Following the
Fall of the Berlin Wall, and subsequent
Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the
British Army of the Rhine, and
I (British) Corps were disbanded in 1994. Later that year, at
Joint Headquarters Rheindahlen, the
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps was formed as a static multinational
three-star command. As part of this new corps, two new units were formed to be directly subordinated;
280 (United Kingdom) Signal Squadron and the
Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion. This new unit was formed through the redesignation of the old 1st British Corps Regiment,
Royal Corps of Transport, itself formed through the amalgamation of 14 Transport Troop, and 170 Pioneer Headquarters Squadron. After formation, the new battalion was based at Ripon Barracks, Bielefeld, however the next year it moved to Ripon Lines, in Rheindahlen. In 1994, 14 Squadron absorbed 68 Squadron. In 1995, the battalion was renamed as the
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion. And then sometime after 1995, the battalion was assigned to
1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade; the United Kingdom's only star command assigned to the ARRC directly. In 2010, as part of the
Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010, and subsequent
Army 2020 announcement, all British troops were to withdraw from Germany by 2020. Therefore, in October 2010 the battalion along with HQ ARRC, moved to their current base at
Imjin Barracks, Innsworth. In 2015, after another defence and security review, called the
Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, and subsequent
Army 2020 Refine, the ARRC is due to be expanded. As part of these changes, the battalion will become a full
Gurkha unit. The battalion's current role is to provide enabling and force protection support to the ARRC NATO Warfighting HQ on all operations. The Battalion is currently at very high readiness, ready to deploy, build and sustain the ARRC HQ anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. The battalion is equipped in a similar way to the mechanised infantry units of the army and close support units, armed with the
Mastiff PPV and the
15 Tonne MAN truck system. == Current Composition ==