Providing Military Engineer capability
8 Engineer Brigade commands the Army’s Royal Engineer capability. The Brigade is built upon three Specialist Groups delivering Force Support, Infrastructure Support, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search.
Brigade Role
It is responsibility for a wide spectrum of capabilities including military engineering, EOD & Search, ammunition technical support, military working dogs and counter-CBRN.
12 (FORCE SUPPORT) ENGINEER GROUP
Provides support to Theatre Entry, including route maintenance and enabling airfield operations.
The Lead Air Support Squadron supports the Royal Air Force to facilitate the rapid deployment of Air operations.
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group
Will design, resource and construct the infrastructure to sustain a deployed force. Its ability to assess, repair and re-establish infrastructure will provide a vital capability in post conflict environments.
29 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL AND SEARCH GROUP
Will support both deployed operations and Homeland Defence. The Group locates and disposes of conventional and improvised explosive threats. It provides technical expertise to ensure that the Army’s ammunition is fit for purpose and all forms of Search capability including Military Working Dog support.
Headquarters location
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Headquarters
Gibraltar Barracks, Minley, Hampshire
EOD bomb disposal experts at work
Army Engineers receive UN medals
One hundred Scottish-based soldiers from 39 Engineer Regiment received campaign medals to mark their successful contribution to the United Nations’ peacekeeping effort in South Sudan at the at Kinloss Barracks.
Army Apprenticeship Awards 2018
The 23 nominees from across all 15 cap badge apprenticeship programmes represent the very best from their own programmes and were recognised for their achievements.
