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6 Regiment RLC

6 Regiment RLC
Active1982 - present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleLogistics
SizeRegiment
601 personnel[1]
Part of7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team
Garrison/HQDishforth Airfield
EngagementsOperation Granby
Operation Telic
Operation Herrick
Website6 Regiment RLC

6 Regiment RLC is a regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army.

History

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The regiment was originally known as the 6th Ordnance Battalion, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 6 Battalion deployed to the Middle East in 1990-91 as part of 1st Armoured Division for Operation Granby, the British part of the Gulf War.[2] In 1993 it became the 6th Supply Regiment. In 2003 the regiment deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Telic. In 2008 the regiment went to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick. In 2008 after its deployment the regiment was renamed to "6 Regiment". The regiment was part of the 102nd Logistic Brigade, but under Army 2020 it was resubordinated to the 101st Logistic Brigade. By 2018 the regiment will be a "Theater Logistic Regiment".[3] In 2022 the regiment moved from 101st logistic brigade to 7th Light Brigade Combat Team. The Regiments role changed from TLR (Theatre Logistic Regiment) to the CS (Close Support), both the change of role and brigade comes under the British Army modernisation project "Future soldier".[citation needed]

Structure

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The regiment's structure is as follows:[4]

6 Regiment is paired with the reserve 159 (West Midlands) Regiment RLC.

References

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  1. ^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 4. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "1st Armoured Division". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 4 March 1991.
  3. ^ "6 Regiment RLC". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  4. ^ "6 Regiment RLC". Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Squadrons allocated to active regiments of the Royal Logistics Corps under Army 2020" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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