2nd Battalion, The Rifles
2nd Battalion, The Rifles | |
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Cap and Back badges of The Rifles | |
Active | 1st February 2007 – |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Light Infantry |
Role | Adaptable Force Light Infantry Support |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | Adaptable Force |
Garrison/HQ | Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn |
Motto(s) | Swift and Bold |
Colours | Rifle Green |
March | Quick: Mechanised Infantry Double Past: Keel Row/Road to the Isles Slow: Old Salamanca |
Commanders | |
Colonel in Chief | HRH The Duke of |
Colonel Commandant | General Sir Nicholas Parker KCB CBE |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | File:RIFLES TRF.PNG |
Abbreviation | 2 RIFLES |
2nd Battalion, The Rifles (2 RIFLES) is a light infantry battalion of The Rifles under the command of 38th (Irish) Brigade based in Lisburn.[1][1]
Before Army 2020[edit]
The regiment was a light role battle-group battlion based in Northern Ireland. Headquartered in Abercorn Barracks and was part of Headquarters Northern Ireland.[2][1][3]
Army 2020 and After[edit]
The 2nd Battalion is a Light Infantry Roled Battalion and is paired, as part of Army 2020, with the 8th Battalion of the Rifles. The battalion is trained to deploy anywhere worldwide at short notice with light scales of equipment into any type of terrain.[1] Since 2007 the 2nd Battalion has deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan plus a number of other operations.[1] In 2017 the battalion deployed to South Sudan and in 2019 is due to return to Afghanistan as part of Operation Toral.[1] In 2018 the regiment was on public duties at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and went to the United States, Sierra Leone, and Falkland Islands.[1] The regiment has a tradition of recruiting from the following areas: Oxfordshire. Buckinghamshire, and Northern Ireland. [4][1] As part of Army 2020 the regiment moved to Lisburn from which it took over recruitment in Northern Ireland because of its location.[1][5] In 2019 the battalion will be part of the new "Very High Rediness Joint Taskforce".[1] In december the battalion gained the freedom of Wakefield.[6]
Organization[edit]
Structure of the battalion:
- Headquarters Company
- Company Headquarters
- Quartermaster's Logistical Department
- Quartermaster's Maintenance Department
- Signals Platoon
- Medical Section
- Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Light Aid Detachment
- A Company
- Company Headquarters
- 1 Platoon
- 2 Platoon
- 3 Platoon (Machine-Gun)
- B Company
- Company Headquarters
- 4 Platoon
- 5 Platoon
- 6 Platoon (Machine-Gun)
- C Company
- Company Headquarters
- 7 Platoon
- 8 Platoon
- 9 Platoon (Machine-Gun)
- Fire Support Company also known as "I Company"
- Company Headquarters
- Mortars Platoon
- Sniper Platoon
- Anti-Tank Platoon
- Reconnaissance Platoon
- Assault Pioneers Platoon (Provided by the Band and Bugles of 2 RIFLES)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "2 RIFLES". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "2 RIFLES - British Army Website". army.mod.uk. 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "1st Bn, The King's Royal Rifle Corps: Deployments". web.archive.org. 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ↑ "The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [UK]". web.archive.org. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "2 RIFLES". Swift. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ↑ "2 Rifles and 8 Rifles Exercise the Freedom of Wakefield and Leeds". Swift. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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