Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2026 (CP26):
Indian Army’s Assam Regiment troops recently won the Gold Medal at the Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2026, held in Wales, United Kingdom.
- Exercise Cambrian Patrol is the British Army’s premier military patrolling event.
- The exercise is designed to enhance operational capabilities by subjecting participating teams to highly demanding military tasks and assessments.
- It is widely known as the “Olympics of Military Patrolling.
- It is held annually in Wales and hosted by Headquarters 160th (Welsh) Brigade.
- The exercise has been running for over 60 years and is the British Army’s principal All Arms Patrol Exercise.
- It is usually run over 9-10 days in October each year.
- It is open to regular and reserve personnel from all three British armed services, as well as military units from other countries.
- It is a mission focused and scenario-based
- It is not a competition, although patrol performance is assessed throughout based on the Battlecraft Syllabus (BCS) and Individual Training Requirement (ITR), in addition to robustness and leadership.
- The exercise is currently made up of eight phases, each of 48 hrs, over 10 days.
- Each patrol will cover approximately 60 km (average climb and descent is over 1000 m) carrying no more than 32 kg per person.
- The Indian Army’s Assam Regiment won a Gold Medal in CP26, one of 10 teams awarded gold among more than 100 teams.
