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22 Engineer Regiment

We provide essential armoured engineering support to the British Army. As well as being trained soldiers, combat engineers and tradesman, our regiment is equipped with some heavy duty capabilities, such as the Titan and Trojan armoured vehicles.

Active From

May 1948

Role

Combat Support

Specialism

Armoured Engineers

As one of the British Army's armoured engineer regiments, we specialise in providing engineer support to the Infantry and Armoured Corps, right at the front of the battlefield. We utilise the full range of Royal Engineer capabilities to support the local government in the UK and full scale deployments overseas.

Our capabilities include:

  • Tradesmen
  • Armoured engineer
  • Plant operator
  • Communication specialist
  • Logistic specialist
  • Royal Engineer diver

Current Deployments

Baltics - Operation Cabrit

The UK operational deployment to Estonia, where we are providing engineer support to the multinational battlegroup.

Previous Deployments

Afghanistan - Operation Herrick

Iraq - Operation Telic

We are an exciting regiment, which delivers and develops close-support engineering excellence. We do this by investing in our people through excellent training, trade progression, sports activities and educational development.

We are a diverse and inclusive organisation, in which we are all proud to belong.

We are based in Tidworth on the edge of Salisbury Plain. We boast the UK's largest military training area and have access to miles of Wiltshire countryside in which to live, play and train.

We have good transport links to London and the South West, making it a popular location.

We share a camp with our brother regiment, 26 Engineer Regiment. Who also specialise in close support, armoured engineering.

22 Engineer Regiment Timeline

22 Engineer Regiment has a proud history of providing engineer support to the British Army around the world. We have seen action in most major deployments since WWII. Deployments include Aden and Egypt in the 1950's, Northern Ireland in the 1970's, Falkland's in the 1980's and more recently Iraq and Afghanistan.

Regiment formed as 22 Field Engineer Regiment

Regiment moves to current location in Tidworth

Provide support for the liberation of Kuwait, Iraq

Operation Telic 4, Iraq

Operation Herrick 16, Afghanistan

Operation Herrick 16, Afghanistan

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