1st Mechanized Brigade has taken over as Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation Herrick 18. 4th Mechanized Brigade handed over responsibility for its area of operations in a ceremony on Wednesday 10 April 13.
More than 250 troops from 101 Force Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers celebrated having the Freedom of Wrexham bestowed upon them with a march through the town, having recently returned from peacekeeping duties in Cyprus.