Military exercise, 25th and 26th Feruary 2016 - near Llandrisant, Wales
Dear Ministry of Defence,
I request information on the aerial "exercise" which took place on the 25th and 26th February 2016 near Llandrisant, Wales. Witnesses in the area observed considerable activity over a populated area next to a large hospital. The activity included noise from helicopters and propeller planes and involved at least two very loud explosions. This activity was witnessed for over 9 hours in duration between 6pm on the 25th and 5am on the 26th. The M4 motorway was closed.
Can the MOD state why would such an exercise involving live ammunition be conducted next to a hospital in the early hours of the morning and last over 9 hours?
Can the MOD state what the purpose of the exercise was? - This is undoubtedly in the public interest as the operations (including explosions) were witnessed over populated land.
Can the MOD state whether similar exercises are planned in the future, if so when and where?
Why did the MOD not choose to use a military owned piece of land (such as the training land at the nearby Sennybridge area) for such a loud and disturbing operation?
What activity took place on the ground when the military were seen landing vehicles in the vicinity?
What targets were fired at during the operation?
What was the cause of the two explosions that were heard by residents?
Why did the M4 need to be closed?
If there was danger to cars on the M4, was their also potential danger to residents in the nearby hospital which was not closed?
Yours faithfully,
Richard D. Hall
Dear Ministry of Defence,
Please can you tell me when you are likely to respond to this request. You are now 11 days past the response date.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Hall
Good afternoon
Please find attached correspondence regarding your Freedom of Information
request dated 20 March 2016.
Kind regards
JFC HQ Secretariat | Joint Forces Command
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Joint Forces Command Headquarters | Northwood Headquarters | Sandy Lane |
Northwood | Middlesex | HA6 3HP
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Please find attached the response regarding your Freedom of Information
request dated 20 March 2016.
Kind regards
JFC HQ Secretariat | Joint Forces Command
* [1][email address]
Joint Forces Command Headquarters | Northwood Headquarters | Sandy Lane |
Northwood | Middlesex | HA6 3HP
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