National Reserve Headquarters, Royal Artillery

The National Reserve Headquarters, Royal Artillery or (NRHQ,RA) as it is usually known is a command of the Royal Artillery within the British Army. The command today oversee the training, recruiting, and reserve regulations of the corps overall.

In 1967 following the re-organisation of the territorial army, the group was formed with its headquarters at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich with the role of being responsible for recruiting, support to regulars, and operational support roles. The group today continue this role in addition to training and maintaining the specialist batteries and groups of the Royal Artillery. Today the group is only half manned with RA personnel due to their role.

Former organization of the group was as follows;


 * All Arms Staff Pool—Training communications staff and recruits
 * Royal Artillery Specialist Battery—Providing the instructors for the Naval Gunfire Liaison Officers for 3 Commando Brigade and HQ 1 Artillery Brigade
 * Forward Air Control Battery based at Azimghur Barracks, Bath—Training air control specialists

Following the Army 2020 Refine, the group was re-organised into the following structure;


 * Regimental Headquarters at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich—to move by 2028 possibly to Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill
 * All Armed Staff Pool at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich—training and staff officers for artillery and support roles for the armed forces
 * Watchkeeper Pool at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich—controlling extra/reserve watchkeepers
 * 221 (Wessex) Battery (new under reform, formally RA Specialist Battery) based at Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill—Tactical Group Battery, also known as the Royal Artillery Specialist Pool
 * Battery supporting 1 Artillery Brigade, Royal School of Artillery, Royal Artillery Gunnery Training Team, and regiments when deployed
 * 225 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery (new under reform, formally Tactical Air Control Party)—formally known as the Forward Air Control Troop, Royal Corps of Signals