Regional Command, formerly Support Command, is a two-star command of the British Army. It is the Army's HQ for the UK, Nepal and Brunei. It delivers Real Life Support to the Army and controls the UK Stations and Garrisons. It is also responsible for engagement with the civilian community and acts as the proponent for UK Operations. Support Command, formed in 2011, became Regional Command in 2015.

History

Support Command was formed on 1 November 2011 and absorbed the functions of the 4th Infantry Division on 1 January 2012 and of 2nd Infantry Division and 5th Infantry Division from 1 April 2012. Support Command is headquartered at

Aldershot Garrison Aldershot Garrison, also known as Aldershot Military Town, is a major garrison in South East England, between Aldershot and Farnborough in Hampshire. The garrison was established when the War Department bought a large area of land near the villa ...

in South East England. Initial published tasks included: *Lead on the Firm Base Concept for

Commander Land Forces Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (CINCLAND), was a senior officer in the British Army. CINCLAND commanded HQ Land Forces, an administrative apparatus that had responsibility for all of the army's fighting units in the United Kingdom (excluding Nort ...

from 1 November 2011. *Deliver Firm Base support as defined by Project AVANTI from 3 January 2012 within 2nd (South East) Brigade, 43rd (Wessex) Brigade and

145 (South) Brigade The 145th Infantry Brigade was a regional brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars, disbanding in 1943 and being reformed in the 1990s. The Brigade was renamed Headquarters 11th Infantry Brig ...

boundaries and for the remainder within boundaries from 3 April 2012. *Assume command of British Gurkhas Nepal and British Forces Brunei from 3 January 2012. *Provide the Land Forces link to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations (RFCA) in order to ensure its outputs match the LF requirement. In order to provide land military capability in the most effective and efficient manner. On 1 September 2015 Support Command was renamed Regional Command. The main duties of GOC Regional Command is to: *Provide the necessary support to the successful delivery of both UK and overseas operations *Achieve the specified tasks in support of the achievement of Firm Base Outputs *Deliver the Firm base, championing overseas support, whilst managing the drawdown in Germany *Support the sustainment of the Army's Moral Component in order to deliver success on operations, at home, and thereafter the Army of the future.

Components

As of 2013, the command had administrative control of the following units: * 2 (South East) Brigade * 15 (North East) Brigade *

38 (Irish) Brigade The 38th (Irish) Brigade, is a brigade formation of the British Army that served in the Second World War. It was composed of North Irish line infantry regiments and served with distinction in the Tunisian and Italian Campaigns. Following the en ...

42 (North West) Brigade The 42nd Infantry Brigade, also known as 42 (North West) Brigade, was a brigade of the British Army. History The brigade first saw action during the Second Boer War. First World War The brigade was reformed in August 1914 during the First Worl ...

* 43 (Wessex) Brigade * 49 (East) Brigade * 51 (Scottish) Brigade *

143 (West Midlands) Brigade The 143rd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. In the First World War the brigade served on both Western Front and later the Italian Front. During the S ...

* 160 (Welsh) Brigade * British Forces Brunei * British Gurkhas Nepal *

* Colchester Garrison * Catterick Garrison Under the Army 2020 reorganisation programme, the command began assisting 1st (UK) Division in managing the seven infantry brigades in the Adaptable Force. In late 2014 / early 2015, 2nd, 15th, 43rd, 49th, 143rd and 145th Brigades merged with the other brigades, leaving seven brigades in the Adaptable Force and two other Regional Points of Command in Force Troops Command. The command remains based at Aldershot and, from Spring 2015, had operational control of the nine Regional Points of Command which are: *

Headquarters North East 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East, previously known as 4th Mechanized Brigade and before that 4th Armoured Brigade is a brigade formation of the British Army, currently based in Catterick, North Yorkshire as part of 1st ...

Headquarters East The 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team is a formation in the British Army with a direct lineage to 7th Armoured Brigade and a history that stretches back to the Napoleonic Wars. It saw active service in the Crimean War, the Second Boer War ...

Headquarters South East 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 ...

* Headquarters North West *

Headquarters Scotland 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland is an Adaptable Force Brigade of the British Army. It is the regional administrative formation responsible for all the units of the Army Reserve based in Scotland and an Adaptable Force Brigade ...

* Headquarters West Midlands *

Headquarters South West Headquarters South West (HQ South West) is a Colonel's command of the British Army formed to oversee the area of South West England. Background Prior to 2012, the 43rd (Wessex) Brigade had overseen all army units and was the Regional Point ...

38th (Irish) Brigade The 38th (Irish) Brigade, is a brigade formation of the British Army that served in the Second World War. It was composed of Ulster, North Irish line infantry regiments and served with distinction in the Tunisia Campaign, Tunisian and Italian Camp ...

* 160th (Welsh) Brigade

Commanders

Commanders include: *January 2012 - August 2013 Major-General

Colin Boag Major General Colin James Boag, is a senior British Army officer. Military career Boag graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned at the rank of second lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers on 6 August 1983, wi ...

*August 2013 - June 2015 Major-General Robert Nitsch *June 2015 - June 2017 Major-General Richard Stanford *June 2017 - February 2020 Major-General Duncan Capps *February 2020 - July 2022 Major-General

David Eastman David Harold Eastman (born 29 September 1945) is a former public servant from Canberra, Australia. In 1995, he was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester and was sentenced to life ...

*July 2022 – present Major-General Jonathan Swift

References

External links

Main Website
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