154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC

154 (Scottish) Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. It forms part of the Army Reserve. Its role is to provide general transport support at 'third line' for the British Army.

154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC
Cap Badge of the Royal Logistic Corps
Active1993–Present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeLogistic Regiment
Role3rd Line Transport
SizeRegiment
431 personnel[1]
Part of51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland
Motto(s)We Sustain
MarchQuick March - On Parade
Slow March -Lion, Sword and Crown
AnniversariesFormation Day 5 Apr
EquipmentMAN SV
Battle honoursPeninsula
Battle of Waterloo
Lucknow
Taku Forts
Peking
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Justin Yates RLC
Ceremonial chiefThe Princess Royal
Colonel of
the Regiment		Col Gordon Stewart
Insignia
Regimental Tartan
(MacDuff)
Tactical Recognition Flash
Abbreviation154 Regt RLC

History

The regiment was formed as the 154th (Lowland) Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in Glasgow in 1967.[2] The initially comprised just 221 Squadron and 222 Squadron.[2] 225 Squadron was formed in 1969, 251 Squadron in 1971 and 225 Squadron in 1992.[2] 527 Squadron, 230 Squadron and 231 Squadron and 251 Squadron were added on amalgamation with 153 (Highland) Transport Regiment to form the Scottish Transport Regiment in 1993.[3] 231 Squadron was subsequently disbanded.[3] It became 154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC under the Army 2020 reforms[4] and an extra squadron, 239 Squadron, was formed in 2016.[5]

Structure

The regiment, which is under Operational Command of 101 Logistic Brigade within the Army's Support Command, comprises the following units:[6]

  • 527 (Dunfermline) Headquarters Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps based in Dunfermline
  • 221 (Glasgow) Transport Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps based in Glasgow
  • 230 (Edinburgh) Transport Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps based in Edinburgh
  • 239 (Fife) Transport Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps based in Dunfermline
  • 251 (Ayrshire) Transport Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps based in Irvine

Each of the task squadrons is equipped with the Leyland-DAF Demountable Rack Off Load and Pick up System (DROPS), which is a Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC) capable of carrying 15 tonnes of stocks or equipment cross country.[6]

Uniform

The regiment wears the Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Logistic Corps. The tartan of the regiment is the MacDuff.[7]

References
  1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "154th Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport (Volunteers)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "The Scottish Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. "Army 2020" (PDF). UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. "239 (Fife)Transport Squadron Royal Logistics Corps Service of Formation and Dedication in the Abbey Church". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. "154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. "McDuff Tartan and the Corps". Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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