2 R IRISH, Exercise MOON LADY, Denmark.

B Company hits the beach.

Exercise MOON LADY was a 24 Brigade amphibious exercise which began with a ground move from Doniford Camp, Watchet to RAF Brize Norton. The 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers then trooped (flew) to RAF Machrihanish some 3 miles west of Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland, where the Battalion boarded and loaded 'waterproofed' vehicles onto HMS Fearless and RFA Sir Geraint.

Escorted by HMS Cavalier the Royal Navy then sailed for 3 days towards Denmark and on arrival amphibious landings saw 2 R IRISH wading ashore on the islands of Falster and Zeeland. Following a battalion exercise, training continued on the Danish Military Training Areas.

At ENDEX (End of Exercise) the Battalion loaded back aboard ships using both landing craft and helicopters before a final sea move to, and run ashore at, Copenhagen. Once ashore in Copenhagen, the Bugles, Pipes and Drums beat retreat on the quay alongside HMS Fearless and, on 17 May, paraded through the Tivoli Gardens and performed a concert.