Olympic taskfor local TA

TWENTY Territorial Army soldiers from Londonderry and Belfast are currently in London in preparation for the Olympics although the Ministry of Defence (MoD) says they were tasked there as part of a planned deployment - not as a result of recent security issues.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jul 2012, 13:27 BST

Local armed forces are being deployed as part of substantial support for the Games.

A spokesman explained that all three Armed Services are involved, including both Regular and Reserve Forces.

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Currently on task in London are: “Just under 20 TA from 253 (NI) Med Regt based both in Belfast and Londonderry; 50 TA from 152(U) Transport Regt RLC based at Palace Barracks, Holywood; Over 30 TA from 591 Independent Field Squadron (Royal Engineers) based at Bangor; Nearly 200 Regular soldiers from 2 Rifles based at Ballykinler; Nearly 300 Regular soldiers from 2 Mercian based at Palace Barracks, Holywood; Around 20 Regular soldiers from 19 Combat Services Support based at Kinnegar in Holywood; Three specialist Regular signallers from 209 Signals Squadron based at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn; Around 70 TA from 2 R Irish Regiment based at Portadown and Newtownabbey; Around 20 Reservists from HMS Hibernia (Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn) and the Royal Marine Reserve (Palace Barracks, Holywood); A number of personnel from JHC Ald are also directly supporting the London Olympics.”

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