Land Warfare Centre (United Kingdom)
| Land Warfare Centre | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Part of | Field Army Troops |
| Headquarters | Waterloo Lines |
| Commanders | |
| Director Land Warfare | Major General Chris Barry CBE |
The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) is a formation of the British Army that commands training schools in the UK and Brunei, and training areas in Belize, Canada and Kenya.
Structure
[edit]Headquarters, Land Warfare Centre, at Waterloo Lines, Warminster.[1][2]
Collective Training Group
[edit]- British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), at Suffield (Canada)
- British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), at Nanyuki (Kenya)
- British Army Training and Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), at Ladyville (Belize)
- Command, Staff and Tactical Training Group (CSTTG)
- Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC), at Royston
- Combat Ready Training Centre, at Salisbury Plain Training Area[3]
Army Schools
[edit]- The Royal School of Military Engineering Group (RSME)
- Army Aviation Centre
- The Royal School of Artillery (RSA)
- 14 Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Larkhill
- Defence College of Support (DCSp)
- Defence School of Logistics and Administration at Worthy Down
- Defence School of Policing and Guarding at Southwick Park
- Defence School of Transport at Leconfield
- 25 Training Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Leconfield
Experimentation and Trials Group
[edit]- Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)
- Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU)
- Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit (RA TDU)
- Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit (RE TDU)
- Combat Service Support Training and Development Unit (CSS TDU)
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment, at Chester[4]
Combat Manoeuvre Centre
[edit]Source:[5]
- Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, at Bovington
- Armoured Fighting Vehicle Schools Regiment, at Bovington
- Infantry Battle School, at Brecon
- Combined Arms Manoeuvre School, at Warminster
- Land Special Operations Training Centre, at Pirbright
- HQ Small Arms School Corps
- Gurkha Company (Tavoleto), Training Support Unit
Land Command Staff College (LCSC), at Shrivenham and Warminster
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Land Warfare Centre | The British Army". British Army. 17 November 2024.
- ^ Newton, Simon (2023-03-17). "British Army's virtual battlefield that's kept troops' combat skills razor sharp for two decades". www.forcesnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Wharton, James (2024-09-19). "CRTC: The team making sure the Army's always ready to fight and fit to deploy". www.forcesnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "2 YORKS – Infantry Capability Pathfinders for the British Army". The Royal Yorkshire Regiment. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Combat Manoeuvre Centre | The British Army". British Army. 17 November 2024.