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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
16 Air Assault Brigade
Insignia of 16 Air Assault Brigade
Active1999 – present
Country16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team United Kingdom
Branch16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team British Army
RoleAir assault
Part of1st (UK) Division
Garrison/HQColchester Garrison
ColoursLight-Blue & Maroon
EngagementsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
Fall of Kabul
Websitewww.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/field-army-troops/16-air-assault-brigade-combat-team/ Edit this at Wikidata
Commanders
Brigade CommanderBrigadier Mark S. Berry
Notable
commanders
General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith

16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, known simply as 16 Air Assault Brigade from 1999 – 2021, is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex. It makes up the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readiness, and is the only brigade in the British Army focused on operating via parachute, helicopter and air-landing.

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