Training

By Kerry McGinley

Bill Sparks was chipping ice off the windshield of his truck in the dead of winter when a friend called with an offer for Sparks to work in the Bahamas.

“I said, ‘Could you say that again?’ He said, ‘I need your help because I know how hard you work, you don’t give up,’” Sparks said. 

By Kerry McGinley

Scenic landscapes across 120 locations totaling 190,000 hectares in the United Kingdom make up one of the largest  defense training locations in the world. The U.K. Defence Training Estate includes varied terrain across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales managed by a workforce of 1,300 to ensure the ranges and training areas are ready to host foreign and U.K. defense forces that log 7 million training days per year.