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HQ Northern Ireland was the formation responsible for the British Army in and around Northern Ireland. It was established in 1922 and disbanded, replaced by a brigade-level Territorial Army formation, 38 Brigade, in 2009. ==History== HQ Northern Ireland was established following the partition of Ireland in 1922 and was originally based at Newtownards.〔Whitaker's Almanack 1925 pg 242〕 On 30 January 2006 the Secretary of State for Defence announced to the House of Commons that 19 Light Brigade, then stationed at Catterick, would be re-roling into a light brigade and relocating to Scotland and Northern Ireland.〔(Written Ministerial Statements for 10 May 2006 )〕 On 10 May 2006 it was further announced that "in addition to the HQ and other units of 19 Light Brigade that we expect to relocate to Northern Ireland in 2007 and 2008, a new and non-deployable regional brigade headquarters will form at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn. The current 107 (Ulster) Brigade, based at Ballymena, will merge on 15 December this year into HQ 39 Infantry Brigade, which will itself be replaced by the new regional brigade headquarters, 38th (Irish) Brigade under the command of the 2nd Division, on 1 August 2007".〔 On 6 August 2007 Headquarters Northern Ireland and 38 (Irish) Brigade combined to create a single transitional headquarters with a two star General Officer Commanding. On 1 January 2009 the command's name changed to 38 (Irish) Brigade and HQ Northern Ireland was dissolved. HQ 38 (Irish) Brigade is now the main headquarters, residual regional functions having been migrated to HQ 2 Division in Edinburgh.〔38 Bde/HQ NI website accessed January 2008〕 Other services had a smaller 'footprint' in the province. The RAF's presence in Northern Ireland was based at RAF Aldergrove, and 230 Squadron was based there for many years, among other units. The Royal Navy no longer maintain a regular presence in Northern Ireland waters with the disbandment of the Northern Ireland Squadron. The Royal Navy's main presence is HMS Hibernia, which serves as the HQ of the Royal Naval Reserve's Ulster Division.〔(Battle of Jutland veteran HMS Caroline to stay in Belfast ) Belfast Telegraph, 1 December 2009〕 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「HQ Northern Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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