During Exercise HYPERION STORM, the RAF Regiment played a key role in delivering @nato -ready air power as part of the UK’s Special Operations Air Task Group (SOATG). As NATO’s validation exercise for Special Operations Component Command, HYPERION STORM tested Special Reconnaissance, Direct Action and Military Assistance across land, maritime and air domains — with the UK integrating its Joint Special Operations Forces under a single command for the first time. RAF Regiment personnel integrated

The 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment (4 RANGER) 42 Commando, Royal Marines, and 2 Squadron, RAF Regiment training at RAF Leeming on Exercise Hyperion Storm on 29 January 2026. After two years of intensive preparation and training, including the building of a new NATO Joint Operations Headquarters, the UK is ready to lead the NATO Allied Reaction Force ( ARF) Special Operations Component. Growing in complexity, the rigorous training has built on the skills required for Special Operations to ensure