3 Medical Regiment, is a unit of the
British Army's Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps a ...
.
History
3 Medical Regiment was formed in 2000 following the
1998 Strategic Defence Review
The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was a British policy document produced in July 1998 by the Labour Government that had gained power a year previously. Then Secretary of State for Defence, George Robertson, set out the initial defence policy of t ...
. The Regiment was formed from 3 squadrons: A (12) Medical Squadron, B (16) Medical Squadron, and C (24) Medical Squadron. Following their formation, the Regiment was assigned to the
3rd (United Kingdom) Mechanised Division and based at
Gaza Barracks
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. In 2002, the Regiment was renamed as 3 Close Support Medical Regiment.
Over the next 10 years, from 2003 to 2013, the Regiment saw multiple deployments to
Iraq (
OP Telic
Operation Telic (Op TELIC) was the codename under which all of the United Kingdom's military operations in Iraq were conducted between the start of the invasion of Iraq on 19 March 2003 and the withdrawal of the last remaining British forces on ...
) and
Afghanistan (
OP Herrick
Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assis ...
).
In 2010, as a result of the
Army 2020 reforms, the Regiment was moved under operational control of the
102nd Logistics Brigade but supporting
3 UK Division.
In 2015, as a result of the
Army 2020 Refine reforms, it was announced that Headquarters,
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 ...
was to be rationalised and all its reporting units moved under other commands.
The Regiment will be re-equipped with the
Mechanised Infantry Vehicle and will see a reduction of 3 personnel.
Structure
* Regimental Headquarters,
Fulwood Barracks, Preston
* 12 Medical Squadron, Fulwood Barracks, Preston
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* 29 Medical Squadron, Fulwood Barracks, Preston
* 18 Support Squadron, Fulwood Barracks, Preston
References
External links
3 Medical Regiment
Units of the Royal Army Medical Corps
Military units and formations established in 2000