A reinforced 16 Air Assault Manoeuvre Combat Team is one element of the Army’s Global Response Force, held at very high readiness and capable of rapid, strategic force projection to respond to emerging crises; from humanitarian relief through to crisis response and warfighting. It is at the forefront of developing interoperability with the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and the French Army’s 11e Brigade Parachutiste.

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