What Do Assault Pioneers Do? | Forces TV

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Since the Second World War, Assault Pioneer platoons have played a vital role in the British Army by providing engineering support to frontline troops. Before the coronavirus lockdown began, the Pioneers of 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment were at their base in Cyprus practising some of the key skills of Pioneer soldiering.

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