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Canadian officer receives prestigious award
Dec 19 at 11:24am
Canadian Officer Major Lorne Plemmel, currently serving in HQ ARRC has been recognised in Canada with the award of the Member of the Order of Merit.  He was given the award by the Governor General in Ottawa on a recent visit to Canada prior to the officer's forthcoming tour of Afghanistan.

Tewkesbury formally welcomes ARRC with glittering Carol Service at Abbey
Dec 15 at 11:39am

The ARRC Group were today officially welcomed to the Borough of Tewkesbury at a glittering Carol Service in Tewkesbury Abbey. Hosted by the Mayor of Tewkesbury , Cllr Elaine Hancox , hundreds of ARRC personnel and their families packed the Abbey to celebrate a traditional Christmas service, to mark their formal welcome to the Borough.

 

ARRC launches new community magazine
Dec 15 at 10:09am
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps today launched a new community magazine. It is designed to keep all of those in the ARRC community and Innsworth Station up to date on current issues, what's going on locally and what is happening in the future.  

Generous public donate over £12,000 for Royal British Legion
Dec 03 at 9:58pm

The Gloucestershire public donated over £12 ,000 to Service charity at sports events that took place during the recent Remembrance Week.

 


Final Preparation for Afghan deployment at NATO Joint Warfare Centre
Nov 15 at 3:20pm

Personnel working with Headquarters, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ, ARRC) recently participated in two weeks of high intensity, comprehensive training at NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway during early November, 2010, in advance of their year-long preparations for their deployment to Afghanistan in early 2011.

Spanish National Day 2010
Oct 22 at 5:31pm

ARRC’s Spanish Partner Nation celebrated Spanish National Day in style today. In a truly traditional Reception at the Reaction Forces Officers Mess, the Spanish contingent hosted scores of their ARRC colleagues of all nationalities to some of the best of Spanish food and wine, to mark the occasion in appropriate style.  

HQ ARRC prepares for Afghanistan deployment with training exercise at RAF St. Mawgan
Oct 15 at 12:49pm

Almost 1,000 personnel from HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) and other agencies have linked up in Cornwall this week for a key NATO training exercise at RAF St Mawgan. The Gloucester-based NATO personnel are now moving into high gear to prepare for their Afghanistan deployment next year. The ARRC is a high readiness NATO HQ prepared for rapid deployment worldwide, and a large contingent of them have deployed down to RAF St Mawgan for Exercise ARRCADE SPEAR 2. The exercise is one of the final stages of their pre-deployment training for operational service next year.


German Partner Nation celebrates National Day with traditional Bivouac
Oct 12 at 12:45pm

The German Partner Nation at HQ ARRC tonight celebrated their National Day with a traditional German Army Bivouac, attended by scores of guests on a warm October evening. Normally associated with rustic camping, this Bivouac was very different.

 

Lieutenant General Sir Richard Shirreff to become Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR)
Sep 29 at 1:44pm

On Wednesday, 29 September 2010, it was confirmed  that the Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Lieutenant General Sir Richard Shirreff KCB, CBE (Late King’s Royal Hussars) is appointed to be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) in succession to General Sir John McColl KCB, CBE, DSO, in the rank of General. He will take up his new appointment in March 2011.


Gloucestershire welcomes the ARRC at formal cathedral service
Sep 17 at 12:03pm

The people of Gloucestershire formally welcomed HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) at a glittering Service in Gloucestershire Cathedral tonight (16 Sept). Over 400 serving personnel and dependents of the ARRC Group, accompanied by Lieutenant General Sir Richard Shirreff, Commander ARRC, were hosted by Gloucestershire dignitaries at a Service of Welcome at the Cathedral.

UK personnel to deploy to Afghanistan with HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Sep 13 at 8:37pm

The deployment of British personnel to Afghanistan as part of NATO's Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) from January 2011 to January 2012 has been endorsed by the Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox. Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Nick Harvey, made the announcement earlier today.

 

Gloucestershire on show for HQ ARRC at first ever 'Fresher's Fayre'
Sep 10 at 1:51pm

The ARRC’s first ever ‘Freshers Fayre’ in Gloucestershire was a resounding success, with over 100 organisations showcasing their amenities and services this week, to help the ARRC Group get the best out of their stay in Gloucestershire – for many of the NATO families, their first visit to the UK.