Operation Herrick began in 2002 on the end of Operation Fingal, which saw Britain hand command of the ISAF force to Turkey. At that point, the deployment was scaled back from 2,100 to approximately 300, primarily concerned with security in Kabul, and manning the UK Afghan National Army Training Team (UKANATT). In 2003, the deployment in Kabul was expanded to battalion size when two Provincial Reconstruction Teams were established, along with a rapid reaction force, based around a light role infantry battalion, the Afghanistan Roulement Infantry Battalion (ARIB). In January 2006, the Government announced that, due to the worsening situation in the south of Afghanistan, a brigade sized formation numbering approximately 3,300, Task Force Helmand, would be deployed to Helmand Province.
April 2004 - September 2004:
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General John Cooper (May 2004 to December 2004)
1st Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
October 2004 - March 2005:
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General John Cooper (October 2004 to December 2004)
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Peter Gilchrist (December 2004 to March 2005)
1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot)
April 2005 - September 2005:
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Peter Gilchrist (April 2005 to September 2005)
2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles
October 2005 - March 2006:
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Peter Gilchrist (October 2005 to December 2005)
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Christopher Wilson (January 2006 to March 2006)
1st Battalion, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
April 2006 – September 2006:
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Christopher Wilson (April 2006 to September 2006)
HQ, 16 Air Assault Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Unit
3rd Battalion, The Parachute RegimentA Company
B Company & 6 (Guards) Platoon
C Company
ANA & ANP Mentoring
7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
G Parachute Battery (Mercer's Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
Logistics HQ
Commando Logistic Regiment
Other units
Easy CompanySomme Platoon from 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
Barrosa Platoon from 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
Ad hoc company headquarters from 3 PARA
Pathfinder Platoon
Household Cavalry Regiment
D Squadron (Formation Reconnaissance Squadron)
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)Somme Platoon
Barrosa Platoon
Ranger Company
Royal Artillery
5th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Battery (STA)
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery18 (Quebec 1759) Battery
Royal Engineers
23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), Royal Engineers
51 Parachute Squadron8 Troop (Made up of attached personnel from 9 Parachute Squadron RE
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
39 Engineer Regiment RE
53 Field Squadron
Royal Logistic Corps
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC
29 Regiment RLC
Royal Signals
216 Signal Squadron
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
7 Air Assault Battalion REME 8 Close Support Squadron
Royal Army Medical Corps
16 Close Support Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Military Police
1 Regiment Royal Military Police (RMP)
114 Provost Company
4 Regiment RMP156 Provost Company (Air Assault)
Theatre Reserve Battalion
2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
October 2006 - April 2007:
Deputy Commander, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan: Major-General Christopher Wilson (October 2006 to December 2006)
Commander, International Security Assistance Force: General Sir David Richards (December 2006 to April 2007)
HQ, 3 Commando Brigade
ANA & ANP Mentoring
45 Commando, Royal Marines
Logistics HQ
Commando Logistic Regiment
Other units
The Light DragoonsC Squadron
42 Commando, Royal Marines
Mike Company
10 Troop
11 Troop
Reconnaissance Troop
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
42 (Alem Hamza) Battery UAVs
29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
7 (Sphinx) Battery Royal Artillery
28 Engineer Regiment RE
59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
27 Transport Regiment RLC
29 Regiment RLC
2nd Medical Brigade, Royal Army Medical Corps
22 Field Hospital
3 Regiment RMP
174 Provost Company
Elements of The 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Theatre Reserve Battalion)
The Rifle Volunteers/6 Rifles (TA)
Peninsula Company
April 2007 – October 2007:
Commander, International Security Assistance Force: General Sir David Richards (April 2007 to October 2007)
HQ, 12 Mechanised Brigade
ANA & ANP Mentoring
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Other units
12 Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force (12 BRF)
1 Platoon
2 Platoon
The Light Dragoons
B Squadron
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Falcon Squadron
1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment - first unit in Afghanistan to the use the new "Vector" protected patrol vehicle
A (Norfolk) Company
B (Suffolk) Company
7 Platoon
1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot)
B Company
C Company
19th Regiment Royal Artillery
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown battery of UAVs
39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Troop of MLRS
26 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
4 Logistic Support Regiment RLC
4 General Support Medical Regiment
2nd Medical Brigade, Royal Army Medical Corps
212 Field Hospital (V)
Somme Company, composed mainly of elements of The London Regiment (V), also a platoon of Grenadier Guards and individual members of the Reserve Forces.
In February 2007, it was announced that an additional 1,400 troops would be deployed to Afghanistan, primarily formed as a battlegroup around a light infantry battalion, the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
*Renamed as 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) 01/09/07
November 2007 - April 2008:
Commander, International Security Assistance Force: General Sir David Richards (November 2007 to November 2007)
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Jonathon Riley (December 2007 to April 2008)
HQ 52 Infantry Brigade
258 Signal Squadron Royal Corps of Signals - Bde HQ
ANA & ANP Mentoring
2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (Green Howards)
B Company
Other units
Household Cavalry Regiment
C Squadron
D Squadron
40 Commando, Royal Marines - Camp Bastion (Battle Group North)Alpha Company - FOB Inkerman
Bravo Company - Sangin
Charlie Company - COB Zeebrugge/Kajaki Dam
Delta Company - Now Zad
Echo Company - FOB Robinson
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Unknown Platoon, No. 2 Company
No. 10 Platoon, No. 3 Company
Sniper Section
Support Company
1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Salonika Company, The Rifles
4th Regiment Royal Artillery
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Battery of UAVs
39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Troop of MLRS
36 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
Kings Royal Hussars
B Squadron using Mastiff's
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
Elements of 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
27 Transport Regiment RLC
5 General Support Medical Regiment
1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
101 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
May 2008 – October 2008:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Jonathon Riley (May 2008 to October 2008)
HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade
ANA Mentoring
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
Imjin Company
ANP Mentoring
Police Reform Cell
Royal Military Police - Police Mentoring Team (PMT)
Other units
Household Cavalry Regiment
D Squadron
Queen's Royal Lancers
A Squadron
Viking Squadron
The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
B Company
4 Platoon
C (Bruneval) Company
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Guards' Parachute Platoon
7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown battery of UAVs
39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Troop of MLRS
23 (Air Assault) Regiment RE
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC
6 Supply Regiment RLC
16 Close Support Medical Regiment
7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
*Elements of the Theatre Reserve Battalion, 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) were deployed in support of both 16 Air Assault Brigade and 3 Commando Brigade
November 2008 - April 2009:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Dutton (November 2008 to April 2009)
HQ 3 Commando Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Units
42 Commando, Royal Marines - Kandahar Air FieldJuliet Company - FOB Argyll (Force protection in Kabul and Lashkar Gah)
45 Commando, Royal Marines (Battle Group North in the Upper Sangin Valley)
Victor Company - Kajaki Dam
Whiskey Company - FOB Jackson
X-Ray Company - FOB Nolay
Yankee Company - FOB Inkerman
Zulu Company - FOB Gibraltar
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (Battle Group South at Garmsir)
2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles (Battle Group North West at Musa Qal'eh and Now Zad)
ANA Mentoring
1st Battalion, The Rifles with additional members from 6 RIFLESC Company (Mentored 4th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps)
ANP Mentoring
Royal Military Police
2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles PMT
Other units
Information Exploration Group (IX Group)Brigade Reconnaisance Force (BRF)
Unknown UAV Batttery from 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Regiment of Wales)
Household Cavalry Regiment
1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
1 Armoured Infantry company group
2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Theatre Reserve Battalion deployment)
29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Troop of MLRS
24 (Commando) Regiment RE
35 Engineer Regiment RE
77 Armoured Engineer Squadron
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines
United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group, Royal Marines
539 Assault Squadron RM
Armoured Support Group
Royal Marines Band Service
3rd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
May 2009 – October 2009:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Dutton (May 2009 to October 2009)
HQ 19 Light Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Units
The Light Dragoons
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
2nd Battalion, The Rifles
4th Battalion, The Rifles
B Company
R Company
2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
ANA Mentoring
2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters)
ANP Mentoring
Police Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (POMLT)
2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles
F Company
Other units
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Unknown squadron
40 Regiment Royal Artillery
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown battery of UAVs
39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Troop of MLRS
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
38 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
19 Combat Service Support Battalion
4th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
2 Medical Regiment
173rd Provost Company Royal Military Police
5th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Battery (STA)
4th (V) Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
Normandy Company
17 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Kabul)
Elements of 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Kabul)
November 2009 - April 2010:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nicholas Parker (November 2009 to April 2010)
HQ 11 Light Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Units
The Household Cavalry Regiment
B and C Squadrons
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
No. 2 Company
5 Platoon
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
3rd Battalion, The Rifles
1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
ANA Mentoring
2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th & 33rd/76th Foot) (Green Howards)
ANP Mentoring
1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
No. 3 Company
Other units
1st Royal Tank Regiment
D Squadron
Elements of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
4th Battalion The Rifles
A Company
1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
B Company
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
28 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
104 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC
261 Signals Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals
5th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Battery
Elements of 256 (City of London) Field Hospital (V)
Theatre Logistics Group - 9 Regiment RLC
In October 2009, the total force was increased to 9,000 personnel with the addition of several other units:
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
No. 3 Company
2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire & Border)
No. 1 Company
1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
No. 1 Company
May 2010 - October 2010:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nicholas Parker (May 2010 to September 2010)
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Bucknall (September 2010 to October 2010)
HQ 4 Mechanized Brigade
206 Signal Squadron Royal Signals
Principle Manoeuvre Units
Queen's Royal Lancers
40 Commando, Royal Marines
Bravo Company4 Troop
Charlie Company7 Troop
1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
1st Battalion, Scots Guards
ANA Mentoring
Brigade Advisory Group (BAG)
The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
ANP Mentoring
Police Mentoring and Advisory Group (PMAG)
1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire)
Other units
Royal Dragoon Guards
Unknown Squadron
Unknown Squadron
Unknown Squadron
4th Regiment Royal Artillery
21 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
3 Medical Regiment
34 Field Hospital
1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
101st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Theatre Logistics Group - 8 Regiment RLC
Weapon Intelligence Specialist Company
2nd Battalion, Arnhem Coy The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire & Border)
November 2010 - April 2011:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Bucknall (November 2010 to April 2011)
HQ, 16 Air Assault Brigade
216 Parachute Signal Squadron
Principle Manoeuvre Units
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Falcon Squadron
Unknown Squadron
Unknown Squadron
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
B Company
ANA Mentoring
BAG
1st Battalion, Irish Guards
ANP Mentoring
PMAG
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Other units
Household Cavalry Regiment
D Squadron
Elements of 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Elements of 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
5th Regiment Royal Artillery
Z Battery (STA)
7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown battery of UAVs
39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Unknown Troop of MLRS
23 (Air Assault) Regiment RE
9 Parachute Squadron RE
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
Theatre Logistics Group - 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC
13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC
9 Supply Regiment RLC
95 Squadron RLC
6 Supply Regiment RLC
16 Close Support Medical Regiment
207 (Manchester) Field Hospital
212 (Sheffield) Field Hospital
7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
May – October 2011:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General James Bucknall (May 2011 to October 2011)
HQ 3 Commando Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Units
Brigade Reconnaissance Force
1st Battalion, The Rifles
42 Commando, Royal Marines
Mike Company
45 Commando, Royal Marines
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
ANA Mentoring
BAG
3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Staffords)
ANP Mentoring
PMAG
2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Other units
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales')
30 Commando (IX), Royal Marines
29 (Commando) Regiment, Royal Artillery
53 (Louisburg) Battery RA
24 Commando Engineer Regiment RE
32 Engineer Regiment RE
39 Armoured Engineer Squadron
32 Regiment, Royal Artillery
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines
2 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
November 2011 - April 2012:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Adrian Bradshaw (November 2011 to April 2012)
HQ 20th Armoured Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Units
The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
5th Battalion, The Rifles
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters)
ANA Mentoring
BAG
2nd Battalion, The Rifles
ANP Mentoring
PMAG
1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Other units
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
35 Engineer Regiment RE
38 Engineer Regiment RE
11 Field Squadron
1 Logistic Support Regiment RLC
1 Medical Regiment
3 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
110 Provost Company
Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements 170 Infra Sp Engr Gp Royal Engineers
May 2012 - October 2012:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Adrian Bradshaw (May 2012 to September 2012)
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nick Carter (September 2012 to October 2012)
HQ 12 Mechanised Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Units
The King's Royal Hussars.
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards.
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards.
3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (Duke of Wellington's).Prince Wales’s Company of 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (Working as the operations company attached to the 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment)
1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment.A Company
ANA Mentoring
BAG
3rd Battalion, The Rifles.
ANP Mentoring
PMAG
1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
Other units
The Light Dragoons.A Squadron
2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles.
4 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
1st Royal Tank Regiment.
19th Regiment Royal Artillery.
26 Engineer Regiment RE.
16 Regiment, Royal Signals.
4 Logistic Support Regiment RLC.
10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC.
4 Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps.
228 Signals Squadron.
174 Provost Company, Royal Military Police.
November 2012 - April 2013:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nick Carter (November 2012 to April 2013)
HQ 4th Mechanized Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (204)
HQ 104 Logistic Support Brigade
Principle Manoeuvre Units
The Queen's Royal Lancers
1st Battalion, Scots Guards
40 Commando, Royal Marines
Alpha Company
1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire)
1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
ANA Mentoring
BAG
The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Delta Company
ANP Mentoring
PMAG
The Royal Dragoon Guards
Other units
1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Elements of The Honourable Artillery Company
Elements of The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
Elements of 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Elements of 3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Elements of 4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Elements of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment
Elements of The London Regiment
Royal Artillery
4th Regiment Royal Artillery
Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery
93 (Le Cateau) Battery
Elements of 16th Regiment Royal Artillery
Elements of 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
Elements of 39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Elements of 101 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
Royal Engineers
21 Engineer Regiment RE
Elements of 28 Engineer Regiment
Elements of 36 Engineer Regiment (Search)
Elements of 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic)
Elements of 75 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers)
Elements of 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Elements of 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group
Royal Logistic Corps
Elements of 6 Regiment RLC
7 Regiment RLC
Elements of 9 Regiment RLC
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC
12 Logistic Support Regiment RLC
Elements of 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC
Elements of 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC
Elements of 29 Regiment RLC
Elements of 148 Expeditionary Force Institute Squadron RLC (Volunteers)
Elements of 150 (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment (Volunteers) RLC
Elements of 159 Supply Regiment (Volunteers) RLC
Royal Signals
2 Signal Regiment
Elements of 10 Signal Regiment
Elements of 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
Elements of 15 Signal Regiment (Information Support)
Elements of 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support)
Elements of 32 Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1 Close Support Battalion REME
Elements of 7 Air Assault Battalion REME
Elements of 101 Force Support Battalion REME
Elements of 102 Battalion REME (Volunteers)
Elements of 103 Battalion REME (Volunteers)
Medical
3 Medical Regiment
Elements of 204 (Northern Irish) Field Hospital (Volunteers)
Elements of 243 (Wessex) Field Hospital (Volunteers)
Elements of Tactical Medical Wing, RAF
Law enforcement
150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
Elements of 101 Provost Company Royal Military Police
Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Military Police
Elements of Special Investigations Branch (United Kingdom)
Elements of The Military Provost Staff
Other units
Elements of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment
Elements of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion
Elements of 2 Military Intelligence (Exploitation) Battalion
Elements of 4 Military Intelligence Battalion
Elements of The Military Stabilisation and Support Group
Elements of 15 Psychological Operations Group
Elements of The Defence Cultural Specialist Unit
Elements of 90 Signals Unit, Royal Air Force
Elements of 1 Air Control Centre, Royal Air Force
Elements of 33 (Engineering) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Elements of Tactical Supply Wing, 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 Armaments) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Elements of Engineering and Logistics Wing, Royal Air Force Odiham
May 2013 – October 2013:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General Nick Carter (May 2013 to July 2013)
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General John Lorimer (July 2013 to October 2013)
HQ 1 Mechanized Brigade
215 Signal Squadron (Brigade Headquarters)
Campaign Signal Regiment: 3rd (United Kingdom) Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment (3DSR)
British Forces Combat Camera Team
EOD and Search Task Force
Joint Fires and Targeting Group
Operational Intelligence Support Group
Rear Operations Group
Transition Support UnitTransition Support Unit Lashkar Gah
Transition Support Unit Nad-e Ali
Transition Support Unit Nahr-e-Saraj
Principle Manoeuvre Units
2nd Royal Tank Regiment (Armoured)
2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (Light Role Infantry)
1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Armoured Infantry)
Y Company
ANA Mentoring
BAG
4th Battalion, The Rifles (Mechanized Infantry)
ANP Mentoring
PMAG
The Royal Highland Fusiliers 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (Light Role Infantry)
Other units
1st Battalion, Irish Guards
No. 2 Company (Brigade Operations Company)
Brigade Reconnaissance Force
Household Cavalry Regiment (Formation Reconnaissance)
Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Group
Unknown Squadron
Royal Artillery
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Light Role Artillery)
Z Battery (Surveillance & Target Acquisition)
Royal Engineers
22 Engineer Regiment
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
6 (Close Support) Battalion REME
Royal Logistic Corps
3 Logistic Support Regiment RLC
Army Medical Services
5 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
November 2013 - June 2014:
Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force: Major-General John Lorimer (November 2013 to June 2014)
HQ 7 Armoured Brigade
207 Signal Squadron (Brigade Headquarters)
Infantry
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (Light Role Infantry)
C Company
3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Armoured Infantry)
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (Armoured Infantry)
Armour
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) (Formation Reconnaissance)
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (Armoured)
Royal Artillery
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Light Role Artillery)
OP Sterga 2
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery (UAV)
Royal Engineers
32 Engineer Regiment
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
2 (Close Support) Battalion REME
Royal Logistic Corps
2 Logistic Support Regiment RLC
Army Medical Services
2nd Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
June 2014 - December 2014:
UK contingent commander: Brigadier James Swift (June 2014 - December 2014)
Elements of 20th Armoured Brigade HQ
HQ 102 Logistic Brigade
Infantry
Elements of 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
2nd Battalion, The Rifles
5th Battalion, The Rifles
Elements of 7th Battalion, The Rifles
Armour
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
Elements of the Queen's Royal Hussars
Royal Artillery
Elements of 5th Regiment
26th Regiment
Elements of 39th Regiment
Elements of 47th Regiment
43 Battery
Royal Engineers
64 Works Group
Elements of 33 Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Elements of 35 Regiment
Elements of 42 Regiment (Geographic)
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
3 Close Support Battalion
Elements of 102 Battalion
Royal Logistic Corps
2 Operational Support Group
1 Regiment
Elements of 6 Regiment
Elements of 7 Regiment
Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment
Elements of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment
Elements of 29 Regiment
Elements of 150 (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment
Elements of 159 Supply Regiment
Elements of Headquarters Expeditionary Forces Institute and 148 (Expeditionary Forces Institute) Squadron
Army Medical Services
1st Armoured Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)
2nd Medical Brigade (United Kingdom) RAMC
34 Field Hospital
Elements of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment
Royal Signals
1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
Elements of 10 Regiment
Elements of 14 Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
Elements of 15 Regiment (Information Support)
Elements of 30 Regiment
Military Intelligence
Elements of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion
Elements of 2 Military Intelligence Battalion
Elements of 4 Military Intelligence Battalion
Police
Elements of 1st Regiment RMP
Elements of Special Investigation Branch (United Kingdom) RMP
Elements of Close Protection Unit RMP
No. 2 Tactical Police Squadron RAF
Elements of the Military Provost Staff
Royal Air Force
No. 7 Force Protection Wing RAF (HQ)
No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 609 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF)
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards from February 2014 to August 2014.HQ Company
No. 1 Company
No. 2 Company
Elements of No. 4 (Support) Company
Supporting the UK force is HQ Joint Force Support (Afghanistan)(JFSp(A)). This 1* headquarters has commands the:
Theatre Logistics Group
Joint Movements Unit
Reverse Supply Chain Squadron
Reverse Support Chain Squadron
Vehicle Replenishment Section
Theatre Provost Group
Theatre Medical Group
Theatre Equipment Support Group
Joint Helicopter Support Unit
Equipment Support Company
Redeployment Platoon
It also includes elements of the Engineer Group, coordinated by the Joint Force Engineer.
These force elements are split between Kandahar Airfield and Camp Bastion.
