9/9/2016 - A Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank taking part in Exercise VENRABLE GAUNTLET.Over 3000 personnel from 14 NATO countries took part in the UK's national validation exercise for the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (Land) 2017 (VJTF(L)17).Each of the 14 troop contributing nations in attendance had elements of the personnel and equipment they would deploy with the VJTF(L).This allows the NATO partners to test and demonstrate their interoperability and the unique capabilities they provide. Photo by Cpl Timothy Jones © Crown copyright