This week saw the UK’s military headquarters in Helmand disbanded and the functions integrated into Regional Command (South West).
Around half of the units due to deploy in June will come under the command of a UK one-star within the United States Marine Corps commanded headquarters. The remainder will deploy elsewhere within Camp Bastion and in Kandahar and Kabul as part of the UK’s overall contribution.
Members of the reserve forces will continue to deploy to Afghanistan as part of this integrated force.
This will be the final phase of the UK’s combat operations in Afghanistan, known as Operation Herrick, which will come to an end on 31 December 2014.
The forces deploying include:
- Elements of 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters
- Headquarters 102 Logistic Brigade
- 854 Naval Air Squadron
- Elements of 845 Naval Air Squadron
- 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
- Elements of the Queen’s Royal Hussars
- Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery
- 26th Regiment Royal Artillery
- Elements of 39th Regiment Royal Artillery
- Elements of 47th Regiment Royal Artillery
- Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
- Elements of 35 Engineer Regiment
- Elements of 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic)
- 64 Works Group Royal Engineers
- 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
- Elements of 10th Signal Regiment
- Elements of 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
- Elements of 15th Signal Regiment (Information Support)
- Elements of 30th Signal Regiment
- Elements of 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
- 2nd Battalion The Rifles
- 5th Battalion The Rifles
- Elements of 3 Regiment Army Air Corps
- 1 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- Elements of 6 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- Elements of 7 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- Elements of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- Elements of 29 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- 1 Medical Regiment
- 34 Field Hospital
- 3 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Elements of 102 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Elements of 1st Regiment Royal Military Police
- Elements of Special Investigation Branch (United Kingdom) Royal Military Police
- Elements of Close Protection Unit Royal Military Police
- Elements of the Military Provost Staff
- Elements of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment
- Elements of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion
- Elements of 2 Military Intelligence Battalion
- Elements of 4 Military Intelligence Battalion
- Elements of 7th Battalion The Rifles
- Elements of 150 (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- Elements of 159 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- 2 Operational Support Group Royal Logistic Corps
- Elements of Headquarters Expeditionary Forces Institute and 148 (Expeditionary Forces Institute) Squadron Royal Logistic Corps
- 31 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- IX (Bomber) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Number 7 Royal Air Force Protection Wing Headquarters
- Number 15 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment
- Number 34 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment
- Number 2 Tactical Police Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Number 609 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- Elements of 47 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 30 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 5 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 32 (The Royal) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 13 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 39 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 18 (B) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 99 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 33 (Engineering) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 90 Signals Unit, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 1 Air Mobility Wing, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of 93 (Expeditionary Armament) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Elements of Tactical Imagery-Intelligence Wing, Royal Air Force
- Elements of Tactical Medical Wing, Royal Air Force
- Elements of Tactical Supply Wing, Royal Air Force
- Elements of Airport of Embarkation Wing, RAF Brize Norton
- Elements of Base Support Wing, RAF Brize Norton
- Elements of Engineering and Logistics Wing, RAF Brize Norton
- Elements of Forward Engineering Wing, RAF Brize Norton
- Elements of Operations Wing, RAF Brize Norton
- Elements of Tornado Engineering Flight, RAF Marham
- Elements of Engineering Logistics Wing, RAF Odiham
- Elements of Joint Helicopter Support Squadron, RAF Odiham
- Elements of Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Northallerton
- Elements of Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Frimley Park
- Elements of Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Peterborough
- Elements of Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Portsmouth
- Elements of Royal Centre for Defence Medicine