Afghanistan Troop Levels: Spring 2011 Roulement
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The Secretary of State for Defence (Dr Liam Fox)
The next roulement of UK forces in Afghanistan is due to take place in April 2011. The UK’s current framework brigade in Helmand, 16 Air Assault Brigade, will be replaced by 3 Commando Brigade. The forces deploying include:
3 Commando Brigade Headquarters, Royal Marines |
Elements of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group, Royal Marines |
Elements of the Royal Navy forming Headquarters Joint Force Support (Afghanistan) including members of the Maritime Reserve |
Headquarters, 104 Logistic Brigade |
Elements of 7 Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (207) |
42 Commando Royal Marines including members of the Maritime Reserve |
45 Commando Royal Marines including members of the Maritime Reserve |
Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines |
Elements of the Royal Navy forming the in-theatre Medical Regiment and Field Hospital |
Elements of 845 Naval Air Squadron including members of the Maritime Reserve |
Elements of 846 Naval Air Squadron |
Elements of 847 Naval Air Squadron |
Elements of 857 Naval Air Squadron including members of the Maritime Reserve |
Elements of 854 Naval Air Squadron |
Elements of the Royal Naval Regulators |
Elements of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Elements of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) |
Elements of 9th/12th Lancers (Prince of Wales’s) |
29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery |
Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Elements of 12th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Elements of 16th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Elements of 26th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Elements of 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery |
Elements of 39th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Elements of 47th Regiment Royal Artillery |
24 Commando Engineer Regiment |
Elements of 12 (Air Support) Engineer Group |
Elements of 22 Engineer Regiment |
Elements of 28 Engineer Regiment |
Elements of 32 Engineer Regiment |
Elements of 36 Engineer Regiment |
Elements of 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) |
Elements of 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) |
Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group |
Elements of 3rd Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment |
Elements of 10th Signal Regiment |
Elements of 14th Signals Regiment (Electronic Warfare) |
Elements of 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support) |
Elements of 22nd Signal Regiment |
4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, The Highlanders |
3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment |
2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles |
1st Battalion The Rifles |
Elements of 1 Regiment, Army Air Corps |
Elements of 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps |
Elements of 2 Logistic Support Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 9 Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 17 Port and Maritime Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 23 Pioneer Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 24 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 27 Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 29 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps |
2 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Elements of 7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Elements of 101 Force Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Elements of 104 Force Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Military Police |
Elements of 111 Provost Company Royal Military Police |
Elements of 114 Provost Company Royal Military Police |
Elements of Special Investigations Branch United Kingdom |
Elements of 1 Military Working Dogs Regiment |
Elements of 1 Military Intelligence Brigade |
Elements of the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) |
Elements of 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Volunteers) |
Elements of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Volunteers) |
Elements of 6th Battalion The Rifles (Volunteers) |
Elements of 88 Postal and Courier Regiment (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 151 Regiment (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 158 Transport Regiment (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 166 Supply Regiment (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 148 Expeditionary Force Institute Squadron (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 383 Commando Petroleum Troop (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 395 Air Despatch Troop (Volunteers), The Royal Logistic Corps |
Elements of 102 Battalion (Volunteers), Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Elements of the Military Provost Staff and Military Provost Staff (Volunteers) |
Elements of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
Number 6 Royal Air Force, Force Protection Wing Headquarters |
Elements of HQ Royal Air Force Police Wing |
58 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment |
617 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
31 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 5 (Army Co-Operation) Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 24 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 28 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 30 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of the Tactical Supply Wing, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 1 Air Mobility Wing, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 1 Air Control Centre, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 90 Signals Unit, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 2 (Mechanical Transport) Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 5001 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Elements of 3 Mobile Catering Squadron |
Elements of Tactical Medical Wing |
Elements of 1 (Expeditionary Logistics) Squadron |
Elements of 93 (Expeditionary Armaments) Squadron |
Elements of Tactical Imagery Wing |
Elements of Joint Ground Based Air Defence |
Elements of Defence HUMINT Unit |
Elements of the Joint Support Chain Services |
Volunteer and ex-regular members of the reserve forces will continue to deploy to Afghanistan as part of this integrated force package, and we expect to issue around 786 call-out notices to fill some 676 posts. On completion of their mobilisation procedures, the reservists will undertake a period of training and, where applicable, integration with their respective receiving units. The majority will serve on operations for around six months. As part of this commitment, we expect up to 19 members of the sponsored reserves to be in theatre at any one time.
The deployment of 3 Commando Brigade and accompanying units will not result in any change to the UK’s established and enduring conventional force level of 9,500 personnel.
I shall make a further statement on the units we expect to serve under 3 Commando Brigade’s planned replacement formation, 20th Armoured Brigade, nearer the time of their deployment.