Operation TELIC: British Forces

The UK provides the leadership of the Multi-National Division (South-East) which has UK, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Portuguese, and Lithuanian troops under its command.

UK FORCES IN THEATRE DURING 2005

The UK sea component includes the Royal Navy vessels currently on duty in the Gulf:

HMS Marlborough (Type 23 frigate)
RFA Diligence (Forward Repair Ship)
HMS Echo (Hydrographic Survey vessel)
HMS Argyll (Type 23 frigate)

The UK Land component includes the following British Army units deployed in Iraq:

4 Armoured Brigade comprising:

• Headquarters and Signal Squadron
• Queen's Dragoon Guards
• The Royal Dragoon Guards (Challenger 2)
• 4 Regiment Royal Artillery
• 1st Battalion, Scots Guards (Warrior infantry fighting vehicles)
• 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
• 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
• 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment
• 21 Engineer Regiment

Divisional Combat Support (CS) comprising:

• Pheonix Battery from 32 Regiment Royal Artillery
• Surveillance and Target Acquisition Patrols Troop from Honourable Artillery Company
• 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) (Air Defence Artillery)
• Joint Services Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) Troop (Troop Headquarters from 21 Field Squadron EOD plus EOD Teams from Royal Engineers, Royal Logistics Corps and RAF)

UK National Support Element comprising:

• Headquarters National Support Element
• National Support Element Signal Squadron, including 11 Signals Brigade
• Composite Logistic Regiment, based on 7 Transport Regiment Royal Logistics Corps (RLC) and comprising Royal Logistics Corps elements from:
  • 2 Close Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) (Brigade Support Squadron)
  • 7 Transport Regiment (Headquarters, Tank Transporter, General Transport, Bulk Liquids & Workshop),
  • 6 Supply Regiment (Ammo/Stores),
  • 9 Supply Regiment (MSS) and
  • 27 Regiment (Postal and Courier Support)
  • Engineer Logistics Squadron - 65 Field Support Squadron Royal Engineers
  • Works Group Royal Engineers (Headquarters 63 Works Group and 522 Specialist Team Royal Engineers Works)
• Composite Equipment Support Company based on 1 Battalion Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
• Composite Provost Company based on 115 Provost Company, 1 Royal Military Police
• Composite Medical Regiment comprising elements from
  • 256 (City Of London) Field Hospital (Volunteer),
  • 3 Close Support Medical Regiment and
  • 5 General Support Medical Regiment
• Forward Movement & Control Centre and Movement Control Squadron, drawn from 29 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps
• Expeditionary Forces Institute Detachments
• Defence Fire Service Detachments
• PTG (Surge Only) from 17 Port & Maritime Regiment Royal Logistics Corps (RLC)

MND (SE) Troops:

• Kings Royal Hussars:

  • Headquarters elements in Tallil (HQ MND (SE) Divisional Troops)
  • A Squadron attached to 1 Stafford’s Battle Group in Maysan (HQ MND (SE) Divisional Troop)
  • B Squadron attached to Danish Battalion (DANBAT) (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)

• Light Dragoons:

  • Al Muthanna (HQ MND (SE) Divisional Troops)

• 1 Stafford’s:

  • Maysan Province (MND (SE) Divisional Troop)
  • A Company attached to 1 Coldstream Guards BG (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)

• 1 Coldstream Guards (Basrah City Brigade)

  • No 1 Company attached to 1 Stafford’s Battle Group (HQ MND (SE) Divisional Troops)

• 1 Royal Anglians

  • Basrah Rural South Battle Group (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)

• C Coy 2 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF)

  • Attached to Coldstream Guards Battle Group (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)

• C Coy 3 Parachute Regiment

  • Boundary Force (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)

• 19 Regiment Royal Artillery

  • Service Sector Reform Battle Group (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)

• 26 Engineer Regiment (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)
• 228 Signals Squadron (HQ 12 Mechanised Brigade)
• 174 Provost Company (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)

Units at Shibah Logistics Base (SLB):

• Headquarters National Support Element (HQ NSE)
• 3 Logistical Supports Unit (3 LSR)
• 1 Royal Irish
• 3 United Kingdom Medical Group (3 UK Med Gp)
• Equipment Support Company (ES Coy)
• 64 Works Group (64 Wks Gp)
• 1 Royal Regiment of Wales (1 RWW) HQ MND (SE) Divisional Reserve Troops)
• 1 Royal Anglians (1 R Ang) (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)
• 26 Engineering Regiment (26 Engr Regt) (12 Mechanised Brigade Troops)
• 3 Royal Military Police (3 RMP)
• Danish Battalion (DANBAT)
• Czechoslovakian Military Police (Cz MP)

The UK air component deployed includes the following Royal Air Force units:

• 617 Squadron (replaced by 9 Squadron at end of March 2005) (Al Udeid) flying Tornado GR4 bomber/reconnaissance aircraft
• 10 Squadron /101 Squadron (Bahrain / Akrotiri) flying VC-10 tanker/transport aircraft
• C-130J (Hercules C4 and C5) (Basrah) from RAF Lyneham
• 32 Squadron (Al Udeid) flying HS-125 transport aircraft
• Nimrod MR 2 maritime patrol aircraft (Basrah/ Seeb) from RAF Kinloss
• Chinook helicopters (Basrah) from RAF Odiham
• 28 Squadron (Basrah) flying Merlin helicopters
• Fighter Protection Wing Headquarters (Basrah) (2 Force Protection Wing)
• 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (Basrah)
• 230 Squadron (Baghdad) flying Puma helicopters
• Puma helicopters (Basrah) from RAF Odiham

Basrah

• 120 Squadron / 201 Squadron - Nimrod MR2 (and Seeb)
• 845 Naval Air Squadron / 846 Naval Air Squadron - Sea King Mk4

Baghdad

• 33 Squadron - Puma HC1

Qatar

• 2 Squadron - Tornado GR4A

ARCHIVE OF UK FORCES IN THEATRE

• Operation Telic: British Forces deployed as at 10 November 2005
• Operation Telic: British Forces deployed during 2005
• Operation Telic: British Forces deployed during 2004
• Operation Telic: British Forces deployed during 2003