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Force Troops Command
File:Force Troops Command logo.jpg
Active 2014—2019
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army British Army
Role Combat Service Support
Size 9 Brigades
Part of British Army
Garrison/HQ Trenchard Lines, Upavon
Commanders
Current
commander
Major-General Tim Radford DSO CBE

Force Troops Command is a combat support and combat service support command of the British Army. Its headquarters are at Upavon, Wiltshire. It was formed in 2013 as a redesignation of the previous Headquarters Theatre Troops.

History[]

Previously, General Officer Commanding, Theatre Troops was a senior British Army officer responsible for the provision of Combat Support and Combat Service Support operations world-wide in support of the UK's Defence Strategy.[1] There are two logistic brigades 102 Logistic Brigade in Germany and 101 Logistic Brigade which contain logistic units to support the two deployable divisions (1st Armoured Division in Germany and 3rd Mechanised Division in the UK) directly. Additionally 104 Logistic Support Brigade operates the specialist units needed to deploy a force overseas such as pioneers, movements and port units. These brigades come under the authority of the General Officer Commanding, Theatre Troops.

Theatre Troops became Force Troops Command under Army 2020 in September 2013 and reached Full Operating Capability (FOC) on 1 April 2014. Force Troops no longer commands 101 or 102 Logistic Brigades.[2]

Structure[]

FTC comprises nine ‘functional’ brigades and the Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps. The Intelligence and Surveillance Brigade provides integrated intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, drawing specifically on lessons from Afghanistan. 1st Artillery Brigade delivers both close support artillery and precision fires, as well as leading Air-Land Integration. 8 Engineer Brigade commands the close support engineer units, as well as Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search, Force Support and Infrastructure Groups.[3]

Subordinate formations[]

Commanders[]

Commanders have included:[4]
General Officer Commanding, Theatre Troops

General Officer Commanding, Force Troops Command

References[]

  1. UK Government[dead link]
  2. Force Troops Command
  3. Colonel Alastair Aitkin, 'Mastering a new kind of warfare,' The British Army 2014, p.122
  4. Army Commands Archived July 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.

External links[]

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The original article can be found at Force Troops Command and the edit history here.
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