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100 Years of Firing At Lulworth Training Area

Posted by: Les Hooper, Posted on: 25 July 2016 - Categories: Land Management, Military Training
Soldiers with the Royal Wessex Yeomanry onboard a Challenger 2 main battle tank during a training exercise at Lulworth Cove in Dorset. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]

I’m Les Hooper and I’ve been on Lulworth Ranges for 26 years. Initially this was with the military and now it’s as a range manager with Landmarc, who hold the contract from DIO to manage the training estate. 2016 marks …

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