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Written Question
Ukraine: Military Aid
Tuesday 31st January 2023

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regiments have been involved in Operation Interflex.

Answered by James Heappey

Since Operation Interflex began in June 2022, personnel from across the Army have been deployed in support of the training of Ukrainian recruits in the UK. The regiments involved include:

  • 7 Regimental Royal Logistic Corps

  • 3rd Battalion The Rifles

  • 5th Battalion The Rifles

  • The Light Dragoons

  • The Scots Guards

  • The Irish Guards

  • 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment

  • The Royal Lancers

  • 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment

  • 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment

  • The Welsh Guards

  • 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

  • The Ranger Regiment

The Royal Marines and Royal Air Force Regiment have also deployed personnel to Operation Interflex.

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Mar. 22 2023

Source Page: FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 20 March 2023
Document: Request for information on the Defence clothing catalogue (PDF)

Found: RAF Regiment Band, All Ranks. RAF. Cloth. Embroidered. Gold on dark blue. Motif ‘RAF REGIMENT’.

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Feb. 28 2023

Source Page: FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 28 February 2023
Document: Request for copies of Defence Clothing Catalogues (PDF)

Found: Royal Tank Regiment.

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Ministry of Defence

Dec. 30 2022

Source Page: The Military Division of the New Year Honours 2023
Document: The Military Division of the New Year Honours 2023 (webpage)

Found: Lieutenant Colonel Patrick James FARRELL, Royal Regiment of Artillery Lieutenant Colonel James Anthony

Tweet
Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington) - @markjenkinsonmp
24 Mar 2023, 11:01 a.m.

A beautiful sight! The Cumberland Flag flying high over the Arctic Circle, courtesy of 3rd Battalion The Ranger Regiment.  Thank you to the service personnel who forwarded me this. I wish you all the best. https://t.co/q6nlZt5G7P

Link to Original Tweet

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Nov. 17 2023

Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 13 November 2023
Document: Copy of the King's regulations for the Royal Air Force (PDF)

Found: (3) A unit of RAF Regiment or its associated overseas force may be commanded by an RAF Regiment officer

Select Committee
Ministry of Defence
 DIS0048 - Defence in Scotland

Written Evidence Feb. 21 2023

Inquiry: Defence in Scotland
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Found: It is also home to a RAF Regiment Force Protection Wing HQ, and the resident RAF Mountain Rescue Team

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Nov. 30 2022

Source Page: Military training exercise helps sand dune habitat restoration and boosts biodiversity in Cornwall
Document: Military training exercise helps sand dune habitat restoration and boosts biodiversity in Cornwall (webpage)

Found: the second year running personnel from the British Army’s 232 Port Squadron, 165 Port and Maritime Regiment

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Ministry of Defence

Nov. 10 2022

Source Page: UK Ranger Unit serves alongside US Special Operations Forces
Document: UK Ranger Unit serves alongside US Special Operations Forces (webpage)

Found: UK Ranger Battalion deploys alongside US Special Operations Forces for the first time United Kingdom

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Nov. 17 2022

Source Page: UK scientists support British Army in US experiment in California
Document: UK scientists support British Army in US experiment in California (webpage)

Found: closely with the UK’s 20th Armoured Combat Battle Team (20 ABCT) and 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment