8th Engineer Brigade (United Kingdom)
| 8 Engineer Brigade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 2005 - |
| Allegiance |
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| Branch |
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| Role | Engineer Services |
| Part of | Force Troops Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Gibraltar Barracks, Minley |
8 Engineer Brigade is a formation of the British Army under Force Troops Command that has control over most Royal Engineers units.
History
The brigade was formed at Upavon in 2005 and, under the Army 2020 reorganisation, moved to Gibraltar Barracks at Minley in 2014.[1][2]
Structure
The brigade consists of the following units:[3][4]
- 8 Engineer Brigade in Minley
- 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group in Minley
- 22 Engineer Regiment in Perham Down
- 26 Engineer Regiment in Perham Down
- 35 Engineer Regiment in Perham Down (A written statement in December 2016 stated that it will be rationalised, with all manpower in this unit being redeployed to other areas of the British Army)[5]
- Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
- 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group in Wittering
- 21 Engineer Regiment in Catterick[6]
- 32 Engineer Regiment in Catterick[6]
- 36 Engineer Regiment in Maidstone
- 75 Engineer Regiment in Warrington (Army Reserve - paired with 36 Engineer Regiment)
- 39 Engineer Regiment in Kinloss
- 71 Engineer Regiment in Leuchars (Army Reserve - paired with 39 Engineer Regiment)
- 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group in Chilwell
- 20 Works Group Royal Engineers (Air Support) in Wittering[7]
- 62 Works Group Royal Engineers in Chilwell
- 63 Works Group Royal Engineers in Chilwell
- 64 Works Group Royal Engineers in Chilwell (A written statement in December 2016 stated that it will be rationalised, with all manpower in this unit being redeployed to other areas of the British Army)[8]
- 65 Works Group Royal Engineers in Chilwell (Army Reserve)
- 66 Works Group Royal Engineers in Chilwell
- 29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Group in Aldershot
- 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group in Minley
References
- ↑ "Aldershot receives £100m as part of Germany troop withdrawal". BBC. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Army 2010 Report" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Regular Army basing matrix by formation and unit Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Army 2020 Update Archived 10 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Strategic Defence and Security Review - Army:Written statement - HCWS367 - UK Parliament". Parliament.uk. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- 1 2 "Minutes of the 124th Meeting of the Management Committee" (PDF). Royal Engineers Association. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ cgsmediacomma-amc-dig-shared@mod.uk, The British Army,. "The British Army - 20 Works Group RE (Air Support)". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ↑ "Strategic Defence and Security Review - Army:Written statement - HCWS367 - UK Parliament". Parliament.uk. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
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