The 4th Mechanized Brigade is taking over the lead for the UK mission to Helmand Province.
British forces in southern Afghanistan will be led by 4th Mechanized Brigade from April 2010, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has announced.
The routine rotation will install 4th Mechanized Brigade as the UK's lead formation in Helmand province.
They will replace 11 Light Brigade and be in command of the majority of units serving in the country.
4MECH is going in pretty heavy, too.
The deployment - which does not change overall force levels in Afghanistan - will include 40 Commando Royal Marines, the Royal Dragoon Guards, the Queen's Royal Lancers, 1st Battalion the Scots Guards and the Royal Scots Borderers.
It will also include 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, 1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment and 1st Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
That's about 8 line battalions, plus support. Not much if you're the US - barely 2 1/2 brigades, but that's a lot when your entire Army is the size of the USMC. We'll post the orbat when we can piece it together.
By: Brant
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