British Army 5 RIFLES Stream Crossing Falklands July 2026 Photo Print

Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Rifles (5 RIFLES), British Army, cross a fast-running moorland stream in the Falkland Islands during Exercise Cape Upholder in July 2026. Seen from the gravel bank above, five riflemen in helmets and heavy rucksacks pick their way over the rocks and stepping stones as white water breaks around their boots. Behind them a plume of pink smoke drifts over the tussock grass, more figures are spread across the open ground, and low hills fade into a grey winter sky. The exercise was the battalion's last as the British Forces South Atlantic Islands Roulement Infantry Company, and it brought in the Falkland Islands Defence Force and the Typhoons of 1435 Flight. 5 RIFLES was formed on 1st February 2007, when The Rifles was created by merging four regiments: The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, The Light Infantry, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry and The Royal Green Jackets. The battalion came from the 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry. The Rifles is one of the regiments of The Light Division, and keeps the rifle traditions of its forebears, including the fast marching pace, the black buttons and the motto "Swift and Bold". This print is ideal for British Army, Rifles and Light Infantry veterans, anyone who has served in the Falklands, and anyone with a connection to 5 RIFLES. Product Details Image Taken: 3rd July 2026 Photographer: Cpl James Braithwaite © Crown copyright 2026 - UK MOD Licensed under the Open Government Licence (OGV3)