This #CommonwealthDay rediscover how the UK Armed Forces work with our Commonwealth partners around the globe. 🌎🌍🌏

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Last year the UK and Australia, together with the US, signed a historic defence pact to ensure security in the Asia-Pacific. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
In February the UK and Nigeria agreed to work even more closely on defence and security, with the UK providing training to the Nigerian Armed Forces. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬
Last year the UK took part in a joint exercise with the Kenya Defence Forces. The troops rehearsed warfare in this demanding terrain. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ
UK Armed Forces personnel deployed to Zambia last summer to train local rangers to prevent the poaching of precious wildlife. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡²
The UK Armed Forces support UN operations on the island, and the RAF provides search and rescue support to the local emergency services. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ύ
Royal Navy ship RFA Wave Knight and a Wildcat helicopter joined HMS Medway in Barbados to share aid for those affected by a volcanic eruption in St Vincent. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡§πŸ‡§πŸ‡»πŸ‡¨
British-Jamaican gunner Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens serves in the Royal Air Force and represented Team Jamaica at the Winter Olympics. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡―πŸ‡²

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