16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team

@16AirAssltBCT

16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team is @BritishArmy's🇬🇧 #GlobalResponseForce, trained and equipped to deploy by parachute🪂, helicopter🚁 and airlanding🛬.

Merville Barracks, Colchester

Joined November 2015

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The Royal Irish Regiment@RIrishRegiment · Jul 25

Brigadier Ed Cartwright CBE was recently welcomed to Clive Barracks by 1 R IRISH on his first visit as Commander of @16AirAssltBCT During his visit, he engaged with the Rangers and gained a deeper understanding of the tactical mobility that 1 R IRISH brings to the Brigade.

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BFBS Forces News@ForcesNews · Jul 22

"It's not especially glamorous, it's critically important"🗣️ Close to 1,000 troops and more than 300 vehicles have been involved in a simulated operation to prepare for war. 16 Air Assault Brigade conducted a no-notice practice mobilisation. 🔗brnw.ch/21wUkX6

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British Army 🇬🇧@BritishArmy · Jul 15

Our airborne gunners have been working closely with the @RoyalAirForce 🤝 During the joint exercise, ground crew from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery successfully secured artillery guns and vehicles to a Chinook helicopter. Regular training ensures our soldiers…

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jul 23

Great work by 1 RGR in Australia; it is currently in the Brunei-based jungle warfare role and preparing to swap with 2 RGR for the battalions’ two-year rotation serving with the brigade.

DDefence Operations 🇬🇧@DefenceOps · Jul 21

⚔️1 RGR are in 🇦🇺 for #OpHIGHMAST, bringing precision, power & partnership to @TalismanSabre 🌏Across the Indo-Pacific, the @BritishArmy Gurkhas prove: small team, big impact. 🤝Training with @DefenceAust strengthens UK-AUS ties & rapid deployment ability in the Indo-Pacific.

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jul 21

Have guns, will travel! 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery train how to move their guns, vehicles and ammunition as underslung loads, using the speed and reach of helicopters🚁 to outmanoeuvre the enemy. Read more: army.mod.uk/news/airborne-…

16AirAssltBCT's tweet image. Have guns, will travel!

7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery train how to move their guns, vehicles and ammunition as underslung loads, using the speed and reach of helicopters🚁 to outmanoeuvre the enemy.

Read more: army.mod.uk/news/airborne-…

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jul 18

Documents✅ Weapons, ammunition, supplies✅ Vehicles✅ Ready for anything! Exercise Totemic, a no-notice practice mobilisation of the Air Manoeuvre Battle Group, has tested our #readiness to respond to global crises at short notice.

16AirAssltBCT's tweet image. Documents✅
Weapons, ammunition, supplies✅
Vehicles✅
Ready for anything!

Exercise Totemic, a no-notice practice mobilisation of the Air Manoeuvre Battle Group, has tested our #readiness to respond to global crises at short notice.

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jul 14

Bonne fete nationale! Souhaitons à nos partenaires aéroportés français @11eBP un joyeux #14Juillet 🪂(🇬🇧+🇫🇷)=💪

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jul 14

Learning lessons from past conflicts to shape preparations for future operations. Deployed as the Falkland Islands Roulement Infantry Company, A Coy 3rd Bn @TheParachuteReg hosted three veterans of the 1982 conflict for a battlefield study at Mount Longdon.

16AirAssltBCT's tweet image. Learning lessons from past conflicts to shape preparations for future operations.

Deployed as the Falkland Islands Roulement Infantry Company, A Coy 3rd Bn @TheParachuteReg hosted three veterans of the 1982 conflict for a battlefield study at Mount Longdon.

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jul 4

Wishing US paratroopers a happy 4th of July! Our nations' historic differences are now but a storm in a teacup☕️ and - since the formative years of #airborne forces in WW2 - our partnership has only been #StrongerTogether! 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸

16AirAssltBCT's tweet image. Wishing US paratroopers a happy 4th of July!

Our nations' historic differences are now but a storm in a teacup☕️ and - since the formative years of #airborne forces in WW2 - our partnership has only been #StrongerTogether!

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jul 1

Greetings on #CanadaDay to our #airborne colleagues in @CanadianArmy seen here training to use British LLP parachutes🪂 The partnership between us has been strong since WW2, when 1st Canadian Parachute Bn took part in D-Day and the Rhine Crossing🇬🇧🇨🇦

16AirAssltBCT's tweet image. Greetings on #CanadaDay to our #airborne colleagues in @CanadianArmy seen here training to use British LLP parachutes🪂

The partnership between us has been strong since WW2, when 1st Canadian Parachute Bn took part in D-Day and the Rhine Crossing🇬🇧🇨🇦

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The Royal Logistic Corps@UKArmyLogistics · Jun 29

15 Air Assault Support Squadron QOGLR wraps up a historic Public Duties tour. From mounting the King’s Guard at Buckingham Palace to taking part in the VE80 celebrations and guarding Windsor Castle and the Tower of London, the Squadron represented the Royal Logistic Corps and…

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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team@16AirAssltBCT · Jun 26

Honouring the bravery of the Polish paratroopers who fought at Arnhem; as happened in 1944, in 2025 we are trained and ready to fight alongside our airborne allies @_6BPD_ 🇬🇧🤝🇵🇱

EEdinburgh Tattoo@EdinburghTattoo · Jun 24

🎖️Colonel Arter shares the story of General Sosabowski, Commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, formed in Scotland. The Polish Border Guard Band will perform a Market Garden March at this year’s Tattoo to honour the brigade’s bravery. Learn more:…

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