16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team is the British Army’s primary rapid reaction and airborne formation, specializing in air assault operations and high-readiness deployments.
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Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
brigade combat team
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military formation → |
| allies |
NATO
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United States Army airborne units → |
| branch |
Army
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| capability |
airborne insertion
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airmobile operations → helicopter assault → joint operations with Joint Helicopter Command → joint operations with Royal Air Force → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| doctrine |
air manoeuvre
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rapid intervention → |
| formedFrom |
16 Air Assault Brigade
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| garrison |
Colchester Garrison
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| garrisonCountry |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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| garrisonTown |
Colchester
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| hasComponent |
13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC
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16 Medical Regiment → 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles → 216 Parachute Signal Squadron → 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment → 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment → 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment → 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery → Pathfinder Platoon → airborne artillery units → airborne engineer units → airborne logistics units → airborne medical units → airborne signals units → |
| motto |
Ready for Anything
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| notableDeployment |
Iraq War
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → operations in the Balkans → peacekeeping operations in Africa → |
| operationalEnvironment |
contingency operations
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expeditionary → |
| partOf |
British Army
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| primaryMission |
to conduct operations at short notice worldwide
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to provide a rapidly deployable air assault force → |
| readinessLevel |
high readiness
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| role |
expeditionary warfare
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high-readiness deployment → rapid reaction force → |
| size |
brigade
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| specialization |
air assault operations
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airborne operations → |
| type |
air assault brigade
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| usesEquipment |
helicopters
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light armoured vehicles → parachute equipment → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
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Parachute Regiment → |
parentFormation |
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3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
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alliance |
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The Paras
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associatedWith |
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Commander Field Army
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formationControlled |
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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
("16 Air Assault Brigade")
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formedFrom |
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Merville Barracks, Colchester
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garrisonFor |
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Merville Barracks, Colchester
("16 Air Assault Brigade Headquarters")
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hasUnit |
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Operation Herrick
("16 Air Assault Brigade")
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notableUnit |
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4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
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operationalCommand |