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range of nuclear and conventional equipment to enable it to fight
a mobile and intense armoured battle. There are plans to
reinforce BAOR in a period of tension
with a large number of Regular
and Reserve units and individuals.
The Berlin Brigade
13. The Berlin Infantry Brigade of some 3,000 soldiers fulfils
Britain's commitment to the security of the Western Sectors of
Berlin. The Berlin Brigade is not assigned to NATO.
Forces in the United Kingdom
14. The bulk of the Army's forces in Britain forms part of
SACEUR's strategic reserve. During the last year, Army elements
of British immediate reaction forces included:
a. the land element of the United Kingdom Mobile Force
(UKUR) a joint air/ground force which is made up of a
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division comprising three airportable brigades, supporting
troops and a logistic support force;
b. the land elements of the "nited Kingdom Joint
Airborne Task Force (TKJATFOR), consisting of two parachute
battalions and supporting units;
c. 22 Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS), three
squadrons of which are earmarked for assignment to SACEUR:
d. the significant British contribution of some 1,500 men
to the land component of the Allied Command Europe (ACE)
Mobile Force, SACEUR's immediate reaction force.
Pestructuring plans and proposals for reducing the Army's reinforce-
ment forces for the future are dealt with in Chapter I (paragraphs
to
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