An instructor at the Defence NBC Centre operates the Manportable Chemical Agent Detector (MCAD) Remote Display Unit. This vital piece of equipment gives troops in the field precious extra seconds to detect and identify chemicals and toxins in the air and on the ground.

A Forward Air Controller of the Green Howards Regiment is pictured using a Forward Control Applicator during Exercise Tropical Storm in Belize. The FAC operator is the pilots eyes on the ground (or in the air) and guides the attack aircraft in delivering air-to-ground ordnance against a target to achieve as accurate fire as possible, in low level attacks where it's effort is best needed.

A student taking part in a Forward Air Controller course is shown using an IDM (Improved Data Modem) computer to input the coordinates of a potential target. Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit (JFACTSU) based at RAF Leeming run four-week Forward Air Controllers courses to train individuals, who from a forward position on the ground or in the air, direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support of land forces. This involves directing a fast ground attack aircraft towards a target from a forward position on a battlefield.

A Surveillance System and Range Finder (SSARF). The new Surveillance System and Range Finder (SSARF) allows a soldier to quickly establish the exact location and distance of enemy forces and determine the most appropriate and accurate mortar or artillery firepower to use. The new all-weather, day and night system is hand-held, lightweight, with built-in GPS, thermal imaging, and laser range finder of up to 5km. It is speedier, lighter to carry, more accurate and less conspicuous than previous systems which have no thermal imaging, GPS and is tripod mounted.