RAF Regiment

No, no, you definitely can.

I mean, I think with the, the one story we haven't heard told fully yet is what the RAF Regiment was up to in Iraq during the Iran, uh, war.

Um, we obviously saw some of it in Cyprus.

The UK clearly has spent quite a lot of time and effort trying to, uh, ramp up their capability against this type of a threat.

Um, I just hope they're now being reapplied.

And of course, you then have to multiply them for, okay, we'll now do that at all those bases or all those sites.

So how many systems do I need now? Well, the RAF Regiment won't be big enough to manage that.

So, and it isn't just about buying the kit, it's about training the people.

We're told they departed over the last few weeks.

We know that RAF Regiment gunners have been at the coalition airbase at Erbil this year, defending against dozens of drones and missile attacks per day in the weeks after the start of the Iran war.

And that reflects the jobs of British personnel in recent years have largely been enablers for the coalition, particularly force protection.

And you may remember our colleague James Wharton visited a couple of years ago, witnessing VIP escort and transport duties being done.

Of course, what is gone is the psychology of Western British and, uh, American forces being in Iraq to help in a very direct way-

Mm

... and in the case of the RAF Regiment, um, for some real, um, air defense, ground-based air defense assets.

And the theory is of course, that the Iraqis will now take over all of those roles.

Guys, welcome back to another episode of the Combat Fuel podcast.

Today, we are joined by former RAF regiment and SFSG soldier, Jack, owner now of RB Club.

Jack, thank you for your service.

Thank you for joining us.

So my name is Jack Wilds.

I...

Served 10 years in the RAF regiment and down at SSG and then got out to start my own brand.

First, we started doing bucket hats and now we've moved into clothing in the last year.