Operation Herrick order of battle


This is the Operation Herrick ground order of battle, which lists any British ground forces that have taken part in the duration of Operation Herrick between 2002 and 2014.

Operation Herrick 0-10

Operation Herrick began in 2002 on the end of Operation Fingal, which saw Britain hand command of the ISAF force to Turkey. At that point, the deployment was scaled back from 2,100 to approximately 300, primarily concerned with security in Kabul, and manning the UK Afghan National Army Training Team. In 2003, the deployment in Kabul was expanded to battalion size when two Provincial Reconstruction Teams were established, along with a rapid reaction force, based around a light role infantry battalion, the Afghanistan Roulement Infantry Battalion. In January 2006, the Government announced that, due to the worsening situation in the south of Afghanistan, a brigade sized formation numbering approximately 3,300, Task Force Helmand, would be deployed to Helmand Province.

Operation Herrick

April 2004 - September 2004:

Operation Herrick I

October 2004 - March 2005:

Operation Herrick II

April 2005 - September 2005:

Operation Herrick III

October 2005 - March 2006:

Operation Herrick IV

April 2006 – September 2006:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA & ANP Mentoring
Logistics HQ
Other units
Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
Royal Logistic Corps
Royal Signals
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Military Police
Theatre Reserve Battalion

Operation Herrick V

October 2006 - April 2007:
ANA & ANP Mentoring
Logistics HQ
Other units

Operation Herrick VI

April 2007 – October 2007:
Principal Manoeuvre Unit
ANA & ANP Mentoring
  • 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
  • * Inkerman Company
  • * The Queen's Company
  • * No 2 company
Other units
In February 2007, it was announced that an additional 1,400 troops would be deployed to Afghanistan, primarily formed as a battlegroup around a light infantry battalion, the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
*Renamed as 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) 01/09/07

Operation Herrick VII

November 2007 - April 2008:
ANA & ANP Mentoring
Other units
Attached to Right flank as dismounted infantry

Operation Herrick VIII

May 2008 – October 2008:
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
  • Police Reform Cell
  • Royal Military Police - Police Mentoring Team
Other units
*Elements of the Theatre Reserve Battalion, B Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, then 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) were deployed in support of both 16 Air Assault Brigade and 3 Commando Brigade

Operation Herrick IX

November 2008 - April 2009:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units

Operation Herrick 10-20

Operation Herrick X

May 2009 – October 2009:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units

Operation Herrick XI

November 2009 - April 2010:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units
In October 2009, the total force was increased to 9,000 personnel with the addition of several other units:

Operation Herrick XII

May 2010 - October 2010:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units

Operation Herrick XIII

November 2010 - April 2011:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units

Operation Herrick XIV

May – October 2011:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units

Operation Herrick XV

November 2011 - April 2012:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
  • PMAG
  • 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Other units

Operation Herrick XVI

May 2012 - October 2012:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
1st Battalion The Royal Welsh
  • * Prince Wales’s Company of 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
  • 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
  • * A Company
  • * B Company
  • * C Company
  • Brigade Operations Company
  • * No. 3 Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
ANA Mentoring
  • BAG
  • * 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Locations at:
  • ** Camp Tombstone, Camp Bastion
  • ** Camp Shorabak, Camp Bastion
ANP Mentoring
BRF
Other units

Operation Herrick XVII

November 2012 - April 2013:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units
Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
  • 21 Engineer Regiment RE
  • Elements of 28 Engineer Regiment
  • Elements of 36 Engineer Regiment
  • Elements of 42 Engineer Regiment
  • Elements of 75 Engineer Regiment
  • Elements of 101 Engineer Regiment
  • Elements of 170 Engineer Group
Royal Logistic Corps
Royal Signals
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Medical
  • 3 Medical Regiment
  • Elements of 204 Field Hospital
  • Elements of 243 Field Hospital
  • Elements of Tactical Medical Wing, RAF
Law enforcement
  • 150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
  • Elements of 101 Provost Company Royal Military Police
  • Elements of 5th Regiment Royal Military Police
  • Elements of Special Investigations Branch
  • Elements of The Military Provost Staff
Other units

Operation Herrick XVIII

May 2013 – October 2013:
Principal Manoeuvre Units
ANA Mentoring
ANP Mentoring
Other units

Operation Herrick XIX

November 2013 - June 2014:

Operation Herrick XX

June 2014 - December 2014:

Kabul Support Unit

Logistic Support

Supporting the UK force is HQ Joint Force Support. This 1* headquarters has commands the:
  • Theatre Logistics Group
  • * Joint Movements Unit
  • * Reverse Supply Chain Squadron
  • * Reverse Support Chain Squadron
  • * Transport Troop
  • * Vehicle Replenishment Section
  • Theatre Provost Group
  • Theatre Medical Group
  • Theatre Equipment Support Group
  • * Joint Helicopter Support Unit
  • * Equipment Support Company
  • * Redeployment Platoon

Stabilisation Teams

  • Military Stabilisation Support Team
  • * Lashkar Gah District Stabilisation Team