List of units and formations of the British Army 2020
The British Army as a result of the Army 2020 Refine reforms (formerly "Future Army Structure (Next Steps)") has been organised into two main commands, Field Army and Home Command, each commanded by a lieutenant general.
Field Army
The units under Field Army are:[1][2]
- Reaction forces comprising 16 Air Assault Brigade and 3rd (UK) Division of two armoured infantry brigades (the 12th and 20th Armoured Infantry Brigades) and two Strike brigades: 1st Strike Brigade and an as-yet-unnamed strike brigade, along with combat support units.[3][4][5] 3rd UK Division is operationally affiliated with the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.[6]
- Adaptive forces comprising a 1st (UK) Division brigades, three of which (the 4th, 7th, and 51st) will be deployable.[7][8][9]
- 6th (UK) Division comprising surveillance, intelligence, reconnaissance, communications, electronic warfare, psychological operations.
- Joint Helicopter Command which commands most of the UK's battlefield lift and attack helicopters for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
Field Army gained initial operating capability on 30 November 2015 and was formed as a result of the 2015 Army Command Review. The Commander Field Army commands all the formations of the British Army's forces for operational tasks, its collective training and tactical doctrine organisations and includes the vast majority of the Army’s fighting equipment.[10]
1st (United Kingdom) Division
- 1st (United Kingdom) Division,[11] in York (Adaptable Force)
4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East
- 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East, in Peronne Lines
- Light Dragoons, in Gaza Barracks with Jackal reconnaissance vehicles[12]
- Queen's Own Yeomanry, in Newcastle upon Tyne with Land Rover RWMIK reconnaissance vehicles (Army Reserve – paired with Light Dragoons)[12]
- 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot), in Catterick with Foxhound vehicles (rotates to British Forces Cyprus in 2020)[1]
- 4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot), in York (Army Reserve – paired with 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment)
- 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (Queen's, Lancashire and Border), in Weeton (to move to Dale Barracks)[13]
- 4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (Queen's, Lancashire and Border), in Preston (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment)
- Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in Penicuik
- 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in Glasgow (Army Reserve – paired with 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland)[14]
7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East
- 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East, in Cottesmore
- 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards, in Robertson Barracks Norfolk with Jackal reconnaissance vehicles[15]
- Royal Yeomanry, in London & the Midlands with Land Rover RWMIK and Jackal reconnaissance vehicles (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards)[16]
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, in Woolwich Barracks, Woolwich
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, in Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, in Bury St Edmunds (Army Reserve – paired with 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment)
- 4th Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires), in Redhill (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment)
- 1st Battalion, The Rifles, in Chepstow[17]
- 6th Battalion, The Rifles, in Wyvern Barracks, Exeter (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, The Rifles)[18][19]
11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East
- 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East, in Aldershot[20]
- 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards in Victoria Barracks, Windsor
- 1st Battalion, Irish Guards in Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow
- The London Regiment (Army Reserve - not paired with single battalion, providing support to both 1 COLD GDS and IRISH GDS)[21]
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th Inniskilling, 83rd, 97th and Ulster Defence Regiment) in Clive Barracks, Shropshire
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th Inniskilling, 83rd, 97th and Ulster Defence Regiment) in Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment)
- 3rd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) in Canterbury (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment[22])
51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland
- 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland[23], in Forthside Barracks, Stirling
- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh with Jackal reconnaissance vehicles
- Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, in Redford Barracks, Edinburgh with Land Rover RWMIK reconnaissance vehicles (Army Reserve – paired with Royal Scots Dragoon Guards)
- The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland in Fort George, Inverness
- Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland in Redford Barracks, Edinburgh (Public duties)
- 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland in Queen's Barracks, Perth (Army Reserve - paired with 3 SCOTS)
- 3rd Battalion, The Rifles in Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh
- 8th Battalion, The Rifles in Durham (Army Reserve - paired with 3 RIFLES)
102 Logistic Brigade
- 102nd Logistic Brigade[24], in Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham, Headquarters to disband. [25]
- 6 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps in Dishforth Airfield, North Yorkshire
- 7 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps in Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore
- 150 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps in Londesborough Barracks, Kingston upon Hull (Army Reserve)
- 158 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps in Peterborough (Army Reserve – paired with 7 Regiment RLC)
- 159 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps in Coventry (Army Reserve – paired with 6 Regiment RLC)
- 3 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps in Fulwood Barracks, Preston
- 254 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps in Cambridge (Army Reserve)
- 1 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Munster Barracks, Catterick Garrison
3rd (United Kingdom) Division
Division referred to as the "Reaction Force"
- 3rd (United Kingdom) Division,[11] in Bulford (Reaction Forces)
- Royal Wessex Yeomanry, in Bovington (Army Reserve – Challenger 2 crew replacement for any of the tank regiments below)
- Pre-Hospital Care Group (from 2 Medical Brigade)[13]
1st Armoured Infantry Brigade
- 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade, in Tidworth (to become 1st Strike Brigade in 2019).
- Royal Tank Regiment, in Tidworth with Challenger 2 main battle tanks (to transfer to 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade in 2019)[26]
- 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords), in Bulford with Warrior tracked infantry fighting vehicles (to transfer to 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade in 2019)
- 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords), in Wolverhampton (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment, to transfer to 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade in 2019)
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, in Tidworth with Warrior tracked infantry fighting vehicles (to transfer to 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade in 2019)[27]
- 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, in Newcastle (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, to transfer to 20th Armoured Brigade in 2019)[27]
12th Armoured Infantry Brigade
- 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, in Bulford
- The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own), in Catterick, with FV107 Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles (to be equipped with Ajax, become an armoured cavalry regiment, transfer to the Strike Experimentation Group and move to Warminster)[28]
- 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot), in Warminster, with Warrior tracked infantry fighting vehicles (to be equipped with Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, transfer to 1st Strike Brigade and move to Catterick in 2020)
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, in Tidworth with Warrior tracked infantry fighting vehicles[29]
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh, in Cardiff (Army Reserve – paired with 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh[30])
20th Armoured Infantry Brigade
- 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade, in Bulford
- The Royal Dragoon Guards, in Warminster, with FV107 Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles (to be equipped with Ajax and transfer to the Strike Experimentation Group)
- The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish), in Tidworth, with Challenger 2 main battle tanks
- 5th Battalion, The Rifles, in Bulford, with Warrior tracked infantry fighting vehicles[17]
- 7th Battalion, The Rifles, in Reading (Army Reserve[12] – paired with 5th Battalion, The Rifles)
Strike Experimentation Group
- Strike Experimentation Group, in Warminster
- Household Cavalry Regiment, in Bulford[31] with FV107 Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles (to be equipped from 2017 with Ajax, become an armoured cavalry regiment, transfer to 1st Strike Brigade[32]
- The King's Royal Hussars, in Tidworth with Challenger 2 main battle tanks (to be equipped from 2017 with Ajax, become an armoured regiment and transfer to 1st Strike Brigade in 2019)[5]
- 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, in Mons Barracks with Mastiff protected patrol vehicles[33][34][35] (to be equipped with Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, transfer to 1st Strike Brigade and move to Catterick)[5]
- The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in Catterick with Mastiff protected patrol vehicles[36] (to be equipped with Mechanised Infantry Vehicle and transfer to the Strike Experimentation Group in 2019)[5]
- 3rd Battalion, The Rifles, in Edinburgh[37] (to be equipped with Mechanised Infantry Vehicle and move to Catterick in 2021)
1st Artillery Brigade
- 1st Artillery Brigade, in Tidworth[38]
- National Reserve Headquarters, Royal Artillery, controlling the specialist artillery batteries and watchkeeper pool.[39]
- Supporting the armoured infantry brigades:
- Supporting the strike brigades:
- 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, in Albemarle Barracks [40][41][42]
- 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Alanbrooke Barracks Topcliffe [40][41][42]
- 103rd (Lancashire) Regiment Royal Artillery, in St Helens [43]
- Divisional Fires Regiment:
101 Logistic Brigade
- 101 Logistic Brigade, in Aldershot
- 156 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Liverpool (Army Reserve supply regiment)
- 1 Regiment Royal Military Police (1 RMP) in Catterick[13]
- 3 Regiment Royal Military Police (3 RMP) in Bulford[13]
- 160 Provost Company, supporting brigade HQ[45]
- Supporting 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade:
- 3 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Abingdon (Close Support Logistic Regiment; to support 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade)
- 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, in Aldershot (Theatre Logistic Regiment; to support 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade)
- 151 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Croydon (Army Reserve transport regiment – paired with 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment)
- 1 Armoured Medical Regiment, in Tidworth (to transfer to 2nd Medical Brigade)
- 6 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth
- Supporting 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade:
- 4 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Abingdon (Close Support Logistic Regiment)
- 27 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Aldershot (Theatre Logistic Regiment; to merge with 2 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, to support the second strike brigade and move to Catterick in 2021)[46]
- 154 (Scottish) Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Dunfermline (Army Reserve transport regiment – paired with 27 Regiment RLC)
- 4 Armoured Medical Regiment, in Tidworth (to transfer to 2nd Medical Brigade)
- 4 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth
- 103 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Crawley (Army Reserve – paired with 4 Close Support Battalion, original unit to disband and merge with 104 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Northampton)
- Supporting 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade:
- 1 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Bicester (Close Support Logistic Regiment; to merge with 1 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Catterick and support 1st Strike Brigade)[5]
- 9 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Chippenham (Theatre Logistic Regiment)
- 157 (Welsh) Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, in Lancaster (Army Reserve transport regiment – paired with 9 Theatre Logistic Regiment)
- 5 Armoured Medical Regiment, in Tidworth[47]
- 3 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth
- 105 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Keynsham (Army Reserve – paired with 3 Close Support Battalion, original unit to disband and merge with 101 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the same location)
7th Air Defence Group
- 7th Air Defence Group, in Thorney Island
- 12th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Thorney Island with Starstreak surface-to-air missiles
- 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery, in London (Army Reserve, paired with 12 Regiment Royal Artillery) with Starstreak surface-to-air missiles (role, in Army 2020 Refine to be determined)[43]
- 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Thorney Island with Rapier surface-to-air missile systems (to be replaced with Land Ceptor surface-to-air missile systems by 2020)
- 49 (Inkerman) Battery, Royal Artillery in Thorney Island (controlling LEAPP equipment)
25 Close Support Engineer Group
- 25 Close Support Engineer Group, in Bulford[48][49][50]
- Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)[51]
- 21st Engineer Regiment, in Claro Barracks, to support Strike Brigade[52]
- 22nd Engineer Regiment, in Swinton Barracks[53]
- 26th Engineer Regiment, in Swinton Barracks [54]
6th (United Kingdom) Division
- 6th (United Kingdom) Division, HQ at Trenchard Lines[11]
Specialised Infantry Group
- Specialised Infantry Group, at Aldershot Garrison
- Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in Aldershot
- 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires), in Aldershot[5][55][13]
- 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (Queen's, Lancashire and Border), in Aldershot[5][55]
- 4th Battalion, The Rifles, in Aldershot[17][5]
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, in Aldershot[56]
1st Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade
- 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade, in Upavon
- Land Intelligence Fusion Centre, Hermitage, Berkshire
- Weapons Material and Personnel Exploitation Capacity, Hermitage
- Specialist Group Military Intelligence, Hermitage
- 1st Military Intelligence Battalion, in Catterick
- 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, in Upavon
- 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion, in London (Army Reserve – paired with 1 Military Intelligence Battalion)
- 4th Military Intelligence Battalion, in Bulford, supporting 3 (UK) Division [57]
- 5th Military Intelligence Battalion, in Edinburgh (Army Reserve – paired with 1 Military Intelligence Battalion)
- 6th Military Intelligence Battalion, in Manchester (Army Reserve – paired with 2 Military Intelligence Battalion)
- 7th Military Intelligence Battalion, in Bristol (Army Reserve – paired with 4 Military Intelligence Battalion)[57]
- 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), Cawdor Barracks
- 21st (Artists) Special Air Service Regiment, in London (Army Reserve)
- 23rd Special Air Service Regiment, in Birmingham (Army Reserve)
- 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Larkhill (Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment)
- Honourable Artillery Company, in London (Army Reserve – reserve surveillance and target acquisition unit, paired with 5th Regiment Royal Artillery)
- 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery, in Larkhill with Desert Hawk III unmanned aerial vehicles[5][58]
- 74 (Support) Battery, Royal Artillery[59]
1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade
- 1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade, in Innsworth
- 299 Signal Squadron (Special Communications), in Bletchley supports the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- 13th Signal Regiment, in Blandford formed in 2020, specialised in Cyber security, manned specialists from all cap-badges, and all three services personnel) [60][61]
- 22nd Signal Regiment, in Stafford supports NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
- 30th Signal Regiment, in Stafford supports the PJHQ's deployable Joint Force Headquarters, Very High Readiness Field Hospital, the Air Assault Task Force and Joint Helicopter Command (to move to Beacon Barracks)[13][62]
- ARRC Gurkha Support Battalion, in Innsworth supports NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
- ARRC Military Police Battalion, in Winchester (Army Reserve)[63]
11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands
- 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands, in Donnington
- National Reserve Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals
- 37th (Wales and Western) Signal Regiment, in Redditch (Army Reserve – paired with 1st and 16th Signal Regiments, in 7 Signal Group)
- 39th (The Skinners) Signal Regiment, in Bristol (Army Reserve – paired with 21st Signal Regiment, in 7 Signal Group)
- 71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment, in Bexleyheath (Army Reserve – paired with 3rd Signal Regiment, in 7 Signal Group)
- 7 Signal Group, in Stafford
- 1st Signal Regiment, in Tidworth[13]
- 2nd Signal Regiment, in York
- 3rd Signal Regiment, in Bulford
- 10th Signal Regiment, in Corsham
- 15th Signal Regiment (Information Systems), in Perham Down[13]
- 16th Signal Regiment, in Stafford
- 21st Signal Regiment, in Colerne
- 32nd (Scottish) Signal Regiment, Glasgow (Army Reserve – paired with 2nd Signal Regiment)
77th Brigade
- 77th Brigade, in Denison Barracks, Hermitage[64]
- General Staff Corps
- Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps
- Defence Cultural Specialist Unit
- Task Group
- Digital Operations Group
- Operational Media and Communications Group
- Outreach Group
16 Air Assault Brigade
- 16th Air Assault Brigade, in Colchester (Reaction Force)
- 216 Air Assault Signal Squadron at Merville Barracks
- 226 Signal Squadron at Cawdor Barracks (under 14 Signal Reg for Admin)[65]
- The Pathfinder Platoon
- 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment at Merville Barracks
- 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment at Merville Barracks
- 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment (Army Reserve)
- 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (Air Assault Infantry), at Sir John Moore Barracks
- 53 (Louisburg) Surveillance and Target Acquisition Air Assault Battery Royal Artillery (under 5 Regiment Royal Artillery for Admin)[66]
- 7th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Light Artillery) at Merville Barracks
- A (1st City of London) Battery The Honourable Artillery Company (Light Artillery), at Finsbury Barracks (Army Reserve - under Honourable Artillery Company for Admin)[67]
- 12 (Minden) Light Air Defence Battery Royal Artillery (under 12 Regiment RA for Admin)[68]
- 21 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Unmanned Air Systems Air Assault Battery Royal Artillery (UAS) (under 32 Regiment Royal Artillery for Admin)[69]
- 23rd Parachute Engineer Regiment Corps of Royal Engineers at Rock Barracks
- 13th Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps at Merville Barracks
- 16th Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps at Merville Barracks
- 144 Parachute Medical Squadron (Army Reserve)
- 156 Provost Company Corps of Royal Military Police at Reed Hall Lines (under 3 Regiment RMP for Admin)
Joint Helicopter Command
- Joint Helicopter Command, at AAC Middle Wallop (reports to Commander Field Army)
- 2nd Regiment Army Air Corps (Ground Crew Training), at AAC Middle Wallop
- 7th Regiment Army Air Corps (Flight Crew Training), at AAC Middle Wallop
- 47th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Larkhill with Watchkeeper WK450 unmanned aerial vehicles
1st Aviation Brigade
- 1st Aviation Brigade, at Wattisham Airfield, Suffolk[70][71]
- 1 Regiment Army Air Corps, at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset with Wildcat AH1 helicopters
- 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, at Wattisham Airfield with AgustaWestland Apache AH.1 attack helicopters
- 4 Regiment Army Air Corps, at Wattisham Airfield with Apache AH.1 attack helicopters
- 5 Regiment Army Air Corps, at Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove, Northern Ireland with Westland Gazelle helicopters
- 6 (Volunteer) Regiment Army Air Corps, at Bury St Edmunds (Army Reserve)
- 7th Battalion REME, at Wattisham Airfield
Home Command
Home Command consists of:
- Regional Command - to ensure delivery of a secure home front and forces and families in Brunei and Nepal.[72] When not engaged with operational commitments or when units may report to the Standing Joint Commander (UK) or mission-specific training (e.g. when conducting routine civilian engagement, ranges, or ceremonial duties, units and formations may report through a Regional Point of Command (RPOC) to HQ Regional Command at Andover.[73] Regional Command, as of 1 August 2019, has 38th (Irish) Brigade and 160th (Welsh) Brigade permanently under its command as RPOCs.
- London District - commands all the Army forces within the London area and conducts ceremonial events.[74]
- Recruiting and Initial Training Command - recruits and trains soldiers.[75]
- Army Personnel Centre - deals with personnel issues and liaises with outside agencies.[76]
- Sandhurst Group - deals with applications of army officers and trains such cadets at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[77]
Commander Home Command,[78] is also the Standing Joint Commander (UK) for responsible for the planning and execution of civil contingency operations within the UK landmass and territorial waters.[79][80]
Headquarters London District
- Headquarters London District at Horse Guards in London
- 238 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (provides all communications for London District, administered by 10 Signal Regiment)
- Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at Hyde Park Barracks
- 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, Combermere Barracks in Windsor
- 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Lille Barracks in Aldershot
- Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards at Wellington Barracks
- No. 7 Company, Coldstream Guards at Wellington Barracks
- F Company, Scots Guards at Wellington Barracks
- King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery at Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich with 13-pounder guns for ceremonial duties
- 20 Transport Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps based at Regent's Park Barracks, (provides all the transport needs for London District and the Royal Household)
- Royal Military School of Music, at Kneller Hall
Headquarters Regional Command
Headquarters Regional Command at Aldershot is commanded by a Major-General. It is the Army's HQ for the UK, Nepal and Brunei, administering Army bases in the UK and providing civil engagement.[81]
Regional Points of Command
- Headquarters North West, Fulwood Barracks[82]
- Headquarters South West, Jellalabad Barracks[38][83]
1st Military Police Brigade
- 1st Military Police Brigade in Marlborough Lines, Andover[13][84] CGS retains full responsibility over military police investigations while day-to-day control of 1 and 3 RMP rest with General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3rd UK Division. Administrative control of other Royal Military Police Brigade units rest under GOC Regional Command.[85]
- Special Investigation Branch Regiment (SIB Regt) in Bulford
- Special Operations Unit Royal Military Police in Longmoor
- Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester
38th (Irish) Brigade
- 38th (Irish) Brigade, in Thiepval Barracks Lisburn
160th (Welsh) Brigade
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command was established on 1 April 2018.[13] Major-General Paul Nanson CBE was previously titled General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC), and Commandant Sandhurst. This meant that his time was split between his Headquarters in Upavon and Academy HQ at Sandhurst. Major-General Chris Bell will become GOC ARITC in April 2020 and GOC Sandhurst will be separately held by Major-General Duncan Capps.[86]
ARITC oversees the Army Recruiting Group, which includes the National Recruitment Centre (NRC) and local Army Careers Centres, and is staffed by a mixture of Capita staff and Army personnel.[87]
Army Personnel Centre
The Centre is located in Glasgow. The APC's Chief Executive is the Military Secretary, who also holds the post of General Officer, Scotland. The APC deals with personnel issues and contact with outside agencies.
Sandhurst Group
Commandant Sandhurst is a Major-General.[88] The day to day running of the Academy is devolved to a brigadier, currently Brigadier James Carr-Smith who is titled Commander Sandhurst Group and responsible for:
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Army Officer Selection Board, Westbury
- University Officer Training Corps
- Junior Staff Centre (Warminster)
Army units under other commands
Strategic Command
Headquarters Strategic Command, Northwood Headquarters, northwest London
- 42nd Engineer Regiment (Geographic) at RAF Wyton, Huntingdon
- Director Special Forces in London
- 22nd Special Air Service Regiment at Stirling Lines, Credenhill
- Special Reconnaissance Regiment at Stirling Lines
- 18th (United Kingdom Special Forces) Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals at Stirling Lines
- Special Forces Support Group at MOD St Athan (Focused around 1 PARA, personnel from all services)
- Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing at RAF Odiham
- No. 658 Squadron AAC at Stirling Lines with Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II and Gazelle AH1 helicopters
- Permanent Joint Headquarters
- Commander, British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) (RAF Mount Pleasant)
- Falkland Island Roulement Company from a 1st (United Kingdom) Division infantry regiment
- Falkland Islands Defence Force (Company sized)
- Air Defence Battery from 16th Regiment Royal Artillery
- Joint Communications Unit Royal Signals
- Engineer Detachment
- Royal Logistics Corps Detachment
- British Forces Gibraltar in Gibraltar
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment – under the Queen's Division
- Joint Provost and Security Unit
- British Forces Cyprus (British Sovereign Base Areas, Cyprus)
- Joint Service Signal Unit
- Cyprus Communications Unit
- 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires), in Dhekelia
- 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters & Foresters, and Staffords), in Episkopi (to move to Weeton Barracks and change roles with 2 YORKS)[13]
- Cyprus Service Support Unit
- Cyprus Joint Police Unit
- Commander, British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) (RAF Mount Pleasant)
Fleet Commander, Royal Navy
- 3rd Commando Brigade Royal Marines in Plymouth
- Commando Communications Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (part of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group)
- 24th Commando Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers in Chivenor
- 29th (Commando) Regiment, Royal Artillery in Plymouth with L118 105mm towed howitzers
- 383 Commando Petroleum Troop Royal Logistic Corps in Plymouth (part of Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines)
Overseas
British Forces Brunei
- British Forces Brunei in Seria
- Headquarters Brunei Garrison
- Jungle Warfare Training School
- Brunei Signal Troop
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles (Jungle Infantry)
- Brunei Police Unit
- No. 7 Flight Army Air Corps
Colonial
- Royal Bermuda Regiment
- Cayman Regiment (formed in 2020)
- Turks and Caicos Regiment (to form in 2020)
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