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13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC is a
regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, military service, service, or administrative corps, specialisation. In Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of l ...
of the
Royal Logistic Corps The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. History The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: * Royal Engine ...
of the
British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
, under the command of
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, known simply as 16 Air Assault Brigade from 1999–2021, is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in th ...
.


History

The regiment was formed in 1999, upon the formation of
16 Air Assault Brigade 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, known simply as 16 Air Assault Brigade from 1999–2021, is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex. It makes up the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readines ...
, in order to provide logistical support to the brigade. Elements of the regiment were deployed on Operation Herrick XX, the final phase of the UK’s combat operations in Afghanistan, that came to an end on 31 December 2014. The regiment was deployed to
Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
on Operation Pitting, tasked to help evacuate British nationals and entitled Afghans as the
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took over Afghanistan in 2021.


Structure

The regiment's current structure is as follows: *24 Headquarters Squadron *47 Air Despatch Squadron - work closely with the RAF to deliver logistic support. * 15 Air Assault Support Squadron ( QOGLR) *63 Air Assault Support Squadron - supports 2 PARA. *82 Air Assault Support Squadron - supports 3 PARA. *8 Parachute Field Company,
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is the maintenance arm 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 t ...
*65 Troop – a specialised unit that provides direct support to out of area operations.


References

{{Royal Logistic Corps Airborne units and formations of the United Kingdom Military units and formations established in 1999 Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps