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The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It was formed in 1958 from the Gibraltar Defence Force as an infantry unit, with an integrated artillery troop. The Regiment is included in the British Army as a colonial force.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Royal Gibraltar Regiment - Territorial Army )〕 In 1999, the regiment was granted the Royal title. The Regiment recruits from the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the Commonwealth. ==Organisation== Initially a reserve force, on the withdrawal of the British Army garrison from the territory in 1991, the Regiment was reorganised into an all infantry unit and took over the duties of the resident battalion. The re-roled regiment consisted of a headquarter company (Thompson’s Bty) and three rifle companies of which B Company is the reserve element with the others being made up of regular soldiers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Royal Gibraltar Regiment - Gibraltar Regiment )〕 *HQ Company (Thomson's Battery, Regular) *B Company (Reserves) *G Company (Regular) *I Company (Regular) HQ Company is made up currently of the Artillery Troop, Motor Transport Platoon, Signals Wing, Catering Platoon and Clothing Stores. G Company comprises 3 regular rifle platoons. I Company is a regular rifle company, but also holds the regiment's specialists when fully manned. These are: *2 x Recce Sections, *5 x Sniper Pairs, *2 x Machine Gun Sections, *2 x Assault Pioneer/Soldier Sections, *2 x High Assurance Search Teams, *2 x Low Risk Search Teams, *The Regiment's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams (EOD) B Company also consists of three Rifle Platoons. It also provides two Sharpshooter Pairs, two Machine Gun Sections and one Low Risk Search Team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Gibraltar Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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