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Old 02-11-2011, 06:43 AM
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I think it's time I post my OOB for British Forces in Northern Ireland:

Northern Ireland Command
HQ Northern Ireland is the command formation responsible for the administration of all British Armed Forces stationed in and around Northern Ireland.
HQ Northern Ireland
  • 6 Regiment, Royal Military Police*
  • 233 Signal Squadron, 15 Signal Regiment
  • 591(Independent) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (EOD)
Northern Ireland Command Military Intelligence
  • 12th Intelligence and Security Company**
  • 14th Intelligence Company***
  • Force Research Unit****
40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment
40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment is Territorial Army regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army. The regiment forms part of 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade, re-establish some form of regional Government communications infrastructure in the aftermath of a nuclear strike on the UK. The regiment does not have an internal security role in Northern Ireland.

Royal Air Force; RAF Aldergrove
With the elimination of the Irish Air Corps and growing need for aircraft in other theatres, No. 18 Squadron, RAF, No. 72 Squadron, RAF and 5 Regiment, Army Air Corps were redeployed in 1997 leaving only a small force of one Chinook HC2, one Britten-Norman Islander, two Westland Gazelle AH1 No. 3 Squadron, RAF Regiment and the small staff at the Royal Air Force's
  • Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre
  • No. 18 Squadron, RAF
  • No. 72 Squadron, RAF
  • 651 Squadron; 5 Regiment, Army Air Corps
  • No. 3 Squadron, RAF Regiment (Ground Defence)
  • Royal Air Force's Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (Northern Ireland)
36th (Ulster) Infantry Division [Motorized Infantry]
The 36th (Ulster) Infantry Division (36 ID)(taking it’s name from the 36th (Ulster) Division of Lord Kitchener's New Army) is an motorized infantry division of the British Army formed around the battalions, of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) in 1996. The Division replaced the 3rd, 9th, and 39th Infantry Brigades; who were deployed to European and Middle Eastern Theatres; as the main security force in Northern Ireland.
  • Headquarters and Signals Battalion (225 Signal Squadron, 15 Signal Regiment)
  • No. 1 (Lovat Scouts) Company, 51st Highland Volunteers*****
107 (Antrim) Defence Brigade
  • 1st (County Antrim) Battalion******, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 9th (Country Antrim) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 10th (City of Belfast) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 7th (City of Belfast) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
108 (Tyrone) Brigade
  • 6th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 8th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 11th (Craigavon) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • Queen’s University/Belfast University Officer Training Corps Battalion
109 (Londonderry) Brigade
  • 2nd (County Armagh) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 3rd (County Down) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 5th (County Londonderry) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
  • 4th (County Fermanagh) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
Northern Ireland Squadron, Royal Navy
The Northern Ireland Squadron is a unit of the Royal Navy; established during the early days of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The squadron was moved to HM Naval Base Clyde, aka Faslane Naval Base, Scotland in 1993. Also in 1993, the River-class ships were subsequently assigned to the Northern Ireland Squadron where they replaced Ton-class vessels patrolling the province's waterways and participating in counter-terrorist operations in support of the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). On November 1 1997 the IRA sank the HMS Helford, HMS Blackwater, HMS Itchen, HMS Orwell, and HMS Spey and remnants British Northern Ireland Squadron were redeployed to Mediterranean; with destruction of Irish Naval Service and elimination of IRA sea threat, two months later. In 1998 the sunken ships were salvage and under went repairs in order to return them to active duty, but since the nuclear attacks all repairs on the ships have stopped.
  • HMS Blackwater (M2008) – salvage and under going repairs at Alexandra Dock
  • HMS Itchen (M2009) – salvage and under going repairs at Alexandra Dock
  • HMS Spey (M2013) – salvage and under going repairs at Alexandra Dock
  • HMS Arun (M2014) – Cyprus, Eastern Sovereign Base Area
  • HMS Helford (M2006) – salvage and under going repairs at Alexandra Dock
  • HMS Orwell (M2011) – Cyprus, Eastern Sovereign Base Area
  • HMS Caroline (D44) *******

* Includes the 243 Provost Company (Volunteers), Royal Military Police

**Conducts undercover Electronic Warfare; including Electronic surveillance/interception operations.

***Conducts undercover surveillance operations against suspected members of Irish republican and loyalist paramilitary groups.

****An ultra-secret unit that is responsible surveillance and for Agent handling in Northern Ireland.

*****A specially trained Territorial Army Yeomanry infantry company that acts in the Anti-Sniper/Sniper role.

******All battalions of the 36th UDD are Motorized Infantry with the battalions organized as follows: 5x AT-105C Saxon - Command vehicle (Headquarters and Headquarters Company), Weapons Company: 16x Land Rover Defender Series III - Beeswing ATGM Launchers (Antitank Platoon), 8x AT-105MR Saxon - 51 mm mortar (Mortar Platoon), and 8x FV 721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (wheeled) (Recon Platoon). Three Rifle Companies, each with: 16x Snatch Land Rovers/Land Rover Defender Series III.

******* The HMS Caroline acts as a static headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR), based in Alexandra Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the last remaining British World War I light cruiser in service, and the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland still afloat. Although no longer capable of making way under her own steam, she remains afloat and in excellent condition.
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