The Need for Military Training on Defence Training Estate South West (DTE SW) 24 August 2007 Lieutenant-Colonel P Norrington-Davies OBE LL.B R WELSH Staff Officer Grade 1 Environmental Protection Headquarters Defence Training Estate Telephone: Civilian: 01985 222837 Military: 94381 2837 Facsímile: Civilian: 01985 222514 Military: 94381 2514 Email:
[email protected] Contents Introduction and Background 4 An Outline of Army Training 8 The Training Resource 20 Defence Training Estate South West (DTE SW) 37 Training Demand Defence Training Estate South West (DTE SW) 47 Conclusions 57 Recommendations 61 2 Annexes: Annex A High Level Assumptions Paper (HLAP). Annex B Collective Training (CT) Competence - End States. Annex C Role of the Operational Training and Advisory Group (OPTAG). Annex D Assessment of the Value of Training Over Private Land (TOPL). Annex E Demand for Overseas Exercises (OTX). (Excluded). Annex F Survey of Current and Future Developments in Simulation. Annex G Map of UK Demonstrating Lack of Available Land for New Training Areas. Annex H DTE SW - Description of Individual Training Areas, Ranges and Facilities. Annex I Map Depicting Training Facilities Within DTE SW. Annex J DMTA - Reductions in MoD Land Holdings, Adjustments to Range Boundaries and Live Firing Periods. Annex K DTE SW - Training Facilities Utilisation Summary Reports and Facilities Usage Reports for TY 04 - 05, 05 - 06, 06 - 07. Annex L Analysis of Available and Programmed Live Firing on Oakhampton, Merrivale and Willsworthy Ranges for TY 05 - 06 and 06 - 07. Annex M DTE SW - Breakdown of Usage by Unit TY 05 - 06. Annex N Annual Firing Patterns on Oakhampton, Merrivale and Willsworthy Ranges for the Period 1954 to 2005.