7 Aviation Support Battalion REME is a battalion of the

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is a corps of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's Professional Engineers". History Prior to REME's for ...

of the British Army.

History

The battalion was formed in 1992, as a regular REME battalion, from 8 Close Support Company, 71 Close Support Company, 73 Close Support Company, and 72 (Depth) Company. The battalion went on to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan, to support both

24th Airmobile Brigade The 24th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army from the First World War. It was reraised during the Second World War, as the 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards). During various designations, the brigade was active throughout the C ...

and

16th Air Assault Brigade 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, from 1999 to 2021 16 Air Assault Brigade, is a formation of the British Army based in Colchester in the county of Essex. It is the Army's rapid response airborne formation and is the only brigade in the Britis ...

Structure

The battalion's current structure is as follows: *Battalion Headquarters *Eschelon Company *70 Field Company *71 Aviation Company *

132 Aviation Support Squadron RLC 132 Aviation Supply Squadron RLC is responsible for aviation supply support to the whole of the Army Aviation community. The unit is based in Wattisham Airfield Wattisham Airfield is an operational Army Airfield located next to the village ...

References

Battalions of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Military units and formations established in 1992 {{military-stub