# Army 2020

Army 2020 is the restructuring of the British Army in the early and mid-2010s, in light of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010. The plan, as its name suggested, was intended to be completed by 2020, though most of its reorganisations were completed by the middle of the decade. It was succeeded by Army 2020 Refine, a series of new changes and refinements of Army 2020's restructuring, conducted in light of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.

## Background

The British government gave an indication of its proposals for the future structure of the Army in early 2008, in a press report stating that it was considering restructuring the Army into a force of three deployable divisional headquarters and eight "homogenous or identical" brigades, each with a spread of heavy, medium and light capabilities. This report indicated that the existing 16 Air Assault Brigade would be retained as a high-readiness rapid reaction force.
Subsequently, it was reported that the former Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, wanted to see the Army structured so as to extend the interval between operational tours from two years to two-and-a-half years.
In 2010, the Strategic Defence and Security Review was published. As part of the plans, the British Army would be reduced by 23 regular units, and by 2020 would number 117,000 soldiers, of whom 82,000 would be regulars and 30,000 would be reservists. The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 increased the planned number of reservists from 30,000 to 35,000.

## Originally envisaged structure

The originally envisaged future structure was announced on 19 July 2011 in a briefing paper entitled Defence Basing Review: Headline Decisions. This structure had five identical multi-role brigades, each of around 6,500 personnel. However, in June 2012 a significantly different structure known as "Army 2020" was announced.
The divisional headquarters of 2nd, 4th, and 5th Divisions were disbanded in 2012 and replaced by a single formation known as Support Command, based at Aldershot.
The five multi-role brigades envisaged in 2011 would have comprised:
* One armoured regiment of Challenger 2 tanks
* One armoured reconnaissance regiment
* One armoured infantry battalion of Warrior armoured fighting vehicles
* One mechanised infantry battalion of FV432 armoured personnel carriers
* Two light role infantry battalions
Combat Support and Logistics would have been retained at divisional level. It was envisaged that 19th Light Brigade, then part of 3rd Mechanised Division, would be disbanded.

## Structure
### Reaction Force

The 16 Air Assault Brigade, comprising two battalions of the Parachute Regiment and two Army Air Corps regiments of attack helicopters. This would deliver a very high readiness Lead Air Assault Task Force, with the rest of the brigade ready to move at longer notice.
The 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division, renamed the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, comprising three armoured infantry brigades: 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade, 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade and 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade. These three brigades would rotate, with one being the lead brigade, a second undergoing training and the third involved in other tasks. The lead brigade would deliver a Lead Battlegroup at very high readiness, with the rest of the brigade at longer notice.
The complete air assault brigade and a full mechanised brigade would be available for deployment within three months. All three brigade's HQs are to be based in the Salisbury Plain Training Area.
Reaction Force – Originally Envisaged Structure :
3rd (United Kingdom) Division, at Bulford Camp
Royal Wessex Yeomanry, at Bovington Camp
1st Armoured Infantry Brigade, at Tidworth Camp
Household Cavalry Regiment, at Victoria Barracks, Windsor
Royal Tank Regiment, at Tidworth Camp
1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, at Tidworth Camp
1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment, at Bulford Camp
4th Battalion, The Rifles, at Aldershot Garrison
12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, at Bulford Camp
Royal Lancers, at Catterick Garrison
King's Royal Hussars, at Tidworth Camp
1st Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, at Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster
1st Battalion, Royal Welsh, at Tidworth Camp
1st Battalion, Scots Guards, at Aldershot Garrison
20th Armoured Infantry Brigade, at Bulford Camp
Royal Dragoon Guards, at Catterick Garrison
Queen's Royal Hussars, at Tidworth Camp
5th Battalion, The Rifles, at Bulford Camp
1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, at Bulford Camp
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Catterick Garrison
101 Logistic Brigade, at Aldershot Garrison
1 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at St David's Barracks, Bicester
3 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Aldershot Garrison
4 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon-on-Thames
9 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Buckley Barracks, Hullavington
10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Aldershot Garrison
27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon-on-Thames
151 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Croydon
154 (Scottish) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Dunfermline
156 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Liverpool
157 (Welsh) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Cardiff
1 Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Tidworth Camp
4 Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Aldershot Garrison
5 Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Tidworth Camp
3 Armoured Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Tidworth Camp
4 Armoured Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Tidworth Camp
5 Force Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore
6 Armoured Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Tidworth Camp
16 Air Assault Brigade, at Colchester Garrison
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, at Colchester Garrison
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, at Colchester Garrison
4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, at Pudsey
3 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at Wattisham Airfield
4 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at Wattisham Airfield
6 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at Bury St Edmunds
7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, at Colchester Garrison
23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), Royal Engineers, at Rock Barracks, Suffolk
13 (Air Assault) Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Colchester Garrison
16 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Colchester Garrison
7 (Air Assault) Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Wattisham Airfield
216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron, Royal Signals, at Colchester Garrison :

### Adaptable Force

The 1st Armoured Division, renamed as the 1st (United Kingdom) Division, along with Support Command. Comprises seven infantry brigades (4th, 7th, 11th, 38th, 42nd, 51st and 160th) of various sizes, each made up of paired regular and Territorial Army forces, drawn from an Adaptable Force pool of units. These infantry brigades were planned to be suited to domestic operations or overseas commitments (such as the Falkland Islands, Brunei and Cyprus) or, with sufficient notice, as a brigade level contribution to enduring stabilisation operations.
Adaptable Force – Originally Envisaged Structure :
1st (United Kingdom) Division, at Imphal Barracks, York
4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East, at Catterick Garrison
Light Dragoons, at Catterick Garrison
Queen's Own Yeomanry, at Fenham Barracks, York
2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, at Catterick Garrison
4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, at Worsley Barracks, York
7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, at Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley
Royal Yeomanry, at Fulham House, Fulham
1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich
2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, at Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore
3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, at Bury St Edmunds
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, at Clive Barracks, Ternhill
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn
3rd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, at Canterbury
11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East, at Aldershot Garrison
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, at Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, at Aldershot Garrison
1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles, at Shorncliffe Army Camp, Kent
3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh, at Maindy Barracks, Cardiff
The London Regiment, at St John's Hill Drill Hall, Battersea
38th (Irish) Brigade, at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn
Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Palace Barracks, Holywood
2nd Battalion, The Rifles, at Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler
7th Battalion, The Rifles, at Reading
42nd Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North West, at Fulwood Barracks, Preston
2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment, at Dale Barracks, Upton-by-Chester
4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment, at Wolverhampton
2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, at Weeton Barracks, Weeton-with-Preese
4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, at Leuchars Station, Leuchars
Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry (to change to a new title, with sub-units in Scotland and Northern Ireland), at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
3rd Battalion, The Rifles, at Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh
Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Edinburgh
Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Fort George, Ardersier
52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Walcheren Barracks, Glasgow
51st Highland, 7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Queen's Barracks, Perth
5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, at Newcastle
160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, at The Barracks, Brecon
1st Battalion, The Rifles, at Beachley Barracks, Chepstow
6th Battalion, The Rifles, at Wyvern Barracks, Exeter
102 Logistic Brigade, at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
6 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Dishforth Airfield, North Yorkshire
7 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore
150 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Kingston upon Hull
158 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Peterborough
159 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Coventry
2 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at St George's Barracks, North Luffenham
3 Medical Regiment, at Fulwood Barracks, Preston
225 (Scottish) Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Dundee
253 (North Irish) Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Belfast
254 (East of England) Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Cambridge
1 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Catterick Garrison
2 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Leuchars Station, Leuchars
101 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Wrexham
102 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Newton Aycliffe
104 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Northampton
106 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Glasgow
British Forces Cyprus
1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (rotates between 1 LANCS, 2 LANCS, and 2 YORKS, on a two year duty)
2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (rotates between 2 PWRR, 1 R ANGLIAN, and 2 R ANGLIAN, on a two year duty)
British Forces Brunei
2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles (rotates between 1 RGR and 2 RGR)
State Ceremonial and Public duties
Balaklava Company, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge
King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, at Victoria Barracks, Windsor
1st Battalion, Irish Guards, at Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow
Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards, at Wellington Barracks, Westminster
No. 7 Company, Coldstream Guards, at Wellington Barracks, Westminster
F Company, Scots Guards, at Wellington Barracks, Westminster :

### Force Troops Command

Force Troops Command – Originally Envisaged Structure :
1st Artillery Brigade and Headquarters South West, at Tidworth Camp
1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, at Larkhill Garrison
3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, at Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland
4th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe
19th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Larkhill Garrison
26th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Larkhill Garrison
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Gateshead
103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment, Royal Artillery, at St Helens
105th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
8th Engineer Brigade, at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley
12 (Force Support) Engineer Group, at RAF Wittering, Peterborough
20 Works Group Royal Engineers (Air Support), at RAF Wittering, Peterborough
36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone
39 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss
71 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Leuchars Station, Leuchars
75 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group, at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley
21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Catterick Garrison
22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down
26 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down
32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Catterick Garrison
35 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down
29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) Group, at Aldershot Garrison
1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, at St George's Barracks, North Luffenham
11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot
33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers, at Carver Barracks, Wimbish
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers, at Carver Barracks, Wimbish
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell
62 Works Group Royal Engineers, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell
63 Works Group Royal Engineers, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell
64 Works Group Royal Engineers, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell
65 Works Group Royal Engineers, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell
66 Works Group Royal Engineers, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), at Monmouth Castle, Monmouth
1st Signal Brigade, at Imjin Barracks, Innsworth
299 Signal Squadron (Special Communications), Royal Signals, at Bletchley
22nd Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Beacon Barracks, Stafford
30th Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Gamecock Barracks, Bramcote
ARRC Support Battalion, at Imjin Barracks, Innsworth
11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands, at Venning Barracks, Donnington
2nd Signal Group, at Venning Barracks, Donnington
10th Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at MoD Corsham, Corsham
15th Signal Regiment (Information Support), Royal Signals, at Blandford Camp
32nd (Scottish) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Glasgow
37th Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Redditch
39th (Skinners) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Bristol
71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Bexleyheath
7th Signal Group, at Beacon Barracks, Stafford
1st Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Beacon Barracks, Stafford
2nd Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Imphal Barracks, York
3rd Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Bulford Camp
16th Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Beacon Barracks, Stafford
21st Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, at Azimghur Barracks, Colerne
104th Logistic Support Brigade, at Duke of Gloucester Barracks, South Cerney
2 Operational Support Group, Royal Logistic Corps, at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
17 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at McMullen Barracks, Marchwood Military Port
29 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Duke of Gloucester Barracks, South Cerney
152 Fuel Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Belfast
162 Postal Courier and Movement Control Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Nottingham
165 (Wessex) Port and Enabling Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Plymouth
167 Catering Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
2nd Medical Brigade, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall
22 Field Hospital, at Aldershot Garrison
33 Field Hospital, at Fort Blockhouse, Gosport
34 Field Hospital, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall
201 (Northern) Field Hospital, at Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne
202 (Midlands) Field Hospital, at Birmingham
203 (Welsh) Field Hospital, at Cardiff
204 (North Irish) Field Hospital, at Belfast
205 (Scottish) Field Hospital, at Gordon Barracks, Aberdeen
207 (Manchester) Field Hospital, at Manchester
208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital, at Liverpool
212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital, at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield
243 (The Wessex) Field Hospital, at Bristol
256 (City of London) Field Hospital, at Braganza Street drill hall, Walworth
306 Hospital Support Regiment, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall
335 Medical Evacuation Regiment, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall
Operational HQ Support Group, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall
1st Intelligence and Surveillance Brigade, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon
5th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Catterick Garrison
32nd Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Larkhill Garrison
47th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Larkhill Garrison
104th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Raglan Barracks, Newport
Honourable Artillery Company, at Finsbury Barracks, London
14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warafre), Royal Signals, at MOD St Athan, St Athan
1 Military Intelligence Battalion, at Catterick Garrison
2 Military Intelligence Battalion, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon
3 Military Intelligence Battalion, at Hackney
4 Military Intelligence Battalion, at Bulford Camp
5 Military Intelligence Battalion, at Edinburgh
6 Military Intelligence Battalion, at Manchester
7 Military Intelligence Battalion, at Bristol
Land Intelligence Fusion Centre, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
Defence Cultural Specialist Unit, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
Specialist Group Military Intelligence, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
Security Assistance Group, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
Military Stabilisation Support Group, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
15 Psychological Operations Group, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
Media Operations Group, at London
1st Military Police Brigade, at Marlborough Lines, Andover
1 Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Catterick Garrison
3 Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Bulford Camp
4 Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Aldershot Garrison
Special Investigation Branch Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Bulford Camp
Special Operations Unit, Royal Military Police, at Longmoor Military Camp
Military Corrective Training Centre, at Colchester Garrison :
The boxes above provides the general structure of the British Army once Army 2020 is completed. It excludes units under Regional Command, Recruiting and Training Command, or units under other commands such as the air defence regiments.
The term "Regional Point of Command," encompassing organisations such as Headquarters North East, also appears to have been introduced under the reorganisations.

## Changes to units
### Royal Armoured Corps

Four of the Royal Armoured Corps' Regiments were merged into two regiments:
* 9th/12th Royal Lancers and Queen's Royal Lancers merged to become The Royal Lancers
* 1st Royal Tank Regiment and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment merged to form the Royal Tank Regiment.

### Royal Artillery

39 Regiment Royal Artillery was disbanded, with its Multiple Launch Rocket Systems being transferred to the rest of the Royal Artillery and Territorial Army.
In accordance with the Strategic Defence and Security Review, the number of AS-90 self-propelled guns was reduced by 35%. The number of active Challenger 2 tanks was cut by around forty per cent, and by 2014 had been reduced to 227.
12th and 16th Royal Artillery would continue to be placed under a joint Army-RAF unit, the Joint Ground Based Air Defence Headquarters.

### Infantry

Four of the British Army's 36 regular infantry battalions were disbanded or merged with sister units in their regiments:
* 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (light role)
* 3rd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) (light role)
* 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh (Royal Regiment of Wales) (armoured infantry)
* 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Staffords) (armoured infantry)
A fifth battalion, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, was reduced to a single company to carry out public duties in Scotland.
However, through the 2020 reforms, 3 new battalions of infantry (1 regular, 2 reserve) were created including:
* 3rd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles (specialist infantry)
* 4th Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Army Reserve)
* 8th Battalion, The Rifles (Army Reserve)

### Joint Helicopter Command/Army Air Corps

The Joint Helicopter Command remained an integral part of the land force. The Army Air Corps was reduced by one regular regiment. 1 and 9 Regt AAC merged, operating the new Wildcat helicopter. One Regiment would remain at high readiness annually, with one Apache Squadron committed towards the Lead Armoured Battlegroup. 653 AAC to be an Operational Training Squadron from 2015, leaving the Apache Regiments with four active squadrons altogether. The government pledged to upgrade 50 AgustaWestland Apache to AH-64E standard; however, an 11 May 2017 U.S. government contract list stated only 38 would be re-manufactured.

### Army Reserve

The Territorial Army was renamed the Army Reserve, and expanded from 19,000 to 30,000 personnel. Its military equipment was to be upgraded to meet the standards of the regular army and its units were realigned. The 2015 review increased the intended strength of the Reserves to 35,000.

### Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

The regular component of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers structure was reduced by one battalion to seven regular battalions.

### Royal Military Police

As part of the drawdown from Germany, the Royal Military Police lost one regiment, 4 Regiment RMP, with all provost companies re-subordinating. The three remaining regiments were re-organised.

### Other

British Forces Royal Logistic Corps in Germany were announced to be withdrawn back to the UK by 2015:
* 8 Regiment RLC disbanded (formerly at BFG Munster and late York Barracks) on 31 March 2012.
* 24 Regiment RLC (part of 104th Logistic Support Brigade) disbanded in Bielefeld, Germany in August 2013.
* 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC (part of 104th Logistic Support Brigade) at Bicester disbanded in 2013/14.

## Basing

An initial basing plan located infantry brigades throughout the United Kingdom, with the three reaction force brigades situated in the Salisbury Plain Training Area. On 5 March 2013, a future basing plan of units in the UK was released. All Germany-based units were relocated to the UK, with the Salisbury Plain area holding the largest concentration of troops.