16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, known simply as 16 Air Assault Brigade from 1999–2021, is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex. It makes up the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readiness, and is the only brigade in the British Army focused on operating via parachute, helicopter and air ...

2003年2月，伊拉克战争前夕，第16空中突击旅被部署到科威特。 3月20日，该部队作为 英国陆军第1装甲师 的一部分侵入伊拉克。 起初英国媒体猜测该部队会协助美国101和82师空降 巴格达国际机场 。

16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team’s (BCT) core role is to maintain and command the Air Manoeuvre Task Force (AMTF), comprising infantry and aviation battlegroups held at very high readiness to deploy anywhere in the world to carry out the full spectrum of missions, from non-combatant evacuation operations to war fighting.

He became commander of the 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade in November 2018, [2] commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in July 2020, [3] and General Officer Commanding 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in October 2021.

The Pathfinder Platoon is a pathfinder [2] unit of the British Army, and an integral part of 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team. The Pathfinder Platoon acts as the brigade's advance force and reconnaissance force. Its role includes locating and marking drop zones and helicopter landing zones for air landing operations. Once the main force has ...

16th Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, from 1999 to 2021 16th Air Assault Brigade, is a formation of the British Army based in Colchester in the county of Essex. It is the Army's rapid response airborne formation and is the only brigade in the British Army focused on delivering air assault operations.

After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Martin was commissioned into the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment in 1993. He became commander of the 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade in November 2018, commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in July 2020, and General Officer Commanding 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in October 2021.

2018年2月26日 · 16 Air Assault Brigade is the British Army’s airborne rapid reaction force, specially trained and equipped to deploy by parachute, helicopter and air-landing. Its core role is to maintain the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readiness to deploy worldwide for a full spectrum of missions, from non-combatant evacuation ops to ...

16 Air Assault Brigade (16 AA Bde) is Britain's airborne rapid reaction force. In it's role as the Air Assault Task Force (AATF), the Brigade is an air-mobile force with the capability to deploy around the world at short notice.

16th Air Assault Brigade was formed in September 1999 from an amalgamation of 5 Airborne Brigade and 24th Air Mobile Brigade, bringing together a capable and rapidly deployable force, able to operate across a wide spectrum of conflict. By 2001 all three parachute battalions were included within the 16 Air Assault order of battle.