152 Logistic Regiment RLC is a North Irish reserve

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of The

Royal Logistic Corps The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. History The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: * Royal Engine ...

History

The regiment was formed in the

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(RCT) in 1967 with two transport squadrons. It was redesignated 152 (Ulster) Ambulance Regiment RCT in the 1980s, and transferred into The

(RLC) in 1993 as 152 (Ulster) Ambulance Regiment RLC. In 1999 it acquired a third squadron from 157 Transport Regiment and was put under the administrative control of the

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. In 2006 it re-roled as a transport regiment and was transferred back to control of The Royal Logistic Corps, returning an ambulance squadron to 157 Transport Regiment and acquiring a newly raised third transport squadron. Under

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the regiment was paired with

9 Regiment RLC 9 Regiment RLC is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. History The regiment was formed on 5 April 1993 and has participated in several conflicts and operations in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. Structure It is partner ...

under

102nd Logistic Brigade 102nd Logistic Brigade (102 Log Bde) is a logistic brigade of the British Army. Its role is to force generate and force prepare fighting elements, including the Headquarters, globally, for current operations and deliver capability to contingent f ...

, while the regiment joins 104th Logistic Support Brigade. As part of this plan, the regiment became a specialist 'Fuel Support' regiment in 2015, the only unit of its type in the army. The regiment also works closely with the Royal Engineers' 516 Specialist Team (Bulk Petroleum).

Current structure

Below is the current structure of the regiment: * Regimental Headquarters, at

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* 277 (Belfast) Headquarters Squadron, at Palace Barracks, Holywood * 211 (Londonderry) Tanker Squadron, in

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** C (Coleraine) Troop, in

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

* 220 (Belfast) Tanker Squadron, at Palace Barracks, Holywood * 400 (Belfast) Petroleum Squadron, at Palace Barracks, Holywood

References

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* {{Royal Logistic Corps Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps Military units and formations established in 1967 Irish regiments of the British Army 1967 establishments in the United Kingdom