4 Regiment RLC

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4 Close Support Logistic Regiment
Active1965 - present
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
RoleClose Support Logistics
Size Regiment
545 personnel [1]
Part of 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team
Garrison/HQ Dalton Barracks, Abingdon
Engagements War in Afghanistan
Website 4 Regiment RLC

4 Regiment RLC is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.

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History

The regiment was formed before World War I and was titled as 4th Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps. From 1993 to 1994, the regiment was involved in Operation Grapple 3 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2003 to 2004, the regiment was on operations in Iraq on Operation Telic. In 2005, it was renamed as 4 Logistic Support Regiment. [2] [3] In 2018, the regiment supported operations in Ukraine and Estonia. [4] It also provided support at home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [5]

Structure

The current regimental structure is as follows: [4] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Heyman, Charles (2008-01-19). The British Army Guide. Casemate Publishers. ISBN   9781844156443.
  3. ↑ Hayman, Charles (2014-02-10). The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2014-2015. Pen and Sword. ISBN   9781783463510.
  4. 1 2 "4 Regiment RLC". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Soldiers supplying Police Officers on the beat". medium.com. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Army 2020 Refine Orbat". britisharmedforcesreview.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
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