The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment is a battalion of the Parachute Regiment, within the British Army and forms part of 16th Air Assault Brigade.
Cap badge of the Parachute Regiment
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16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex. It makes up the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readiness, and is the
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
…The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) is a battalion of the Parachute Regiment, within the British Army and forms part of 16th Air Assault Brigade. The battalion is based at Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison, England, and is trained for rapid deployment by parachute or air assault to conduct…
Paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade jump from a Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules over the Salisbury Plain Training Area during Exercise Wessex Storm on 19 November 2014.
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade preparing for an evening raid near Basra, Iraq
Top: Drop Zone patch. Bottom left to right: Desert Subdued, Full Colour, DPM Subdued versions of the Brigade's original Striking Eagle insignia (1999–2015)