British Army troops from The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment are training in Belize as part of Exercise ‘Mayan Warrior.’
British and Belize Defense Force (BDF) instructors are teaching jungle warfare techniques to soldiers from the visiting regiment’s Blenheim Company, 2nd Battalion.
The UK’s operates the British Army Training and Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), which London closed in 2011 but partially re-opened in 2015.
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The timing of the exercise is curious given an April border incident between Belize and Guatemala. Even after achieving its independence in 1981, Belize has continued to rely on the British military to deter Guatemala over a contested border.
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