SA80A2 (L85A2), US Army Sgt. Timothy Hamlin got some great shots at the range:

1st Lt. Gregory Doty, liaison officer, Hammer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conducts British Army SA80 rifle marksmanship training in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, April 30, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

This isn’t the first time Sgt. Hamlin has photographed British troops in the field, he also photographed the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards back in January. Check out an earlier POTD featuring those photos here.

But it wasn’t just SA80s the US troops got to play with, they also got to take a look at the British Army’s Accuracy International L115A3 long-range sniper rifle:

A British Soldier, assigned to the Legion Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Light Dragoons, fires an L115A3 long-range sniper rifle during a weapons familiarization training event in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, April 30, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)