The UK provides the leadership of the Multi-National Division (South-East) which has UK, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Portuguese, and Lithuanian troops under its command.

UK FORCES IN THEATRE (As at 24 March 2005)

The UK sea component includes the Royal Navy vessels currently on duty in the Gulf:

HMS Marlborough (Type 23 frigate) (to be replaced by HMS Argyll (Type 23 frigate) at end of March 2005)
RFA Diligence (Forward Repair Ship)
HMS Echo (Hydrographic Survey vessel)

The UK Land component includes the following British Army units deployed in Iraq:

4 Armoured Brigade comprising:

• Headquarters and Signal Squadron
• Queen's Dragoon Guards
• The Royal Dragoon Guards (Challenger 2)
• 4 Regiment Royal Artillery
• 1st Battalion, Scots Guards (Warrior infantry fighting vehicles)
• 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
• 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
• 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment
• 21 Engineer Regiment

Divisional Combat Support (CS) comprising:

• Pheonix Battery from 32 Regiment Royal Artillery
• Surveillance and Target Acquisition Patrols Troop from Honourable Artillery Company
• 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) (Air Defence Artillery)
• Joint Services Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) Troop (Troop Headquarters from 21 Field Squadron EOD plus EOD Teams from Royal Engineers, Royal Logistics Corps and RAF)

UK National Support Element comprising:

• Headquarters National Support Element
• National Support Element Signal Squadron, including 11 Signals Brigade
• Composite Logistic Regiment, based on 7 Transport Regiment Royal Logistics Corps (RLC) and comprising Royal Logistics Corps elements from:
  • 2 Close Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) (Brigade Support Squadron)
  • 7 Transport Regiment (Headquarters, Tank Transporter, General Transport, Bulk Liquids & Workshop),
  • 6 Supply Regiment (Ammo/Stores),
  • 9 Supply Regiment (MSS) and
  • 27 Regiment (Postal and Courier Support)
  • Engineer Logistics Squadron - 65 Field Support Squadron Royal Engineers
  • Works Group Royal Engineers (Headquarters 63 Works Group and 522 Specialist Team Royal Engineers Works)
• Composite Equipment Support Company based on 1 Battalion Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
• Composite Provost Company based on 115 Provost Company, 1 Royal Military Police
• Composite Medical Regiment comprising elements from
  • 256 (City Of London) Field Hospital (Volunteer),
  • 3 Close Support Medical Regiment and
  • 5 General Support Medical Regiment
• Forward Movement & Control Centre and Movement Control Squadron, drawn from 29 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps
• Expeditionary Forces Institute Detachments
• Defence Fire Service Detachments
• PTG (Surge Only) from 17 Port & Maritime Regiment Royal Logistics Corps (RLC)

The UK air component deployed includes the following Royal Air Force units:

• 617 Squadron (replaced by 9 Squadron at end of March 2005) (Al Udeid) flying Tornado GR4 bomber/reconnaissance aircraft
• 10 Squadron /101 Squadron (Bahrain / Akrotiri) flying VC-10 tanker/transport aircraft
• C-130J (Hercules C4 and C5) (Basrah) from RAF Lyneham
• 32 Squadron (Al Udeid) flying HS-125 transport aircraft
• Nimrod MR 2 maritime patrol aircraft (Basrah/ Seeb) from RAF Kinloss
• Chinook helicopters (Basrah) from RAF Odiham
  28 Squadron (Basrah) flying Merlin helicopters
• Fighter Protection Wing Headquarters (Basrah) (2 Force Protection Wing)
• 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (Basrah)
• 230 Squadron (Baghdad) flying Puma helicopters
• Puma helicopters (Basrah) from RAF Odiham

ARCHIVE OF UK FORCES IN THEATRE (As at 24 March 2005)

• Operation Telic: British Forces deployed during 2004

• Operation Telic: British Forces deployed during 2003