106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery is part of the

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and has sub-units throughout the South of England. The Regiment's role is Close

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and it was part of the Joint Ground Based Air Defence (Jt GBAD) formation, later 7 Air Defence Group and uses the

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missile. Two Batteries will be armoured and will operate in support of maneuver forces whilst one Battery will be equipped with the lightweight LML version. The Regiment is paired with

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for training, exercise and operations.

History

The regiment was formed in 1999 as 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers). Its units were 202 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Battery at Bury St Edmunds (transferred from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery), 265 (Home Counties) Battery at Grove Park in

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(also transferred from

100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery 100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery was part of the Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Territorial Army and had sub-units throughout the South of England. It had three gun Artillery battery, batteries all equipped with the L118 Light Gun. The regi ...

), 269 (West Riding) Battery at

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and 457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery at

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. 202 Battery and 269 Battery left the regiment in 2006. Under the initial

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reforms, this regiment has three batteries of missiles. 210 (Staffordshire) Battery Royal Artillery subordinated to

103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery is part of the Army Reserve and primarily has sub-units throughout the Greater Manchester and Merseyside area of the North-West of England, in recent years it has extended its foot ...

and re-roled as a light gun regiment. A new battery,

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, was formed in

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. 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment RA paired with 12 Regiment RA and came under the Joint Ground-Based Air Defence Command. Initially, the regiment's role was stated as 'to be determined' in 2017, however, a Freedom of Information answered stated the regiment's role as of August 2020, is of Ground Based Air Defence. The current organisation of the regiment is as follows; * Regimental Headquarters in Grove Park * 265 (Home Counties) Air Assault Battery (supporting 16 Air Assault Brigade) in Grove Park * 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery in

* 457 (Hampshire Carabiniers (Yeomanry)) Battery in

External links

Official site

References

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