39 Engineer Regiment (39 Engr Regt) is a battalion-sized regiment of the

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formed in 1951 and based in Kinloss in

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History

It was in Kenya in the early 1950s, up until 1955, and elements took part in anti- Mau Mau operations. An announcement in November 2011 confirmed that 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support) RE would move from Waterbeach Barracks, near

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, to Kinloss, in July 2012. It was expected that 930 service personnel and their families would move at this time. As of 2016, the regiment consisted of five squadrons: * 39 Engineer Regiment,

Kinloss Barracks Kinloss Barracks is a military installation located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. Until 2012 it was a Royal Air Force (RAF) station, RAF Kinloss. History RAF Kinloss The Royal Air Force station ...

** 60 Headquarters and Support Squadron ** 34 Field Squadron ** 48 Field Squadron ** 53 Field Squadron ** 65 Field Support Squadron ** REME Workshop

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* {{UK-mil-unit-stub 39 Military units and formations established in 1951 1951 establishments in the United Kingdom 1951 establishments in Scotland