Primary Mission Statement
The Primary Mission of the First Battalion of The Parachute Regiment is to provide support to our Special Forces and take on close quarters high intensity recon missions to provide further information for our fighting force. 1 PARA is a Special Forces Support Group so are trained as elite infantry and train along side the SAS providing support in anything they may need. 1 PARA are the closest thing to the Special Forces in the British Army.
1 PARA Current Operations
Op. IronsideOperation Ironside is the current operation involving 1 PARA and 2 PARA to secure our new FOB and scout the surrounding area providing information to the Command Team to work on keeping the base as secure as possible. Operation Ironside is a joint effort to stabilise the presence of the 16th Air Assault Brigade.
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Op. Execute RepublicOperation Execute Republic is a Classified Operation currently under the Official Secrets Act.
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