104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade

104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade
TRF of 104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade
Active	1993–Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Military logistic support formation
Role	Force support and Control[1]
Size	Brigade
Part of	Allied Rapid Reaction Corps[2][3]
Brigade HQ	Duke of Gloucester Barracks, South Cerney

104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade is a specialist logistic support formation of the British Army. The brigade is the only one of its kind, and as such contains many of the special units of the Royal Logistic Corps and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Mission

104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade is the Army’s theatre logistic enabling formation whose role is to deliver scalable logistic enabling force elements at readiness and is prepared to provide a 1* HQ to act as or in support of the HQ National Support Element / Joint Force Logistic Component for any UK deployment.[4] It commands the entire Army’s logistic enabling capabilities ranging from Postal and Courier Services, Movement Control, Port and Maritime (which includes Vehicle Specialist), Operational Hygiene, Mortuary Affairs in addition to providing catering support, fuel storage and distribution, equipment and recovery support and logistic subject matter experts drawn from 2 Operational Support Group.[4] With these capabilities, the Brigade activates strategic and operational Lines of Communications; mounting and deploying forces that deliver specialist logistic effects in support of joint expeditionary and enduring operations whilst providing robust support for both UK and overseas contingency operations.[4] The Brigade also operates the Sea Mounting Centre at Marchwood and the Joint Air Mounting Centre at South Cerney; ensuring that the UK end of deployments are fully enabled and effective at all times.[4]

In September 2021 the brigade transferred from 1 (UK) Division to the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.[2]

Organisation

The brigade's Future Soldier organisation is as follows:

• 104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade, in South Cerney[5]
  • 9 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Hullavington (Theatre Support Regiment)
  • 9 Theatre Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Aldershot (Equipment Support; unit to be established by 2025)
  • 17 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Marchwood (Port and Maritime Regiment)
  • 29 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in South Cerney (Movement Control Regiment)
  • 2 Operational Support Group, Royal Logistic Corps, in Grantham (Logistics Operational Support Group; moves to Cottesmore in 2025)
  • 152 Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Belfast (Fuel Support Regiment - Reserve)
  • 162 Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Nottingham (Movement Control and Communications Regiment - Reserve)
  • 165 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Plymouth (Port and Maritime Regiment - Reserve)
  • 167 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Grantham (Catering Support Regiment - Reserve; moves to Cottesmore by 2027.)

References

1. The British Army, land-mediacomms-webcontent@land mod uk (13 May 2012). "The British Army - 104 Logistic Support Brigade". Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. "Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. "104th Logistic Support Brigade". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. "104th Theatre Sustainment Brigade". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
5. "Future Soldier: What is the British Army being promised as part of modernisation plans?". BFBS. 26 November 2021. p. 30. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

External links

• 104th Logistic Support Brigade