ORAC
17th May 2008, 08:49
NATO to Shift Rapid Reaction Corps HQ to U.K. (http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3530645&c=EUR&s=TOP)
LONDON - NATO is set to move the Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) from Germany to the United Kingdom. The relocation will see the headquarters and some supporting elements move from the British base at Rheindahlen to Innsworth in southern England in 2010.
HQ ARRC is one of NATO's front-line high-readiness operations. The British provide the commander, the chief of staff and the majority of other posts at a headquarters that has more than 400 staff members from 17 nations.
Currently, the ARRC consists of the standing headquarters and six assigned divisions from which force packages can be chosen. Two British combat divisions are assigned to the force.
The move is part of a wider drawback of British forces based in Germany that has been underway for several years.
The British are also planning to move 1 Signal Brigade and 102 Logistics Brigade from Germany to the United Kingdom. The preferred site is Cosford in Shropshire, which is currently a Royal Air Force base.
The 1 Signals Brigade provides command support to HQ ARRC.
LONDON - NATO is set to move the Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) from Germany to the United Kingdom. The relocation will see the headquarters and some supporting elements move from the British base at Rheindahlen to Innsworth in southern England in 2010.
HQ ARRC is one of NATO's front-line high-readiness operations. The British provide the commander, the chief of staff and the majority of other posts at a headquarters that has more than 400 staff members from 17 nations.
Currently, the ARRC consists of the standing headquarters and six assigned divisions from which force packages can be chosen. Two British combat divisions are assigned to the force.
The move is part of a wider drawback of British forces based in Germany that has been underway for several years.
The British are also planning to move 1 Signal Brigade and 102 Logistics Brigade from Germany to the United Kingdom. The preferred site is Cosford in Shropshire, which is currently a Royal Air Force base.
The 1 Signals Brigade provides command support to HQ ARRC.