This is the Operation Herrick ground order of battle, which lists any British ground forces that have taken part in the duration of

Operation 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 Ass ...

between 2002 and 2014.

Operation Herrick 0-10

Operation Herrick began in 2002 on the end of

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, which saw Britain hand command of the

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force to

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. At that point, the deployment was scaled back from 2,100 to approximately 300, primarily concerned with security in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

, and manning the UK Afghan National Army Training Team (UKANATT). In 2003, the deployment in

was expanded to

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size when two

Provincial Reconstruction Team A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) was a unit introduced by the United States government, consisting of military officers, diplomats, and reconstruction subject matter experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in unstable states. PRT ...

s were established, along with a rapid reaction force, based around a light role infantry battalion, the Afghanistan Roulement Infantry Battalion (ARIB). In January 2006, the Government announced that, due to the worsening situation in the south of Afghanistan, a brigade sized formation numbering approximately 3,300,

Task Force Helmand Task Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand was part of Regional Command Southwest and consisted primarily of personnel from the Briti ...

, would be deployed to

Helmand Province Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering area. The province contains 13 ...

Operation Herrick

April 2004 - September 2004: * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General John Cooper (May 2004 to December 2004) * 1st Battalion,

The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under vario ...

Operation Herrick I

October 2004 - March 2005: * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General John Cooper (October 2004 to December 2004) * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Peter Gilchrist (December 2004 to March 2005) * 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot)

Operation Herrick II

April 2005 - September 2005: * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Peter Gilchrist (April 2005 to September 2005) * 2nd Battalion,

Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the Unite ...

Operation Herrick III

October 2005 - March 2006: * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Peter Gilchrist (October 2005 to December 2005) * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Christopher Wilson (January 2006 to March 2006) * 1st Battalion,

Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment was a short-lived infantry regiment of the British Army. History The regiment was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Re ...

** Support Company * Elements of 7th Signal Regiment

Operation Herrick IV

April 2006 – September 2006: * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Christopher Wilson (April 2006 to September 2006) *HQ, 16 Air Assault Brigade *Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion **British Forces Transport Troop Principal Manoeuvre Units * 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment ** A Company ** B Company & 6 (Guards) Platoon ** C Company & Ranger Platoon ** Support Company * 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) **Somme Platoon **Barrosa Platoon **Patrols Platoon **Ranger Platoon **Reconnaissance Platoon ANA & ANP Mentoring *

7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It serves in the field artillery role with 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, and is equipped with the L118 Light Gun. The ...

Logistics HQ *

Commando Logistic Regiment The role of the Commando Logistic Regiment (CLR), Royal Marines is to provide second line Combat Service Support to 3 Commando Brigade. It is 3 Commando Brigade's dedicated logistic unit and provides all second line Combat Service Support to the f ...

Other units *Easy Company **Somme Platoon from 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment **Barrosa Platoon from 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment ** Ad hoc company headquarters from 3 PARA *

Pathfinder Platoon The Pathfinder Platoon is a pathfinder unit of the British Army, and an integral part of 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Pathfinder Platoon acts as the brigade's advance force and reconnaissance force. Its role includes locating and marking drop zon ...

* Household Cavalry Regiment ** D Squadron (Formation Reconnaissance Squadron) * Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland ** B Company Royal Artillery *5th Regiment Royal Artillery **Unknown Battery (STA) ** 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA** Fire Support Team *

32nd Regiment Royal Artillery 32 Regiment Royal Artillery ("The Wessex Gunners") is a regiment in the Royal Artillery, part of the British Army and is equipped with the Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III and PUMA 2 miniature unmanned aerial vehicles. 32nd Regiment is the only R ...

** 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery Royal Engineers *

23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment is a Royal Engineers regiment in the British Army that was formed in 2003. It provides engineer support to 16 Air Assault Brigade in both the parachute and air assault role. The regiment is currently based at Rock ...

, Royal Engineers ** 51 Parachute Squadron *** 8 Troop (Made up of attached personnel from 9 Parachute Squadron RE) * Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE * 39 Engineer Regiment RE ** 53 Field Squadron ** 48 Field Squadron Royal Logistic Corps *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC * 13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC *

29 Regiment RLC 29 Regiment RLC is a regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army. Structure The regiment's current structure is as follows: *55 Headquarters Squadron *50 Postal Courier and Movement Control Squadron *59 Postal Courier and Movement Con ...

Royal Signals * 216 Signal Squadron *Elements of

14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) The 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) is a part of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals. The regiment's role is to provide electronic warfare (EW) capability in support of deployed Land Commanders, in order to enable operations in t ...

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers * 7 Air Assault Battalion REME **8 Close Support Squadron Royal Army Medical Corps *16 Close Support Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Military Police * 1st Regiment, Royal Military Police **

114 Provost Company The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operations ...

4 Regiment Royal Military Police 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

156 Provost Company (Air Assault) The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operation ...

Theatre Reserve Battalion *

2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as the Royal Fusiliers or, simply, the Fusiliers) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st battalion, part of ...

Operation Herrick V

October 2006 - April 2007: * Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Christopher Wilson (October 2006 to December 2006) * Commander,

International Security Assistance Force ' ps, کمک او همکاري ' , allies = Afghanistan , opponents = Taliban Al-Qaeda , commander1 = , commander1_label = Commander , commander2 = , commander2_label = , commander3 = , command ...

: General Sir David Richards (December 2006 to April 2007) *HQ,

3 Commando Brigade 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), previously called the 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces. It is composed of the Royal Marine Commandos, alongside commando qualified sailors, soldiers and airmen from ...

ANA & ANP Mentoring *

45 Commando 45 Commando Royal Marines (pronounced "four-five commando") is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of the ...

, Royal Marines ** Whiskey Company ** Zulu Company Logistics HQ *

Other units *

The Light Dragoons The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from the counties of Northu ...

** C Squadron *

42 Commando 42 Commando (42 Cdo) (pronounced as Four-Two Commando) is a subordinate unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade. Based at Bickleigh Barracks near Plymouth, personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations or training. ...

, Royal Marines ** Juliet Company ** Kilo Company ** Mike Company *** 10 Troop *** 11 Troop ** Reconnaissance Troop *

** 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery

UAVs An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controlle ...

29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery, based in Plymouth. The regiment is under the operational control of 3 Commando Brigade, to which it provides artillery support and gunnery ...

** 7 (Sphinx) Battery Royal Artillery ** 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery Royal Artillery * 28 Engineer Regiment RE * 59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC * 27 Transport Regiment RLC *

* 2nd Medical Brigade, Royal Army Medical Corps ** 22 Field Hospital * 3 Regiment RMP ** 174 Provost Company * Elements of The 2nd Battalion

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as the Royal Fusiliers or, simply, the Fusiliers) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st battalion, part o ...

(Theatre Reserve Battalion) * The Rifle Volunteers/6 Rifles (TA) ** Peninsula Company

Operation Herrick VI

April 2007 – October 2007: * Commander, International Security Assistance Force: General Sir David Richards (April 2007 to October 2007) *HQ, 12 Mechanised Brigade Principal Manoeuvre Unit *1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) ** B Company ** C Company ** D (Fire Support) Company ANA & ANP Mentoring *1st Battalion,

Grenadier Guards "Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it." , colors = , colors_label = , march = Slow: " Scipio" , mascot = , equipment = , equipment ...

** Inkerman Company ** The Queen's Company Other units * 12 Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force (12 BRF) ** 1 Platoon ** 2 Platoon ** B Troop 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA (Detached) *

** B Squadron * 2nd Royal Tank Regiment ** Falcon Squadron *1st Battalion,

The Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...

- first unit in Afghanistan to the use the new "Vector" protected patrol vehicle ** A (Norfolk) Company ** B (Suffolk) Company ** No 3 (Fighting) Company 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards. Company was raised specifically for Herrick 6 and came under command of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. Company was disbanded once more on return to UK. *** 7 Platoon *Elements of 16th Regiment Royal Artillery * 19th Regiment Royal Artillery ** 5 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery *

** 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery Royal Artillery

39th Regiment Royal Artillery 39 Regiment Royal Artillery was part of the Royal Artillery. Its name is pronounced "three nine", The Regiment was one of the Depth fire units of 1st Artillery Brigade, part of the British Army. It was formed in 1947, and placed into suspended a ...

** Unknown Troop of

MLRS A multiple rocket launcher (MRL) or multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system that contains multiple launchers which are fixed to a single platform, and shoots its rocket ordnance in a fashion similar to a voll ...

* 26 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC * 4 Logistic Support Regiment RLC **871 Postal & Courier Squadron RLC **Elements of 152 (Ulster) Transport Regt RLC *4 General Support Medical Regiment * 2nd Medical Brigade, Royal Army Medical Corps **212 Field Hospital *Somme Company, composed mainly of elements of The London Regiment, also a platoon of Grenadier Guards and individual members of the Reserve Forces. In February 2007, it was announced that an additional 1,400 troops would be deployed to Afghanistan, primarily formed as a battlegroup around a light infantry battalion, the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
*Renamed as 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) 01/09/07

Operation Herrick VII

November 2007 - April 2008: * Commander, International Security Assistance Force: General Sir David Richards (November 2007 to November 2007) * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Jonathon Riley (December 2007 to April 2008) *HQ 52 Infantry Brigade - deployment first reported November 2006. ** 258 Signal Squadron Royal Corps of Signals - Bde HQ ANA & ANP Mentoring * 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (Green Howards) ** OMLT 2 - B (KH) Company Other units * Household Cavalry Regiment ** C Squadron ** D Squadron *A Squadron, Queens Royal Lancers, Viking Armoured Support Group *

40 Commando 40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet. Their barracks are at Norton ...

, Royal Marines - Camp Bastion (Battle Group North) ** Alpha Company - FOB Inkerman ** Bravo Company -

Sangin Sangin ( ps, سنگين) is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately 20,000 people. It is located on in the valley of the Helmand River at altitude, to the north-east of Lashkargah. Sangin is notorious as o ...

** Charlie Company - COB Zeebrugge/Kajaki Dam ** Delta Company - Now Zad ** Echo Company - FOB Robinson *1st Battalion,

Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonia ...

** Unknown Platoon, No. 2 Company ** No. 10 Platoon, No. 3 Company ** Sniper Section ** Support Company *1st Battalion,

Scots Guards The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642, although it was only placed on the E ...

** Right Flank ** Elements of Number 2 Company

Attached to Right flank as dismounted infantry *1st Battalion, The

*Salonika Company,

The Rifles The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerl ...

4th Regiment Royal Artillery The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliff ...

** 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery RA

** Unknown Troop of

M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...

* 36 Engineer Regiment RE ** 20 Field Squadron *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE ** 21 Field Squadron (EOD) *Elements of

170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group is an engineering group of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. Today the group controls all of the STREs of the army in addition to 20 Works Group (Air Support), the Royal Monmouthshire Royal ...

RE * Kings Royal Hussars ** B Squadron using Mastiff's *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC *Elements of

14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) The 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) is a part of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals. The regiment's role is to provide electronic warfare (EW) capability in support of deployed Land Commanders, in order to enable operations in ...

* 27 Transport Regiment RLC *5 General Support Medical Regiment * 1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers *101 Provost Company,

Royal Military Police The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operations ...

Operation Herrick VIII

May 2008 – October 2008: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Jonathon Riley (May 2008 to October 2008) *HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade ANA Mentoring *1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) **Imjin Company **Elements of C troop from C Battery 3rd Royal Horse Artillery ANP Mentoring * Police Reform Cell * Royal Military Police - Police Mentoring Team (PMT) Other units * Household Cavalry Regiment ** D Squadron *

Queen's Royal Lancers The Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1993 and amalgamated with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) on 2 May 2015 to form the Royal Lancers. History The regiment was formed in ...

** A Squadron ** Viking Squadron * The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion

The Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior and only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an indiv ...

* The Highlanders, 4th Battalion

** Bravo Company *

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland * 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment **B Company **C (Bruneval) Company **D Company - Strike operations roll *

3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), is a battalion sized formation of the British Army's Parachute Regiment and is a subordinate unit within 16 Air Assault Brigade. Roled as an Airborne light infantry unit, the battalion is capable ...

** A Company ** B Company ** Guards' Parachute Platoon * 7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery *

42(Alem Hamza) Battery *

**Unknown Troop of

* 23 (Air Assault) Regiment RE *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC * 13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC * 6 Supply Regiment RLC *16 Close Support Medical Regiment *7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers *Elements of the Theatre Reserve Battalion, B Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers), then 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) were deployed in support of both 16 Air Assault Brigade and 3 Commando Brigade

Operation Herrick IX

November 2008 - April 2009: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Dutton (November 2008 to April 2009) *HQ

Principal Manoeuvre Units *

, Royal Marines -

Kandahar Air Field Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport, also referred to as Kandahar International Airport ( ps, د کندهار نړيوال هوايي ډګر) and by some military officials as Kandahar Airfield, KAF) , is located about south-east of the city Ka ...

** Juliet Company - FOB Argyll (Force protection in Kabul and Lashkar Gah) *

, Royal Marines (Battle Group North in the Upper Sangin Valley) ** Victor Company -

Kajaki Dam The Kajaki Dam is one of the two major hydroelectric power dams of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The dam is located on the Helmand River 100 miles (161 km) north-west of Kandahar and is operated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valle ...

** Whiskey Company - FOB Jackson ** X-Ray Company - FOB Nolay ** Yankee Company - FOB Inkerman ** Zulu Company - FOB Gibraltar *

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, a ...

(Battle Group South at Garmsir) *

2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the United ...

(Battle Group North West at Musa Qal'eh and Now Zad) ANA Mentoring * 1st Battalion,

with additional members from 6 RIFLES ** C Company (Mentored 4th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps) ANP Mentoring * Royal Military Police *

PMT Other units * Information Exploration Group (IX Group) ** Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) ** 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery, Royal Artillery

UAV An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controlle ...

Battery from

* 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Regiment of Wales) *Household Cavalry Regiment *1st Battalion, The

Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as 'The Tigers') is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland and part of the Q ...

** 1 Armoured Infantry company group *2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Theatre Reserve Battalion deployment) *

74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) Royal Artillery 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) is one of the three equipment batteries in 47th Regiment Royal Artillery and is based in Horne Barracks, Larkhill. The battery has existed in various guises throughout its history and has operated a variety o ...

using

* 24 (Commando) Regiment RE * 35 Engineer Regiment RE ** 77 Armoured Engineer Squadron *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC *

, Royal Marines *Elements of 17 Port And Maritime Regiment RLC *United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group, Royal Marines *

539 Assault Squadron RM 539 Raiding Squadron (539 RS) is 3 Commando Brigade's integral operational amphibious movement capability, delivering them on to land from water and patrolling waterways. It forms part of 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines. The Squadron ar ...

** Armoured Support Group *

Royal Marines Band Service The Royal Marines Band Service is the musical wing of the Royal Navy and an independent element of the Royal Marines. It currently consists of five bands plus a training wing – the Royal Marines School of Music at HMS ''Nelson'' – and its ...

*3rd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Operation Herrick 10-20

Operation Herrick X

May 2009 – October 2009: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Dutton (May 2009 to October 2009) *HQ 19 Light Brigade Principal Manoeuvre Units * 2nd Royal Tank Regiment ** Egypt Squadron *The

Light Dragoons The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from the counties of Northu ...

*1st Battalion,

Welsh Guards The Welsh Guards (WG; cy, Gwarchodlu Cymreig), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the First World War, by Royal Warrant of George V. ...

** No. 2 Company *2nd Battalion, The

Royal Welsh The Royal Welsh (R WELSH) ( cy, Y Cymry Brenhinol) is an armoured infantry regiment of the British Army. It was established in 2006 from the Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Foot) and the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot). History The ...

(Royal Regiment of Wales) ** A Company *The

Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regime ...

, 3rd Battalion The

Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior and only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an indiv ...

- Brigade Reconnaissance Force *2nd Battalion,

*4th Battalion,

** B Company ** R Company *2nd Battalion, The

ANA Mentoring *2nd Battalion,

Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...

(Worcesters and Foresters) ** B Company ANP Mentoring * Police Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (POMLT) *

** F Company Other units *5th Regiment Royal Artillery ** Unknown Battery (STA) * 40th Regiment Royal Artillery *

**Unknown Troop of

*Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE * 38 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of

, Royal Engineers *Theatre Logistics Group - 4 Logistic Support Regiment *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC *

17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC 17 Port and Maritime Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. The unit is the Army's only regular Port & Maritime capability, though it is twinned with 165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC, of the Army Reserve. History T ...

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 ...

(Kabul) *

27 Regiment RLC 27 Regiment RLC is a regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army. History 27 Transport Regiment, of the newly formed Royal Corps of Transport, was formed in 1965 as a maritime transport squadron. Upon the creation of the Royal Logisti ...

** 91 Supply Squadron *19 Combat Service Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) * 4th Battalion REME, * 2nd Medical Regiment *4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment ** Normandy Company *Elements of 5th Battalion

(Kabul) *173rd Provost Company

Operation Herrick XI

November 2009 - April 2010: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nicholas Parker (November 2009 to April 2010) *HQ

11 Light Brigade The 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade is a brigade of the British Army which is intended to train and assist foreign forces. In 2021, under the Future Army changes, the brigade was redesignated, formerly being the 11th Infantry Brigade & HQ ...

Principal Manoeuvre Units *

The Household Cavalry Regiment The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) is an Armoured Cavalry regiment of the British Army based in Bulford Camp in Wiltshire. It is the brother regiment of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - both ...

**A, B and C Squadrons *1st Battalion,

Grenadier Guards "Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it." , colors = , colors_label = , march = Slow: " Scipio" , mascot = , equipment = , equipment ...

** Queen's Company ** No. 2 Company ** The Inkerman Company *** 5 Platoon *1st Battalion,

*3rd Battalion,

*1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers) *2nd Battalion, The

(Royal Regiment of Wales) ** A Company ANA Mentoring *2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th & 33rd/76th Foot) (Green Howards) ANP Mentoring *1st Battalion,

** No. 3 Company * 4th Regiment Royal Military Police **

160 Provost Company The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operations ...

Other units *

1st Royal Tank Regiment The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps and operationally under 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. History Formation The regime ...

** D Squadron *Elements of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment *4th Battalion

**A Company *1st Battalion

**B Company *

1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS90 self-propelled gun. The regiment is currently based at La ...

* 28 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC *104 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers *

10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, also known as 10 The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment or 10 QOGLR, is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. History The regiment was created on 5 April 2001. It was formed as a mer ...

*261 Signals Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals *

5th Regiment Royal Artillery 5th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1958. It currently serves in the Surveillance and Target Acquisitio ...

**K 'Hondeghem' Bty (STA) *Elements of 256 (City of London) Field Hospital *Theatre Logistics Group -

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 ...

In October 2009, the total force was increased to 9,000 personnel with the addition of several other units: *1st Battalion,

*1st Battalion,

** No. 3 Company *3rd Battalion,

** 12 Platoon *2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire & Border) ** No. 1 Company * 1st Battalion,

** No. 1 Company

Operation Herrick XII

May 2010 - October 2010: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nicholas Parker (May 2010 to September 2010) * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Bucknall (September 2010 to October 2010) *HQ 4 Mechanized Brigade **204 Signal Squadron

Royal Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...

Principal Manoeuvre Units *

, Royal Marines ** Bravo Company *** 4 Troop ** Charlie Company *** 7 Troop ** Delta Company *1st Battalion,

The Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the Unite ...

*1st Battalion,

The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, Lancashire, Preston, it recruits throughout the North Wes ...

* 1st Battalion,

ANA Mentoring * Brigade Advisory Group (BAG) * The

Royal Scots Borderers The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The battalion formed on 1 August 2006 when its antecedent regiments - the Royal Scots and the King's O ...

, 1st Battalion

ANP Mentoring * Police Mentoring and Advisory Group (PMAG) * 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) Other units *

Royal Dragoon Guards The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Based in Battlesbury Bar ...

** A SQN ** C SQN ** D SQN The Green Horse *

* 21 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC *3 Medical Regiment *34 Field Hospital *1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers *101st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers *12 Close Support Logistic Regiment (CSLR) - based on 12 Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (since disbanded) *Elements of 23 Pioneer Regiment (Force Protection Platoon, 12 CSLR) (since disbanded) *Elements of 150 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (integrated within 12 CSLR) *Theatre Logistics Group -

8 Regiment RLC 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 Engin ...

*Weapon Intelligence Specialist Company *2nd Battalion, Arnhem Coy The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire & Border)

Operation Herrick XIII

November 2010 - April 2011: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Bucknall (November 2010 to April 2011) *HQ, 16 Air Assault Brigade **

216 Parachute Signal Squadron 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron is a squadron of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals that is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and information systems in support of the 16 Air ...

Principal Manoeuvre Units * 2nd Royal Tank Regiment ** Badger Squadron ** Cyclops Squadron ** Falcon Squadron *2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment *3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment *1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) * The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion

** B Company ANA Mentoring * BAG * 1st Battalion,

Irish Guards ("Who Shall Separate s") , colors = , identification_symbol_2 Saffron (pipes), identification_symbol_2_label = Tartan , identification_symbol = , identification_symbol_label = Tactical Recognition F ...

ANP Mentoring * PMAG *

, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland Other units * Household Cavalry Regiment ** D Squadron *Elements of 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Arnhem Company *Elements of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment Barrossa Company *Elements of 4th Battalion,

Duke of Lancaster's Regiment The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, it recruits throughout the North West of England. The Du ...

Corunna Company * 5th Regiment

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

Z Battery A Z Battery was a short range anti-aircraft weapon system, launching diameter rockets from ground-based single and multiple launchers, for the air defence of Great Britain in the Second World War. The rocket motors were later adapted with a ...

( STA) * 7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery *

** Unknown battery of

** Unknown Troop of

* 23 (Air Assault) Regiment RE ** 9 Parachute Squadron RE ** 51 Parachute Squadron RE ** 5 Armoured Squadron RE attached *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC *Theatre Logistics Group -

* 13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC *

** 95 Squadron RLC * 6 Supply Regiment RLC *16 Medical Regiment * 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital * 212 (Sheffield) Field Hospital *7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Operation Herrick XIV

May – October 2011: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Bucknall (May 2011 to October 2011) *HQ

Principal Manoeuvre Units * Brigade Reconnaissance Force *1st Battalion,

** A Company. ** B Company ** C Company. ** S Company. * 42 Commando, Royal Marines **Juliet Company **Lima Company **Mike Company * 45 Commando, Royal Marines * The Highlanders, 4th Battalion

** B Company. ANA Mentoring * BAG * 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Staffords) ANP Mentoring * PMAG * 2nd Battalion,

** A Company. Other units * The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (''Carabiniers and Greys'') * The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (''Prince of Wales) * 30 Commando (IX), Royal Marines *29 (Commando) Regiment,

** 53 (Louisburg) Battery RA * 24 Commando Engineer Regiment RE * 32 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 28 Engineer Regiment **39 Armoured Engineer Squadron *32 Regiment, Royal Artillery *Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE *Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC *

, Royal Marines *2 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Operation Herrick XV

November 2011 - April 2012: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General

Adrian Bradshaw General Sir Adrian John Bradshaw, (born 1958) is a former British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He also served as Director Special Forces from 2006 to 2009 and Commander Land Forces in 2013. Early life Bra ...

(November 2011 to April 2012) *HQ 20th Armoured Brigade * Brigade Reconnaissance Force ** Elements of 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment ** Elements of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Principal Manoeuvre Units * The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) * 5th Battalion,

* The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion

* 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards * 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters) ANA Mentoring * BAG * 2nd Battalion,

ANP Mentoring * PMAG * 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Other units *

*1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) ** A Company attached to 3 SCOTS ** B Company attached to the Danish Army ** C Company attached to the Danish Army ** Support Company attached to the Queen's Royal Hussars ** Headquarters staff attached to Task Force Helmand Headquarters. * 35 Engineer Regiment RE * 38 Engineer Regiment RE ** 11 Field Squadron *Elements of

39 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...

* 1 Logistic Support Regiment RLC *1 Medical Regiment *3 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers * 110 Provost Company * Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE * Elements 170 Infra Sp Engr Gp Royal Engineers *

**K 'Hondeghem' Bty (STA) *10 (Assaye Battery)

47th Regiment Royal Artillery 47 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It is equipped with the Thales Watchkeeper WK450. It is located at Horne Barracks, Larkhill in Wiltshire. It falls under command of 1st Aviation Brigade. Hi ...

Operation Herrick XVI

May 2012 - October 2012: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General

(May 2012 to September 2012) * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nick Carter (September 2012 to October 2012) *HQ 12 Mechanised Brigade Principal Manoeuvre Units * The King's Royal Hussars - HQ at MOB Lashkar Gah ** B Squadron * 1st Battalion,

Grenadier Guards "Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it." , colors = , colors_label = , march = Slow: " Scipio" , mascot = , equipment = , equipment ...

* 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (Duke of Wellington's) ** Prince Wales’s Company of 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (Working as the operations company attached to the 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment) * 1st Battalion,

** A (Norfolk) Company ** B (Suffolk) Company ** C (Essex) Company ANA Mentoring * BAG ** 3rd Battalion,

Locations at: *** Camp Tombstone, Camp Bastion *** Camp Shorabak, Camp Bastion ANP Mentoring * PMAG ** 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers) at MOB Lashkar Gah *** No. 2 Company ** 174 Provost Company,

. ** 7 (Royal Air Force Police) Squadron BRF * B Squadron

and Soldiers from Welsh Guards, RLC and American EOD Other units *

** A Squadron *4 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers *1st Royal Tank Regiment * 19th Regiment Royal Artillery *Elements of

** P Battery (The Dragon Troop) Royal Artillery (STA) *

** Desert Hawk III UAV ** Honeywell T-Hawk MAV ** Watchkeeper UAV * 26 Engineer Regiment RE at Camp Bastion *

33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S) is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. It is based at Carver Barracks, Essex. Organization Today the regiment consists of: * 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S), in Wimbish ** Regimental HQ and HQ Troop **49 ...

RE * 4 Logistic Support Regiment RLC * 24 Postal, Courier & Movements Regiment RLC *4 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps *228 Signals Squadron

Operation Herrick XVII

November 2012 - April 2013: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nick Carter (November 2012 to April 2013) *HQ 4th Mechanized Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (204) *HQ 104 Logistic Support Brigade Principal Manoeuvre Units *

The Queen's Royal Lancers The Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1993 and amalgamated with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) on 2 May 2015 to form the Royal Lancers. History The regiment was formed in ...

* 1st Battalion,

, Royal Marines ** Alpha Company * 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) * 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment ANA Mentoring * BAG *

The Royal Scots Borderers The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The battalion formed on 1 August 2006 when its antecedent regiments - the Royal Scots and the King's O ...

, 1st Battalion

** Delta Company ANP Mentoring * PMAG * The Royal Dragoon Guards Other units * 1st Battalion,

* Elements of The Honourable Artillery Company * Elements of The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry * Elements of 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland * Elements of 3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment * Elements of 4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment * Elements of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment * Elements of The London Regiment Royal Artillery *

* Elements of

** 93 (Le Cateau) Battery * Elements of

16 Regiment Royal Artillery 16 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the Anti-aircraft warfare, air defence role and is equipped with the CAMM (missile family), Sky Sabre air defence missile sy ...

* Elements of

32 Regiment Royal Artillery 32 Regiment Royal Artillery ("The Wessex Gunners") is a regiment in the Royal Artillery, part of the British Army and is equipped with the Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III and PUMA 2 miniature unmanned aerial vehicles. 32nd Regiment is the only R ...

* Elements of 39 Regiment Royal Artillery * Elements of 101 Regiment Royal Artillery Royal Engineers * 21 Engineer Regiment RE * Elements of 28 Engineer Regiment * Elements of 36 Engineer Regiment (Search) * Elements of 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) * Elements of 75 Engineer Regiment * Elements of 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) * Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group Royal Logistic Corps * Elements of

6 Regiment RLC 6 Regiment RLC is a regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army. History The regiment was originally known as the 6th Ordnance Battalion, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 6 Battalion deployed to the Middle East in 1990-91 as part of 1st ...

7 Regiment RLC 7 Regiment RLC is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. History 7 Tank Transporter Column of the Royal Army Service Corps, was established in 1961, following the expansion of the transportation element of the British Army of the R ...

* Elements of

* Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC * 12 Logistic Support Regiment RLC * Elements of

* Elements of

23 Pioneer Regiment RLC 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 ...

* Elements of

* Elements of 148 Expeditionary Force Institute Squadron RLC * Elements of 150 (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment RLC * Elements of 159 Supply Regiment RLC Royal Signals * 2 Signal Regiment * Elements of 10 Signal Regiment * Elements of

* Elements of 15 Signal Regiment (Information Support) * Elements of

21 Signal Regiment (Air Support) The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...

* Elements of 32 Signal Regiment Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers * 1 Close Support Battalion REME * Elements of 7 Air Assault Battalion REME * Elements of 101 Force Support Battalion REME * Elements of 102 Battalion REME * Elements of 103 Battalion REME Medical * 3 Medical Regiment * Elements of 204 (Northern Irish) Field Hospital * Elements of 243 (Wessex) Field Hospital * Elements of Tactical Medical Wing, RAF Law enforcement * 150 Provost Company,

* Elements of 101 Provost Company Royal Military Police * Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Military Police * Elements of Special Investigations Branch (United Kingdom) * Elements of The Military Provost Staff Other units * Elements of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment * Elements of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion * Elements of 2 Military Intelligence (Exploitation) Battalion * Elements of 4 Military Intelligence Battalion * Elements of The Military Stabilisation and Support Group * Elements of 15 Psychological Operations Group * Elements of The Defence Cultural Specialist Unit * Elements of 90 Signals Unit, Royal Air Force * Elements of 1 Air Control Centre, Royal Air Force * Elements of 33 (Engineering) Squadron, Royal Air Force * Elements of Tactical Supply Wing, Royal Air Force * Elements of 1 Air Mobility Wing, Royal Air Force * Elements of 2 (Mechanical Transport) Squadron, Royal Air Force * Elements of 93 (Expeditionary Armaments) Squadron, Royal Air Force * Elements of Engineering and Logistics Wing, Royal Air Force Odiham

Operation Herrick XVIII

May 2013 – October 2013: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nick Carter (May 2013 to July 2013) * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General John Lorimer (July 2013 to October 2013) *HQ 1 Mechanized Brigade ** 215 Signal Squadron (Brigade Headquarters) **Campaign Signal Regiment: 3rd (United Kingdom) Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment (3DSR) ** British Forces Combat Camera Team ** EOD and Search Task Force ** Joint Fires and Targeting Group ** Operational Intelligence Support Group ** Rear Operations Group ** Transition Support Unit *** Transition Support Unit Lashkar Gah *** Transition Support Unit Nad-e Ali *** Transition Support Unit Nahr-e-Saraj Principal Manoeuvre Units * 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (Armoured) * 2nd Battalion,

(Light Role Infantry) * 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Armoured Infantry) ** Y Company ANA Mentoring * BAG * 4th Battalion, The Rifles (Mechanized Infantry) ANP Mentoring * PMAG * The

Royal Highland Fusiliers The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Prior to 28 March 2006, the Royal Highland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment in its own right, c ...

2nd Battalion,

(Light Role Infantry) Other units * 1st Battalion, Irish Guards ** No. 2 Company (Brigade Operations Company) * Brigade Reconnaissance Force ** Household Cavalry Regiment (Formation Reconnaissance) **4 RIFLES Recce platoon *** Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Group *** Unknown Squadron * Royal Artillery **

(Light Role Artillery) **

(Surveillance & Target Acquisition) * Royal Engineers ** 22 Engineer Regiment * Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ** 6 (Close Support) Battalion REME * Royal Signals ** 202 Signal Squadron * Royal Logistic Corps ** 3 Logistic Support Regiment RLC * Army Medical Services **5 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps

Operation Herrick XIX

November 2013 - June 2014: * Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General John Lorimer (November 2013 to June 2014) *HQ 7 Armoured Brigade *207 Signal Squadron (Brigade Headquarters) * Infantry ** 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards ** 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (Light Role Infantry) *** C Company **

3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...

(Armoured Infantry) **The Highlanders, 4th Battalion,

(Armoured Infantry) * Armour **

9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1960 by the amalgamation of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers and the 12th Royal Lancers. In the later years of its existence, the regiment served a ...

(Formation Reconnaissance) **

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British ...

(Armoured) * Royal Artillery **

3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. They are currently based at Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland, England. The regiment was constituted in 1939 out of existing batteries. Two of ...

(Light Role Artillery) *** OP Sterga 2 **

(UAV) **Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery (STA) *** 53 (Louisburg) Battery RA * Royal Engineers ** 32 Engineer Regiment * Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ** 2 (Close Support) Battalion REME * Royal Logistic Corps ** 2 Logistic Support Regiment RLC * Army Medical Services ** 2nd Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps

Operation Herrick XX

June 2014 - December 2014: * UK contingent commander: Brigadier James Swift (June 2014 - December 2014) * Elements of 20th Armoured Brigade HQ * HQ 102 Logistic Brigade * Infantry ** Elements of

1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as 'The Tigers') is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the British Army order of precedence, line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regime ...

2nd Battalion, The Rifles The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...

5th Battalion, The Rifles The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of Company (military unit), companies in other Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Army Reserv ...

** Elements of

7th Battalion, The Rifles The 7th Battalion, The Rifles (7 RIFLES) is an Army Reserve battalion of the British Army originally formed in 1999 as an independent regiment, however later became part of The Rifles following the Future Army Structure programme, and remains an ...

* Armour **

** Elements of the

Queen's Royal Hussars The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is a British armoured regiment. It was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The regiment and its antece ...

* Royal Artillery ** Elements of 5th Regiment K 'Hondeghem' Bty ** 26th Regiment ** Elements of 39th Regiment ** Elements of 47th Regiment *** 43 Battery Watchkeeper UAS * Royal Engineers ** 64 Works Group ** Elements of 33 Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) ** Elements of 35 Regiment ** Elements of 42 Regiment (Geographic) * Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ** 3 Close Support Battalion ** Elements of

102 Battalion 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...

* Royal Logistic Corps ** 2 Operational Support Group ** 1 Regiment ** Elements of 6 Regiment ** Elements of 7 Regiment ** Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment ** Elements of

13 Air Assault Support Regiment 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 Engin ...

** Elements of 29 Regiment ** Elements of 150 (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment ** Elements of 159 Supply Regiment ** Elements of Headquarters Expeditionary Forces Institute and 148 (Expeditionary Forces Institute) Squadron * Army Medical Services ** 1st Armoured Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) **

2nd Medical Brigade (United Kingdom) 2nd Medical Brigade (2 Med Bde) is a formation of the British Army formed under 1st (United Kingdom) Division, 1st UK Division. It predominantly provides deployed hospital care via 13 Field Hospitals. It also provides specialist medical capabilit ...

RAMC *** 34 Field Hospital ** Elements of

1st Military Working Dog Regiment The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps is a British Army animal unit. It is responsible for providing trained dogs and handlers to support the main brigade of British troops deployed to Afghanistan in Operation Herric ...

* Royal Signals ** 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment ** Elements of 10 Regiment ** Elements of 14 Regiment (Electronic Warfare) ** Elements of 15 Regiment (Information Support) ** Elements of 30 Regiment * Military Intelligence ** Elements of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion ** Elements of 2 Military Intelligence Battalion ** Elements of 4 Military Intelligence Battalion * Police ** Elements of 1st Regiment RMP ** Elements of Special Investigation Branch (United Kingdom) RMP ** Elements of Close Protection Unit RMP ** No. 2 Tactical Police Squadron RAF ** Elements of the Military Provost Staff * Royal Air Force ** No. 7 Force Protection Wing RAF (HQ) **

No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment is a field squadron of the RAF Regiment in the Royal Air Force. Its mission is protection of RAF bases from ground attack. The squadron's headquarters is at RAF Marham, having moved from RAF Honington. History The s ...

** No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment ** No. 609 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF)

Kabul Support Unit

* 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards from February 2014 to August 2014. ** HQ Company ** No. 1 Company ** No. 2 Company ** Elements of No. 4 (Support) Company

Logistic Support

Supporting the UK force is HQ Joint Force Support (Afghanistan)(JFSp(A)). This 1* headquarters has commands the: * Theatre Logistics Group ** Joint Movements Unit ** Reverse Supply Chain Squadron ** Reverse Support Chain Squadron ** Transport Troop ** Vehicle Replenishment Section * Theatre Provost Group * Theatre Medical Group * Theatre Equipment Support Group ** Joint Helicopter Support Unit ** Equipment Support Company ** Redeployment Platoon

Stabilisation Teams

* Military Stabilisation Support Team ** Lashkar Gah District Stabilisation Team

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