| 8th Force Engineer Brigade 8th Engineer Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Brigade badge | |
| Active | 2005—Present |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type | Military Engineering Command |
| Role |
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| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 1st (United Kingdom) Division |
| Brigade HQ | Gibraltar Barracks, Minley |
| Equipment | List of Royal Engineers vehicles |
| Website | 8 Engineer Brigade |
The 8th Engineer Brigade is a military engineering formation of the British Army under 1st (United Kingdom) Division that has control over most Royal Engineers units.
History[]
The brigade was formed at Upavon in 2005 and, under the Army 2020 reorganisation, moved to Gibraltar Barracks at Minley in 2014.[1][2] 25th Close Support Engineer Group subsequently moved from 8th Engineer Brigade to 3rd UK Division. However, the brigade still maintains administrative control of the group.[3]
On 11 December 2020, for its efforts in Operation Rescript, the brigade was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool.[4]
Structure[]
The brigade consists of the following units:[5][6][7]
- 8th Engineer Brigade, at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley
- Combat Information Systems (CIS) Troop, 8th Engineer Brigade, Royal Corps of Signals (Army Reserve), at Aldershot Garrison[8]
- Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Engineers, at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley
- 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group, at RAF Wittering
- 28th Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at RAF Honington (C-CBRN Defence)[9][10]
- Regimental Headquarters and 64 Headquarters and Support Squadron
- Falcon Squadron (C-CBRN Reconnaissance and Surveillance), Royal Tank Regiment, at Harman Lines, Warminster (attached, includes its own REME detachment)[11]
- 42 Field Squadron (C-CBRN)
- 77 Field Squadron (C-CBRN)
- 36th Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone (Force Support)[12] — regiment doubles as HQ Royal Gurkha Engineers
- Regimental Headquarters and 50 Headquarters and Support Squadron
- 20 Field Squadron
- 69 Gurkha Field Squadron
- 70 Gurkha Field Squadron
- 61 Field Support Squadron
- 39th Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss (Air Support)[13]
- Regimental Headquarters and 60 Headquarters and Support Squadron
- 34 Field Squadron
- 48 Field Squadron
- 53 Field Squadron
- 65 Field Squadron
- 71st Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (Air Support, Army Reserve – paired with 39 Engineer Regiment)
- Regimental Headquarters, at Leuchars Station
- 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, in Paisley
- 103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne/Sunderland
- 124 (Lowland) Field Squadron, in Glasgow/Leuchars/Kinloss/Orkney
- 591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, in Bangor/Ballymena
- 75th Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (Force Support, Army Reserve – paired with 36 Engineer Regiment)
- Regimental Headquarters, in Warrington
- 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron, in Shefffield/Batley
- 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Squadron, in Birkenhead/Warrington
- 202 Field Squadron, in Manchester
- 28th Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at RAF Honington (C-CBRN Defence)[9][10]
- 29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) Group, at Montgomery House, Aldershot Garrison[14]
- 29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) Group Support Unit, at Carver Barracks, Saffron Walden[15]
- 11th Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, RHQ at Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot
- 660 Signal Troop, Royal Corps of Signals (Provides support in ECM[Note 1] and communications)
- 321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Squadron, at Alexander Barracks, JHQ Aldergrove (Northern Ireland)
- 421 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Squadron, at Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot
- 521 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Squadron, in Catterick Garrison
- 621 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Squadron, at RAF Northolt
- 721 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Squadron, at St Barbara's Barracks, Ashchurch
- 33rd Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search), Royal Engineers, at Carver Barracks, Wimbish
- Regimental Headquarters
- 49 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
- 58 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
- 821 Field Squadron (EOD&S) (provides support for 16 Air Assault Brigade)
- 35th Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search), Royal Engineers, at Carver Barracks, Wimbish
- Regimental Headquarters
- 15 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
- 17 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
- 21 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
- 101st (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search), Royal Engineers (EOD, Army Reserve – paired with 33 Engineer Regiment)
- Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, in Catford
- 217 Field Squadron (EOD), in Ilford/Southend-on-Sea
- 221 Field Squadron (EOD), in Catford/Bexleyheath
- 350 (Sherwood Forester) Field Squadron (EOD), in Chilwell/Chesterfield
- 579 Field Squadron (EOD), in Royal Tunbridge Wells/Redhill/Rochester
- 1st Military Working Dogs Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, RHQ at St George's Barracks, North Luffenham (Hybrid)
- Regimental Headquarters
- 101 Military Working Dog Squadron, in Oakham (Army Reserve)
- 102 Military Working Dog Squadron
- 103 Military Working Dog Squadron
- 104 Military Working Dog Squadron
- 105 Military Working Dog Squadron
- 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell[17][18]
- 43 Headquarters and Support Squadron
- 20 Works Group (Air Support), Royal Engineers, at RAF Wittering (Prepare for and deliver consultance, design, infrastructure, contract, and programme management for air, aviation, and UAS tasks at readiness.)[19][20]
- 529 Specialist Team (Air Support), at RAF Wittering
- 531 Specialist Team (Air Support), at RAF Waddington
- 532 Specialist Team (Air Support), at RAF Coningsby
- 533 Specialist Team (Air Support), at RAF Wattisham
- 534 Specialist Team (Air Support), at RAF Marham
- 62 Works Group, Royal Engineers at Chetwynd Barracks (Hybrid)
- 508 Specialist Team (Works) (Army Reserve)
- 519 Specialist Team (Works)
- 522 Specialist Team (Works)
- 523 Specialist Team (Works)
- 524 Specialist Team (Works)
- 63 Works Group, Royal Engineers at Chetwynd Barracks (Hybrid)
- 517 Specialist Team (Works)
- 518 Specialist Team (Works)
- 525 Specialist Team (Works) (Army Reserve)
- 527 Specialist Team (Works)
- 535 Specialist Team (Works)
- 65 Works Group, Royal Engineers at Chetwynd Barracks (Army Reserve)
- 503 Specialist Team (Fuel and Petroleum)
- 504 Specialist Team (Power)
- 506 Specialist Team (Works)
- 507 Specialist Team (Railway)
- 509 Specialist Team (Power Infrastructure)
- 526 Specialist Team (Works)
- 66 Works Group (Air Support), Royal Engineers at Chetwynd Barracks
- 502 Specialist Team (Fuel and Petroleum)
- 516 Specialist Team (Bulk Petroleum)
- 521 Specialist Team (Water Development)
- 528 Specialist Team (Power)
- 530 Specialist Team (Materiel)
Footnotes[]
Notes
- ↑ Electronic Counter-measures
Citations
- ↑ "Aldershot receives £100m as part of Germany troop withdrawal". BBC. 6 March 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-21675514. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Army 2010 Report". http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report_v2.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Minutes of the 124th Meeting of the Management Committee of the Royal Engineers Association, held in 063 Meeting Room 13, Ministry of Defence, Main Building, London on Thursday 28 January 2016". Royal Engineers Association. 16 February 2016. https://www.reahq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/160216-nj-Man-Meet-Minutes-Jan-complete-with-Annexes.pdf. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ "8th Engineer Brigade receive Freedom of Liverpool" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2020/12/8-brigade-receive-freedom-of-liverpool/.
- ↑ Regular Army basing matrix by formation and unit Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Army 2020 Update Archived 10 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "1st (United Kingdom) Division" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/1st-united-kingdom-division/.
- ↑ "HQ 8 Engr Bde CIS Tp" (in en). https://twitter.com/8engrcistp.
- ↑ "Force Troops Command Handbook". https://www.army.mod.uk/umbraco/Surface/Download/Get/10550. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ at 5:04pm, 2nd July 2019. "Falcon Squadron: Meet The Army's Chemical Hazard Team" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/falcon-squadron-armys-cbrn-defence.
- ↑ TV, Forces (2 July 2019). "Falcon Squadron: Meet The British Army's Chemical Hazard Team | Forces TV". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpiJXdImFcs.
- ↑ "36 Engineer Regiment" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-royal-engineers/36-engineer-regiment/.
- ↑ "39 Engineer Regiment" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-royal-engineers/39-engineer-regiment/.
- ↑ "Corps of Royal Engineers" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-royal-engineers/.
- ↑ Army Secretariat, FOI(A) Request in relation to current British Army Garrisons/Installations with Garrison Sergeant Major s (20 March 2018). assets.publishging.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:3 - ↑ "170 Engineer Group" (in en). https://twitter.com/170_engineers.
- ↑ Watson & Rinaldi, p. 338.
- ↑ cgsmediacomma-amc-dig-shared@mod.uk, The British Army. "The British Army - 20 Works Group RE (Air Support)" (in en). http://www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/units/35495.aspx.
- ↑ "Royal Engineers Work Groups location 2018". British Army. 1 January 2018. https://www.army.mod.uk/umbraco/Surface/Download/Get/6848.
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