Land Warfare Centre (United Kingdom) Explained

Unit Name:	Land Warfare Centre
Country:	United Kingdom
Command Structure:	Field Army Troops
Garrison:	Waterloo Lines
Garrison Label:	Headquarters
Commander1:	Major General Chris Barry CBE
Commander1 Label:	Director Land Warfare

The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) is a formation of the British Army that commands training schools in the UK and Brunei, and training areas in Belize, Canada and Kenya.

Structure

Headquarters, Land Warfare Centre, at Waterloo Lines, Warminster.^{[1] [2]}

Collective Training Group

• British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), at Suffield (Canada)
• British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), at Nanyuki (Kenya)
• British Army Training and Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), at Ladyville (Belize)
• Command, Staff and Tactical Training Group (CSTTG)
• Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC), at Royston
• Combat Ready Training Centre, at Salisbury Plain Training Area^[3]

Army Schools

• The Royal School of Military Engineering Group (RSME)
  • 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment, at Chatham
  • 3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment, at Minley
• Army Aviation Centre
  • 2 Training Regiment, Army Air Corps, at Middle Wallop Flying Station
• The Royal School of Artillery (RSA)
  • 14 Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Larkhill
• Defence College of Support (DCSp)
  • Defence School of Logistics and Administration at Worthy Down
  • Defence School of Policing and Guarding at Southwick Park
  • Defence School of Transport at Leconfield
    • 25 Training Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Leconfield

Experimentation and Trials Group

• Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)
• Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU)
• Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit (RA TDU)
• Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit (RE TDU)
• Combat Service Support Training and Development Unit (CSS TDU)
• 2nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment, at Chester^[4]

Combat Manoeuvre Centre^[5]

• Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, at Bovington
• Armoured Fighting Vehicle Schools Regiment, at Bovington
• Infantry Battle School, at Brecon
• Combined Arms Manoeuvre School, at Warminster
• Land Special Operations Training Centre, at Pirbright
• HQ Small Arms School Corps
• Gurkha Company (Tavoleto), Training Support Unit

Notes and References

1. Web site: 17 November 2024 . Land Warfare Centre The British Army . British Army.
2. Web site: Newton . Simon . 2023-03-17 . British Army's virtual battlefield that's kept troops' combat skills razor sharp for two decades . 2024-11-17 . www.forcesnews.com . en.
3. Web site: Wharton . James . 2024-09-19 . CRTC: The team making sure the Army's always ready to fight and fit to deploy . 2024-11-17 . www.forcesnews.com . en.
4. Web site: 2022-11-08 . 2 YORKS – Infantry Capability Pathfinders for the British Army . 2024-11-17 . The Royal Yorkshire Regiment . en-GB.
5. Web site: 17 November 2024 . Combat Manoeuvre Centre The British Army . British Army.