The 16th Air Assault Brigade ( English 16th Air Assault Brigade ) - the formation of the British Army (UK Ground Forces).
| 16th Air Assault Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the 16th HSE | |
| Years of existence | since September 1, 1999 [1] |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Subordination | UK Department of Defense |
| Included in | UK Ground Forces |
| Type of | airborne troops |
| Number | 8,000 people |
| Dislocation | Colchester , Essex |
| Colors | blue and burgundy |
| Participation in | Iraq war War in Afghanistan |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colin Weir (since 2015) |
The brigade was created on September 1, 1999 by merging the components of the disbanded 5th Airborne Brigade and the 24th Airmobile Brigade .
The headquarters and units of the brigade are stationed in the city of Colchester , Essex .
Team units
- Brigade Headquarters
- Pathfinder Group
Infantry units
- 1st Battalion of Irish Guards ( English 1st Battalion, Irish Guards )
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
- 5th battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland ( English 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland )
- 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment
Cavalry units
- Palace Cavalry Regiment ( eng.Household Cavalry Regiment )
Artillery units
- Regular army
- 5th Regiment of the Royal Artillery ( English 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery )
- 7th Parachute Regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery ( English 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery )
- 16th Regiment of the Royal Artillery ( English 16th Regiment, Royal Artillery )
- 32nd Regiment of the Royal Artillery ( English 32th Regiment, Royal Artillery )
- 39th Regiment of the Royal Artillery ( English 39th Regiment, Royal Artillery )
- 47th Regiment of the Royal Artillery ( English 47th Regiment, Royal Artillery )
- Territorial army
- Honorary Artillery Company ( eng. The Honorable Artillery Company )
Engineering units
- 23rd Air Assault Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, 23rd Air Assault Engineer Regiment [2]
Liaison units
- 215th Headquarters and Signal Squadron 1st Mechanized Brigade ( eng. 215th Headquarters and Signal Squadron, 1 Mechanized Brigade )
- 216th Parachute Headquarters and Signal Squadron, Royal Signals
Logistics units
- 102nd Logistics Brigade
- 104th Logistics Support Brigade
- 9th Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corps ( 9th Regiment Royal Logistic Corps )
- The 11th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Explosive Disposal Regiment of the Royal Corps of Logistics
- 13th Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps [3]
- 7th Air Assault Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 7th Air Assault Battalion, Royal Electromechanical Engineering Corps
Medical Units
- 16th Medical Regiment of the Royal Army Medical Corps ( English 16th Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps )
- 1st Regiment of Military Working Dogs of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps ( 1st Miliatary Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps )
Military Police Units
- 156th company of the military police, Royal Military Police ( English 156th Provost Company, Royal Military Police )
- 158th Company of the Military Police, Royal Military Police ( 158th Provost Company, Royal Military Police )
Army Aviation Units
- 3rd Regiment of the Army Air Corps ( 3rd Regiment, Army Air Corps )
- 4th Regiment of the Army Air Corps ( 4th Regiment, Army Air Corps )
Reserve units
Infantry units
- The London Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment
- 4th Battalion, the Parachute Regiment
- 7th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland 7th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Artillery units
- 100th Regiment of the Royal Artillery
- 101st Regiment Royal Artillery
- 102nd Regiment of the Royal Artillery
- 103rd Regiment of the Royal Artillery
- 104th Regiment Royal Artillery
- 105th Regiment Royal Artillery
- 106th Regiment Royal Artillery
Engineering units
- 101st engineer regiment of the Royal Engineers Corps ( Eng. 101st Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers ) [4]
Logistics units
- Royal Wales Logistics Corps The Welsh Transport Regiment, RLC
- Royal 166th Logistics Support Regiment 166th Regiment 166 Supply Regiment, RLC
- 168th Engineer Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corps ( English 168th Pioneer Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps ) [5]
- 101st Royal Electromechanical Engineering Corps Support Battalion 101 Force Support Battalion, REME [6]
- 103rd Battalion of the Royal Electromechanical Engineering Corps 103 Battalion, REME
Military Police Units
- Military Provost Staff
Military Symbols
Modern structure
16th Air Assault Brigade , Colchester , Essex : [7]
- 216th Parachute Airborne Communications Battalion ( 216th Parachute Signal Squadron ), Colchester, Essex
- Ranger Platoon ( The Pathfinder Platoon )
- 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment ( 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ), Colchester, Essex
- 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment ( 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ), Colchester, Essex
- 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment , Pudsey , West Yorkshire (Army Reserve)
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles , Folkestone , Kent
- 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, Colchester, Essex
- 53rd Battery of Artillery Intelligence ( 53 (Louisburg) Battery, 5th Regiment Royal Artillery )
- 12th Anti-aircraft Missile Battery ( 12 (Minden) Air Assault Battery, 12 Regiment RA ) ( Starstreak HVM )
- 21st UAV Battery ( 21 (Gibraltar 1779 - 83) Air Assault Bty, RA ) ( Desert Hawk III )
- 613th and 616th Air Defense Intelligence platoons ( 613 and 616 Tactical Air Control Parties (TACP), RAF Regiment ), in each compartment there are 4 signalmen and 4 observers
- 23rd Parachute Engineer Regiment ( 23rd Parachute Engineer Regiment ), Woodbridge , Suffolk County
- 7th Airborne Assault Battalion of the Corps of Royal Electricians and Mechanics ( 7th Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ), Wattish , Suffolk
- 13th Air Assault Regiment of the Logistics Support of the Royal Logistics Corps ( 13th Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps ), Colchester, Essex
- 16th Medical Regiment ( 16 Close Support Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps ), Colchester, Essex ( including the 144th Parachute Medical Squadron Medical Reserve Battalion )
- The 14th regiment of electronic warfare ( 14 Signal Regiment (EW) Regiment )
- 156th company of the military police ( 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police )
Note: The 1st Battalion of the Airborne Regiment operates within the support group of the Special Forces.
Equipment
The equipment used in the brigade consists of Lynx AH9A , WAH-64 Apache helicopters , 105-mm L118 howitzers, Jackal , WMIK Land Rover , Pinzgauer 4x4 vehicles, Supacat ATMP amphibious transport vehicle, Starstreak HVM MANPADS, Desert Hawk III minidrons. [7]
Notes
- β 16 Air Assault Brigade Archived March 2, 2011.
- β 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault)
- β Specialist Regiments Archived October 17, 2012.
- β 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Archived October 15, 2012.
- β 168 Pioneer Regiment (Volunteers) Archived on October 20, 2011.
- β REME TA Units - British Army Website
- β 1 2 16 Air Assault Brigade . Eliteukforces . Date of treatment August 6, 2017. Archived July 2, 2017.
Links
See also
- UK Airborne Units