Regional Command, formerly Support Command until 2015, is a two-star command of the

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. It is the Army's HQ for the UK, Nepal and Brunei. It delivers Real Life Support to the Army and controls the UK Stations and Garrisons. It is also responsible for engagement with the civilian community and acts as the proponent for UK Operations.

History

Support Command was formed on 1 November 2011 and absorbed the functions of the 4th Infantry Division on 1 January 2012 and of 2nd Infantry Division and 5th Infantry Division from 1 April 2012. Support Command is headquartered at

Aldershot Garrison Aldershot Garrison is a major garrison in South East England, between Aldershot and Farnborough, Hampshire, Farnborough in Hampshire. The garrison was established when the War Department bought a large area of land near the village of Aldershot, ...

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. Initial published tasks included: *Lead on the Firm Base Concept for Commander Land Forces from 1 November 2011. *Deliver Firm Base support as defined by Project AVANTI from 3 January 2012 within 2nd (South East) Brigade, 43rd (Wessex) Brigade and

145 (South) Brigade The 145th Infantry Brigade was a regional brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars, disbanding in 1943 and being reformed in the 1990s. The Brigade was renamed Headquarters 11th Infantry Br ...

boundaries and for the remainder within boundaries from 3 April 2012. *Assume command of British Gurkhas Nepal and British Forces Brunei from 3 January 2012. *Provide the Land Forces link to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations (RFCA) in order to ensure its outputs match the LF requirement. In order to provide land military capability in the most effective and efficient manner. On 1 September 2015 Support Command was renamed Regional Command. The main duties of GOC Regional Command is to: *Provide the necessary support to the successful delivery of both UK and overseas operations *Achieve the specified tasks in support of the achievement of Firm Base Outputs *Deliver the Firm base, championing overseas support, whilst managing the drawdown in Germany *Support the sustainment of the Army's Moral Component in order to deliver success on operations, at home, and thereafter the Army of the future.

Components

2011–2015

In 2014, before Support Command became Regional Command, the command had administrative control of the following units: * 2 (South East) Brigade * 15 (North East) Brigade * 38 (Irish) Brigade * 42 (North West) Brigade * 43 (Wessex) Brigade * 49 (East) Brigade * 51 (Scottish) Brigade *

143 (West Midlands) Brigade The 143rd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. In the First World War the brigade served on both Western Front and later the Italian Front. During the ...

* 160 (Welsh) Brigade * British Forces Brunei * British Gurkhas Nepal *

Colchester Garrison Colchester Garrison is a major garrison located in Colchester in the county of Essex, eastern England. It has been an important military base since the Roman Britain, Roman era. The first permanent military garrison in Colchester was establishe ...

Catterick Garrison Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and List of modern military towns, military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14 ...

2015–2024

Under the

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reorganisation programme, the command began assisting 1st (UK) Division in managing the seven infantry brigades in the Adaptable Force. In late 2014 / early 2015, 2nd, 15th, 43rd, 49th, 143rd and 145th Brigades merged with the other brigades, leaving seven brigades in the Adaptable Force and two other Regional Points of Command in Force Troops Command. The command remains based at Aldershot and, from Spring 2015, had operational control of the nine Regional Points of Command which are: *

Headquarters North East Headquarters North East was a regional point of command based in North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber. The command administered the reserve units based in its area and also provided the military support HQ for the police and civilian ...

* Headquarters East * Headquarters South East * Headquarters North West * Headquarters Scotland * Headquarters West Midlands * Headquarters South West * 38th (Irish) Brigade * 160th (Welsh) Brigade

2024–Present

The current organisation is as follows: * Headquarters Centre * Headquarters South East * Headquarters South West * Headquarters North * 38th (Irish) Brigade *

51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland HQ 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland is a Regional Point of Command, Brigade of the British Army. Although it takes its name and identity directly from, the 51st (Highland) Division, it is also a descendant of the 52nd Lowland Divi ...

* 160th (Welsh) Brigade

Commanders

Commanders include: *January 2012 - August 2013 Major-General Colin Boag *August 2013 - June 2015 Major-General Robert Nitsch *June 2015 - June 2017 Major-General Richard Stanford *June 2017 - February 2020 Major-General Duncan Capps *February 2020 - July 2022 Major-General David Eastman *July 2022 – August 2023 Major-General

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*August 2023 – present Major General James Senior

References

External links

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