8th Engineer Brigade (United Kingdom)

In August 2001, Headquarters Royal Engineers, Theatre Troops was established as a subdivision of HQ Theatre Troops based in Upavon. On 1 April 2005, the headquarters was redesignated as part of the LANDmark review as 8th Force Engineer Brigade and subsequently took control of the three engineer groups: 12th (Air Support), 29th (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search), and 170th (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Groups. The new brigade's headquarters was also based at Upavon, now at Trenchard Lines. As part of the Army 2020 reorganisation following the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010, HQ Theatre Troops was redesignated as Force Troops Command, while the brigade headquarters was moved to Gibraltar Barracks in Minley and subsequently took control of 25th (Close Support) Engineer Group. However, in 2016 as part of the subsequent Army 2020 Refine changes, 25 Engineer Group was moved under direct control of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division. Consequently, two regiments of 25 Engineer Group; 32nd and 35th Engineer Regiments were moved under 12 Engineer Group. In 2024, the brigade was resubordinated to HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, supporting the NATO High Readiness Force (Land). == Structure ==

The current structure of the brigade is as follows: • Headquarters, 8 Engineer Brigade, at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley • 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group, at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire • 32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison • 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone — regiment doubles as HQ Queen's Gurkha Engineers • 39 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss • 71 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (V), at Waterloo Lines, Leuchars Station • 20 Works Group (Air Support), Royal Engineers, at RAF Wittering • 510 Specialist Team (Airfields), Royal Engineers (V) • 62 Works Group, Royal Engineers, at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell • 29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) Group Support Unit, at Carver Barracks, Wimbish • 28 Engineer Regiment (Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear), Royal Engineers, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge (NRBC Defence) • Falcon Area Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment, at Harman Lines, Warminster Garrison • 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search), Royal Engineers, at Carver Barracks, Wimbish • 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot ==Footnotes==