English: A member of the Pathfinders Regiment fires an NLAW Main Battle Tank & Anti-tank Weapon. Pathfinders pack a punch as first in for Global Response Force. The reconnaissance troops who are first in for the British Army’s Global Response Force have tested their firepower on the windswept STANTA Ranges in Norfolk. The Pathfinders are the advance force for 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, trained to infiltrate behind enemy lines to find and relay vital information back to assist mission planning. A key role is identifying drop zones and landing zones where the main body of troops can be parachuted or landed by helicopter. Pathfinders work in small, self-sufficient patrols, either in vehicles or on foot. While operating with-out (sic) being spotted provides their best defence, troops need the firepower to get themselves out of trouble. Out on the ranges last week (24-28 Jan), troops practised fire and manoeuvre tactics in their RWMIK patrol vehicles, which are mounted with Heavy Machine Guns and Grenade Machine Guns. Soldiers also fired the potent and precise NLAW anti-tank missile.