Units engaged on Op Herrick XIII

In no particular order. Any omissions are unintentional, and may not include temporary field attachments.

HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade

Parachute Regiment:

2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) Elements of 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA V)

Infantry Regiments:

1st Battalion, Irish Guards The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) Elements of 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

Supporting Arms and Services

216 Parachute Signals Squadron

Household Cavalry Regiment - 1 Sqn

2nd Royal Tank Regiment - 3 Sqn, HQ Elements

7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery 39th Regiment Royal Artillery 23 (Air Assault) Regiment, Royal Engineers Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers Elements of 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers 13 (Air Assault) Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps 6 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps

16 Close Support Medical Regiment

7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

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