159 Regiment RLC
159 Regiment RLC is a reserve regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. It forms part of 102 Logistic Brigade.History
The regiment was formed on 1 April 2007 as a product of Future Army Structures with the aim of providing the contingent component to 6 Supply Regiment.
The regiment was made-up of one sub-unit from the Scottish Transport Regiment, one squadron from 150 Regiment RLC and two squadrons from the Welsh Transport Regiment.
In the summer of 2014, under the Army 2020 re-organisation, the regiment was restructured. 216 Squadron in Tynemouth re-subordinated back to 150 Regiment RLC and 381 Squadron in Lancaster re-subordinated into 156 Regiment RLC. 125 Squadron closed its base in Glasgow but re-formed in Stoke-on-Trent in late 2014. The regiment also received 294 Squadron, based in Grantham.Structure
The current structure is as follows:
- 243 Headquarters Squadron.
- 123 Supply Squadron.
- 125 Supply Squadron.
- 237 Supply Squadron.
- 294 Supply Squadron.
