160th (Wales) Brigade

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160 (Wales) Brigade, was originally part of the Territorial Army's 53rd (Welsh) Division in the First and Second World Wars. Post-war it was, for a time, 160th (South Wales) Brigade of the 53rd Division until the Territorial Army was reorganised as the TAVR. It is now a regional brigade coming under the 5th Division based in Shrewsbury.

It is not a formation that would be deployed as other brigades like 12th (Mechanised) Brigade would, but is a regional command responsible for all of Wales.

160 Bde organise an annual patrolling competition in the Brecon Beacons known as Exercise CAMBRIAN PATROL.

[edit] Regular army units

• 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), the British Army's only Electronic Warfare Regiment, which disrupts enemy communications
• 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, the only regular infantry battalion in Wales, based in Chepstow

[edit] Territorial Army units

• Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
• 104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
• 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh, the Territorial Army infantry battalion of Wales
• Welsh Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps|RLC (V)
• 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital RAMC (V)
• 101 Battalion REME (V)
• University of Wales Officer Training Corps