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This is a list of British Army installations in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and overseas. This list does not include Army Reserve centres or drill halls.
Under the Army Basing Programme, announced in 2013, more than 100 army units relocated, disbanded, reconfigured or re-roled as part of the government's commitment to bring all units back from Germany by 2020. [1] The programme focused on personnel being increasingly concentrated around Salisbury Plain, Cottesmore, Aldershot, Colchester, Stafford and Catterick, the largest British Army garrison in the world. [2]
In February 2020, the British Army relinquished control of Catterick Barracks, Bielefeld, the last remaining headquarters for British Forces Germany, following 75 years in the country, marking the end of the Army Basing Programme and Operation Owl, and the return of 20,000 British troops. [3]
The British Army retains a presence at a small number of installations primarily in the North Rhine-Westphalia area of Germany as part of what is now known as British Army Germany. [4]
Overseas military bases enable the British Army to conduct expeditionary warfare, "maintain a persistent forward presence", "deter potential adversaries", and train in all environments. [5]
The British Army provides the most significant long-term overseas presence to:
The British Army has a network of permanent operating bases overseas, primarily in: [5]
As part of the government's Better Defence Estate strategy, announced in Nov 2016, the Army plans to, over a period of 25 years, close down and dispose of numerous bases in the UK. This more efficient approach "co-locates people and capabilities in sustainable locations around centres of mass," and also releases land for up to 55,000 new homes. [15]
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Aliwal Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Royal Tank Regiment [31] King's Royal Hussars [31] | ||
Assaye Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Queen's Royal Hussars [31] 2 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps [32] | ||
Bhurtpore Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 1st Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps [33] | ||
Campion Lines | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Headquarters, Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU) [34] | ||
Candahar Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 10 AEC Group (Tidworth), ETS [35] | ||
Delhi Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Headquarters, 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team [36] 6th Armoured Close Support Battalion, REME [37] | ||
Jellalabad Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Headquarters South West [38] 4th Armoured Close Support Battalion, REME [37] | ||
Kiwi Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Headquarters, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police [39] | ||
Lucknow Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh [40] | ||
Mooltan Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers [37] | ||
Airfield Camp, Netheravon | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Joint Service Parachute Wing Netheravon (JSPWN) [41] Headquarters, Army Parachute Association [42] | ||
Picton Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Headquarters, 3rd (United Kingdom) Division [43] 3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals [37] [44] 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment [45] Headquarters, 7th Signals Group [46] | ||
Powle Lines | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Household Cavalry Regiment [47] | ||
Prince Philip Lines | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 3 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME [48] | ||
Swinton Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 1 Signal Regiment 15 Signal Regiment [49] | ||
Ward Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Headquarters, 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade Combat Team [51] 4 Military Intelligence Battalion [52] 5th Battalion, The Rifles [53] | ||
Wing Barracks | Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 1897 | Headquarters, 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group [54] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Berechurch Hall Camp | Colchester Garrison | England | Essex | Military Corrective Training Centre [69] | ||
Goojerat Barracks | Colchester Garrison | England | Essex | 156 Provost Company [70] | ||
Merville Barracks | Colchester Garrison | England | Essex | Headquarters, 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team [71] The Pathfinder Platoon [72] 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment [73] 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment [73] 16 (Close Support) Medical Regiment [74] 216 Parachute Signal Squadron [75] 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery [76] 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, RLC [77] 18 AEC Group (Colchester), ETS [28] 16 VHR MI Coy, Intelligence Corps [78] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Edinburgh Castle | Edinburgh Garrison | Scotland | Edinburgh | 1103 | Regimental Headquarters, Royal Regiment of Scotland [79] | |
Dreghorn Barracks | Edinburgh Garrison | Scotland | Edinburgh | 1939 | 3rd Battalion, The Rifles. [80] Edinburgh Troop, 521 EOD Squadron, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment, RLC [81] | |
Glencorse Barracks | Edinburgh Garrison | Scotland | Midlothian | 1803 | Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland [82] Army Assessment Centre, Glencorse [83] | |
Redford Barracks | Edinburgh Garrison | Scotland | Edinburgh | 1915 | Set to close in 2029. | 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland [84] Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland [85] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Horne Barracks | Larkhill Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 47th Regiment Royal Artillery [88] | ||
Purvis Lines | Larkhill Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 26th Regiment Royal Artillery [89] 19th Regiment Royal Artillery [90] | ||
Roberts Barracks | Larkhill Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery [91] | ||
Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill | Larkhill Garrison | England | Wiltshire | Royal School of Artillery [92] 14th (Training) Regiment, Royal Artillery [93] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Alexander Barracks | Pirbright Garrison | England | Surrey | 1875 | Army Training Centre, Pirbright [109]
Army Assessment Centre, Pirbright [109] | |
Brunswick Lines | Pirbright Garrison | England | Surrey | 1875 | Household Division and Parachute Regiment Centralised Courses [110] | |
Elizabeth Barracks | Pirbright Garrison | England | Surrey | 2011 | 3rd Battalion, Ranger Regiment [21] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Battlesbury Barracks | Warminster Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 1938 | Royal Dragoon Guards [111] 2nd Bn The Royal Yorkshire Regiment (2 R YORKS) | |
Harman Lines | Warminster Garrison | England | Wiltshire | 1975 | Falcon (CBRN) Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment [112] (28 Engineer Regt) [113] Land Warfare Centre Battlegroup Light Aid Detachment, REME [114] | |
Waterloo Lines | Warminster Garrison | England | Hampshire | 1945 | Headquarters, Land Warfare Centre [115] Headquarters, Infantry [116] Headquarters, Small Arms School Corps [117] Combined Arms Manoeuvre School (CAMS) Headquarters Fwd, Combat Manoeuvre Centre (CMC) , |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Allenby Barracks | Bovington Garrison | England | Dorset | 1899 | Headquarters, Royal Armoured Corps [121] Regimental Headquarters, Royal Wessex Yeomanry [122] | |
Lulworth Camp | Bovington Garrison | England | Dorset | 1918 | Armoured Fighting Vehicle Gunnery School [125] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Peninsula Barracks | Winchester Garrison | England | Hampshire | Home Headquarters (South), King's Royal Hussars [126] Regimental Headquarters, The Rifles [127] | ||
Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester | Winchester Garrison | England | Hampshire | 1986 [b] | Set to close in 2026. | Army Training Regiment, Winchester [128] |
Worthy Down Camp | Winchester Garrison | England | Hampshire | 1960 | Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration [129] Headquarters, Adjutant General's Corps [130] Headquarters, Royal Logistic Corps [131] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Blandford Camp | Blandford Garrison | England | Dorset | 1724 | Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals [132] Headquarters, Defence School of Communications and Information Systems Communication Information Systems (CIS) Trails and Development Unit (CISTDU) [136] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Imphal Barracks | York Garrison | England | North Yorkshire | 1880 | Set to close in 2030. | Headquarters, 1st (United Kingdom) Division [137] Headquarters, 19th Brigade [138] |
Queen Elizabeth Barracks | York Garrison | England | North Yorkshire | 1884 | Headquarters, 2 Medical Group [139] 21 Multi-Role Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps [140] |
Name | Garrison | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Future | Notes and units |
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Pontrilas Camp | Hereford Garrison | England | Herefordshire | Pre-WW2 | SAS counter-terrorism training area. [141] | |
Stirling Lines | Hereford Garrison | England | Herefordshire | 1999 [c] | 22 Special Air Service Regiment [142] Special Reconnaissance Regiment [143] 264 Signal Squadron (SAS) [144] |
Name | Constituent Country | County | Year opened | Notes and units |
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Castlemartin | Wales | Pembrokeshire | 1938 | Tank and armoured vehicle live firing range. [284] |
Catterick | England | North Yorkshire | 1921 | Consists of numerous live firing ranges, an urban warfare village 'Whinny Hill', and 9,000 acres of dry training areas (non-live firing). [285] |
Dartmoor | England | Devon | 1800 | |
Garelochhead | Scotland | Argyll and Bute | 1940 | |
Otterburn | England | Northumberland | 1911 | The only place in the UK where the MLRS can be fired. [286] |
Salisbury Plain | England | Wiltshire | 1898 | The largest training area in the UK, primarily used by the 3rd Division. Contains an urban warfare village 'Copehill Down'. [287] |
Sennybridge | Wales | Powys | 1939 | Located in the Brecon Beacons and hosts live firing and dry training activities. Hills Phase of UK Special Forces selection takes place here. [288] |
Stanford | England | Norfolk | 1942 | Contains a mock Afghanistan village and complex trench facilities, now used primarily for training the Ukrainian Armed Forces. [289] |
Warcop | England | Cumbria | 1942 |
Name | Part of | Country | Region | Opened | Description |
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Mount Pleasant Complex [290] | British Forces South Atlantic Islands | Falklands Islands | East Falkland | 1985 | Headquarters for British Force South Atlantic Islands with approximately 1,300 military personnel deployed, made up of a roulement infantry company, an air defence battery from 16th Regiment RA, an engineer squadron, a signals unit, a logistics group and supporting services. [291] |
Falklands Defence Force HQ [292] | British Forces South Atlantic Islands | Falkland Islands | Stanley | Headquarters for the Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF), the locally maintained volunteer defence unit in the Falkland Islands. [293] |
British Forces Gibraltar (BFG) maintains the garrison at Gibraltar.
Name | Part of | Country | Region | Opened | Units |
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Devil's Tower Camp | British Forces Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 1942 | Regimental Headquarters, Royal Gibraltar Regiment [294] | |
Four Corners Estate [295] | British Forces Gibraltar | Gibraltar | |||
Tunnels of Gibraltar | British Forces Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 1782 | 34 Miles of tunnels offer a unique training ground for British Forces Gibraltar. Whilst expansion of the network ceased in 1968 and some areas have been turned over to the Civil Administration of Gibraltar, most of the network remains in MOD ownership. [296] |
The two British enclaves in the Republic of Cyprus act as platforms for the projection of British military assets in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. [297] The enclaves serve as centres for regional communications monitoring from the eastern Mediterranean through the Middle East to Iran. [298] [299] Facilities within the retained areas also support British military activities on retained sites in the Republic of Cyprus and provide unique training opportunities. [300]
Name | Part of | Country | Region | Opened | Units |
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Episkopi Cantonment | British Forces Cyprus | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Western Sovereign Base Area | Sovereign Base Areas established in 1960 | Headquarters, British Forces Cyprus [301] The 'Resident Infantry Battalion', currently 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, until 2026. [302] |
Paramali North and South Quarters | British Forces Cyprus | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Western Sovereign Base Area | Sovereign Base Areas established in 1960 |
Name | Part of | Country | Region | Opened | Units |
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Alexander Barracks | British Forces Cyprus | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Eastern Sovereign Base Area | Sovereign Base Areas established in 1960 | The 'Regional Standby Battalion', currently 1st Battalion, The Rifles, until summer 2025. [303] [304] |
Ayios Nikolaos Station | British Forces Cyprus | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Eastern Sovereign Base Area | Sovereign Base Areas established in 1960 | The Joint Service Signal Unit (JSSU), a static communications organisation maintaining secure links from Cyprus to the rest of the world. [305] The station is a significant centre for GCHQ's collection of signals data and intelligence from the Eastern Mediterranean region and Middle East. [306] [307] |
Dhekelia Cantonment | British Forces Cyprus | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Eastern Sovereign Base Area | Sovereign Base Areas established in 1960 | Headquarters of the Eastern Sovereign Base Area An engineer squadron, and various logistic units, as well as UK-based civilians and dependents. [308] |
Nightingale Barracks | British Forces Cyprus | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Eastern Sovereign Base Area |
Name | Part of | Country | County | Opened | Description |
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Price Barracks | British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) | Belize | Belize District | A small permanent team maintains 25 Service Family Accommodation quarters, enough accommodation for 600 troops on exercise and various associated buildings, as well as three satellite camps in the Baldy Beacons area of Belize. [309] | |
Baldy Beacon and Guacamollo Bridge Training Areas | British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) | Belize | Belize District | ||
Mountain Pine Ridge Training Area | British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) | Belize | Belize District |
Around 2000 personnel of the British Army, primarily from the 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles, are stationed at the various sites of Brunei Garrison in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam (the United Kingdom's largest remaining east of Suez deployment), [310] under the control of British Forces Brunei (BFB). Medicina Lines, Tuker Lines, and Scout Base are close to the Bruneian town of Seria within Mukim Seria, Belait District, whilst the more isolated placement of Sittang Camp in Tutong District reflects its role as a Jungle Training Centre. [311]
Name | Part of | Country | District | Opened | Description |
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Medicina Lines | British Forces Brunei | Brunei Darussalam | Belait District | 1959 | Located near the Bruneian town Seria within Mukim Seria, it includes headquarters British Army Jungle Warfare Division (JWD), [312] which run the courses:
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Sittang Camp | British Forces Brunei | Brunei Darussalam | Tutong District | 1959 | Jungle training facility; staff and troops live in the jungle during training [312] |
Tuker Lines | British Forces Brunei | Brunei Darussalam | Belait District | 1959 | Home to the Headquarters, British Forces Brunei and 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles [313] (the 1st and 2nd Battalions alternate between Brunei and Kent every three years [314] ), as well as:
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Following the withdrawal of the RAF from CFB Goose Bay, the sole British deployment in Canada is the Army Training Unit at Suffield.
Name | Part of | Country | County | Opened | Units |
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CFB Suffield | British Army Training Unit Suffield | Canada | Alberta | In use by the British Army Since 1971. | BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility, and it can accommodate live-firing and tactical effect simulation (TES) exercises up to battle group level. [318] [319]
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In addition to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, the 1960 Treaty of Establishment between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus granted the UK the right to permanently make use of 40 further sites on the island for military purposes. Britain also makes a permanent contribution to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. [322] [323]
Name | Part of | Country | County | Opened | Units |
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Blue Beret Camp | United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus | Cyprus | Nicosia | 1964 | Groups of British soldiers are deployed as part of the nine-member United Nations Force which patrols the UNPA to prevent a resurgence of violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. They are operationally distinct from British Forces Cyprus. [324]
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Name | Part of | Country | County | Opened | Units |
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Tapa Army Base | NATO Enhanced Forward Presence | Estonia | Tapa | 2017 | Operation CABRIT is the name of the British Army's operational deployment to Estonia as part of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP). [326] It is a brigade-sized deployment involving more than 1,500 British troops, with a large majority being armoured tank, cavalry, artillery and infantry personnel. [327] [328] |
In 2010 approximately 25,000 British soldiers were permanently based in western Germany, a legacy of World War II and the Cold War. Facilities in Germany are no longer strategically useful, therefore British Forces began withdrawing from Germany in 2010; in 2015 21,500 troops remained in the country. [329] The deployment had been phased out by 2020, although concentrations of installations and troops in the Mönchengladbach / Paderborn area will remain. [330]
Name | City | Country | County | Units |
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Normandy Barracks | Paderborn | Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia | Headquarters, British Army Germany: [331]
23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, Royal Engineers (also located in Minden). Exercising Troops accommodation. |
Athlone Barracks | Paderborn | Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia | Land Training Fleet (Sennelager) - which provides and maintains a pool of military vehicles for units in training at Sennelager; thus units in training do not need to bring their own vehicles for the time of the exercise. [332] |
Ayrshire Barracks | Mönchengladbach | Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia | Stored Equipment Fleet (Germany) - storage depot of vehicles and other equipment for exercises and operations around Europe. [333] |
Wulfen Defence Munitions Storage Facility | Dorsten | Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia | Munitions storage facility. [332] |
The British Army presence in Nepal is related to the Brigade of Gurkhas. British Gurkhas Nepal manages the recruitment of soldiers, the care of families and ensures the rights of veterans. [334]
Name | Garrison | Country | County | Opened | Notes |
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HQ Jawalakhel, Patan | British Gurkhas Nepal | Nepal | Kathmandu | The Headquarters British Gurkhas Nepal and the Kathmandu station, which is the focal point for organisation of transit to and from Nepal, the welfare of serving soldiers and payment of pensions. [335] Supported by the Nepal Signal Troop, Queen's Gurkha Signals. [316] | |
Pokhara Camp | British Gurkhas Nepal | Nepal | The British Gurkha Camp in Pokhara is the main recruitment centre, where the annual selection course is run. Pokhara is also the location of the main pension records and houses the headquarters of the Gurkha Welfare Trust. [336] | ||
Dharan Station | British Gurkhas Nepal | Nepal | A small station intended to assist British Gurkhas Nepal operations in eastern Nepal. It is used primarily as a movement base and regional recruiting centre. [337] |
Name | Part of | Country | County | Opened | Description |
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UK Joint Logistics Support Base | Al Duqm Port & Drydock | Oman | Duqm | 2018 | A joint logistical support facility within the Al Duqm Port & Drydock. In September 2020, an investment was made to expand the facility's training infrastructure for the British Army. [338] |
Omani-British Joint Training Area | Oman | Duqm | A joint training area announced in 2019 as part of a Joint Defence Agreement (JDA). [339] |
Name | Country | County | Opened | Units |
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Erbil | Iraq | Kurdistan | Advising and training the Peshmerga - the Kurdish military. [340] | |
Besmaya Range Complex | Iraq | Diyala Governate | Deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. [340] | |
Camp Zorbash | Iraq | Kurdistan | Roulement infantry battalion deployed on force protection duties as part of Operation Shader. [341] | |
Al Asad Airbase | Iraq | Al Anbar Governate | [342] [340] | |
Camp Taji | Iraq | Baghdad Governate | [340] [343] |
The British Army presence in Kenya is based around the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). [344]
Name | Part of | Country | County | Opened | Units |
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Archer's Post Training Area | British Army Training Unit Kenya | Kenya | Samburu County | A large 250,000 hectares military training area, which facilitates Live Fire Tactical Training, including artillery, mortars and vehicles. [345] | |
Dol Dol Training Area | British Army Training Unit Kenya | Kenya | Laikipia County | ||
Nyati Barracks | British Army Training Unit Kenya | Kenya | Laikipia County | 2020 | Training headquarters, welfare facilities, 158 Single Living Accommodation and 1,400 transit accommodation bed spaces, a combined mess, a finance building, offices, stores and Joint Forces Enabling Exercise buildings. [346] |
Kahawa Barracks | British Army Training Unit Kenya | Kenya | Nairobi | BATUK rear area base and depot. [347] | |
Kifaru Barracks | British Army Training Unit Kenya | Kenya | Nairobi | BATUK rear area base and depot. [347] | |
International Mine Action Training Centre | The British Peace Support Team East Africa | Kenya | Nairobi County | 2005 | The IMATC is a joint British and Kenyan venture aimed at alleviating the suffering caused by landmines and explosive remnants of war, by providing high quality Mine Action Training [348] |
Peace Training Support Centre | The British Peace Support Team East Africa | Kenya | Nairobi County | 2005 | [349] |
Name | City | Country | Opened | Notes & Units |
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Camp Bondsteel | Prishtina | Kosovo | Occupied by British Army since 1999 [350] | As part of NATO-led peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR) [351] |
Name | Country | City | Opened | Notes & Units |
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British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (BMM SANG) | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 1964 [352] | Small number of senior British Army officers, aswell as up to 20 training teams per year, that provide training to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), which is tasked with protecting the ruling House of Saud from internal threats such as a coup d'état. [353] [354] |
Name | Garrison | Country | County | Opened | Notes & Units |
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IMATT HQ, Leicester Peak | IMATT (International Military Advisory and Training Team) | Sierra Leone | Freetown | 1999 | Facility for training the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces IMATT has a team of international staff based in Sierra Leone where they provide the government with security and military advice and training, playing an important role in supporting the country's climb from the chaos of civil war. [355] |
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