4th Mechanized Brigade
The Brigade has recently returned from a successful deployment to Iraq on Operation Telic 11 and have now taken up their places in Catterick Garrison having previously been based in Osnabruck, Germany.
During their tour, 4 Mech Brigade, or the 'Black Rats', oversaw the handover of security for Basra Province to the Iraqi authorities, helped train the Iraqi Army and then supported them through the use of Military Transition Teams (MiTTs), also helping to launch 'Operation Charge of the Knights'.
Operation Charge of the Knights is an initiative which has brought much improved security in and around Basra City, as well as forming a number of Military Transition Teams to deliver vital training to the Iraqis.
Even though the busy move from Germany has now taken place there is only a brief respite for the men and women of the Brigade as next year they begin training in earnest to prepare for their future deployments to either Iraq or Afghanistan.