165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC | |
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Active | 1995-present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Logistics |
Size | Regiment 591 personnel [1] |
Part of | Royal Logistic Corps |
Website | 165 Regiment RLC |
165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC is an Army Reserve regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.
The regiment was formed in Grantham as 165 Port Regiment, RLC (Volunteers) in 1995. [2] 266 Squadron was re-formed at Southampton in 2006. [2]
The current structure is as follows: [3]
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