104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade

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.

104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade
TRF of 104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade
Active1993–Present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeMilitary logistic support formation
RoleForce support and Control[1]
SizeBrigade
Part ofAllied Rapid Reaction Corps[2][3]
Brigade HQDuke of Gloucester Barracks, South Cerney

Mission

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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

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The brigade's Future Soldier organisation is as follows:

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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.
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