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PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IN SPECIALISED
REINFORCEMENT FORCES FOR NATO
(fig. 4)
BEFORE REVIEW
A. ACE MOBILE FORCE (UK CONTRIBUTION)
1. Land Element
2.
One Battalion Group
+ Force Troops
Air Element
One Harrier Squadron
Four Wessex helicopters
+ Tasking Agencies
UK MOBILE FORCE
B.
1.
2.
Land Element
Three airportable brigade groups
+ Divisional troops
+ Logistic Support Force
Air Element
Three Phantom/Jaguar squadrons Three Wessex/Puma squadrons One Andover squadron
AFTER REVIEW
No change
Reduced to:
One airportable brigade group
(larger and heavier)
+ support and logistic force
Same, less Andover squadron
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