British Infantry - Deployments

Deployments

Postings, due to be completed in 2009:

• 52 Infantry Brigade has transferred from 2nd Division to 3 (UK) Division.
• 4 Mechanised Brigade has transferred to Catterick Garrison.
• HQ 19 Light Brigade, plus two of its infantry battalions, will transfer to Northern Ireland.
• The Land Warfare Centre demonstration battalion role will rotate between 3 YORKS at Warminster, and 1 RRF and 2 R WELSH at Tidworth.
• Foot Guards battalions on public duties in London/Windsor (1 COLDM GDS, 1 WG) will rotate with light role battalions in Aldershot (1 GREN GDS, 1 IG) every 2–3 years.
• 5 SCOTS, 1 R IRISH and 2 RGR will rotate between 16 Air Assault Brigade and 52 Infantry Brigade.
• Battalions in London District (2 RRF), British Forces Cyprus (2 LANCS, 2 PWRR) and 52 Infantry Brigade (2 YORKS, 1 R WELSH, 3 RIFLES) will rotate between each other every 2–3 years.
• 11 Light Brigade will be formed specifically to command the Operation Herrick deployment between October 2009 and April 2010. This will assume responsibility for all force elements assigned to it, including four infantry battalions (1 GREN GDS, 1 R WELSH, 2 YORKS, 3 RIFLES). 11 Brigade will disband in April 2010, with its constituent units returning to their parent formations.