The sappers demonstrated that they are as good as their regular army counter-parts by constructing ‘Patrol Base Panther’ during a major military exercise. More than 30 Reserve soldiers supported by graders and plant equipment built ‘Patrol Base Panther’ as a staging area for battle group operations during Exercise Morshead Renascent which was conducted during 3-18 July. The construction of Patrol Base Panther, which is identical to Coalition fortifications in Iraq and Afghanistan, marks a major milestone for 5 CER’s capability. The Commanding Officer of 5 CER, Lieutenant Tara Bucknall said “building Patrol Base Panther was a golden opportunity to demonstrate that 5 CER is a highly-trained Reserve Engineer unit which has the same capacity as a regular army unit; albeit with longer planning time.”