Deployments
Baltics
Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP)
The 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw set the conditions for the establishment of an enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security.
Enhanced Forward Presence
Enhanced Forward Presence
UK Armed Forces have a leading role in NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP), with British troops leading a multinational Battlegroup in Estonia from 2017.
The EFP in the Baltic States is a deployment of robust, multinational, combat-ready forces to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, on a persistent, rotational basis.
This movement is part wider initiatives designed to enhance Euro-Atlantic security, reassure our Allies and deter our adversaries.
About 800 British personnel will rotate on a continuous basis alongside Danish, French, and host nation Estonian forces, with The Royal Welsh currently providing the bulk of the combat capable infantry force.
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Light Cavalry Squadron
A Light Cavalry Squadron, of approximately 150 personnel, deployed to Poland, and is under the command of 2 US Cavalry Regiment. Additional units include elements from Royal Military Police, Intelligence Corps, Royal Signals and Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers.
EFP is just one aspect of a wide range of UK support to NATO. From January 2017, the UK assumed responsibility for NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force contributing about 3,000 personnel, leading a structured group of 14 partner nations.
Who's deployed
The Royal Welsh
The Royal Welsh exists to represent the people of Wales, serve the United Kingdom and to enforce its interests at home and overseas.
Light Dragoons
The Light Dragoons is a light cavalry regiment in the Adaptive Force. It used to be fast horses that helped these multi-skilled soldiers to cover the battlefield quickly – today it’s the Jackal 2 armoured vehicle.