Kendrew Barracks is a

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barracks located north east of Cottesmore, Rutland,

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. The barracks opened in 2012 on the site of

RAF Cottesmore Royal Air Force Station Cottesmore or more simply RAF Cottesmore is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. On 15 December 2009, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced that the ...

History

Kendrew Barracks sits on the former site of RAF Cottesmore which was active between 1938 and 2012 and housed both the

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and the

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during its lifetime. Cottesmore was the home of the

Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment The Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE) was a multinational air unit based at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland, England, from 1981 to 1999. It performed training on the Panavia Tornado for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Luftwaffe, Marineflie ...

which trained Panavia Tornado crews and the last operational home of the

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. In July 2011 Defence Secretary

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announced that Cottesmore would house the Army's East of England Multi-Role Brigade. The Army officially took over the site in April 2012 and Kendrew Barracks was officially opened in October 2012 by the Duke of Gloucester. The new barracks were named after Major General Sir Douglas Kendrew. It is now home to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, who moved from Dhekelia Garrison in

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. A second regiment, 7 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, moved to the base in June 2013. In Autumn 2017 2nd Battalion,

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moved to Kendrew Barracks replacing 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment. As of 1 November 2018, there were 1,127 troops assigned to the units based at the barracks.

Based units

The following notable units are based at Kendrew Barracks.

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(

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) * 2nd Battalion,

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** Royal Logistics Corps ( 102 Logistic Brigade) * 7 Force Logistics Regiment

References

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2nd Battalion RAR7 Regiment RLC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kendrew Installations of the British Army Buildings and structures in Rutland Barracks in England 2012 establishments in England