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The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. The regiment currently serves as Armoured Cavalry, equipped with the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (tracked) Scimitar and is based in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. Today the RDG is an operationally experienced regiment having recently served in Iraq (Operation Telic 5 and 11), and Afghanistan (Operation Herrick 12 and 17). The regiment recruits soldiers from the North of England and Ireland, but predominantly from Yorkshire. ==Operational deployments== The Royal Dragoon Guards has served in a variety of roles and theatres since its formation. Historically dragoons were flexible soldiers, who fought on and alongside their mounts; this is something the regiment has been called upon many times to do. ;x15px Northern Ireland In February 1996, three squadrons of the regiment deployed to Northern Ireland as part of Operation Banner, the UK military support to the civil authorities in the province. Two squadrons were employed as infantry in Belfast and the third acted as a prison guard force at the infamous Maze Prison.〔Asquith, Stuart. ''Regiment Issue 34''. Nexus Special Interests,1999, p. 61.〕 ;Balkans In the winter of 1997, A Squadron, RDG, deployed with their Challenger 1s tanks to Barice in Bosnia (Op Lodestar) with the 9th/12th Lancers Battle Group. They were subsequently moved to Mrkonjić Grad and were employed, primarily in Land Rovers, to monitor former wartime factions and inspect cantonment sites. 〔 ;UK In early 2001 the regiment deployed as part of Operation Frescoe (Zulu) to Cumbria and Yorkshire, with specialist Royal Navy teams, to provide emergency fire and rescue cover when the fire brigade was carrying out a programme of industrial action.〔Bournman, Chris. ''The Journal of the Royal Dragoon Guards 2002''. Forces and Corporate Publishing Ltd. 2002, p. 3.〕 ;x15px Iraq The regimental Battle Group deployed to Iraq in 2004 (Operation Telic 5) and assumed control of the area south of Basra, close to the border with Kuwait.〔Dangerfield, Rowley. ''The Journal of the Royal Dragoon Guards 2005''. Forces and Corporate Publishing Ltd. 2005, p. 2.〕 The main tasks were to mentor the newly formed Iraqi Police Force and provide security for the first presidential elections in the country since the US led invasion in 2003.〔McDonough, Challis. “Security Clampdown Begins for Iraqi Election” VOA News. 29 January 2005.〕 The regiment deployed again to Iraq towards the end of the United Kingdom's combat operations in 2007 (Op Telic 11), this time with Main Battle Tanks and Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicles were called upon to support Iraqi led efforts to re-impose control in Basra (Operation Charge of the Knights). During this Operation Sergeant CP Richards was awarded the Military Cross for outstanding leadership and gallantry in the face of the enemy. As commander of the lead tank, working for Left Flank Company Group, Scots Guards Battle Group, he deployed on a joint arrest operation with Iraqi Security Forces in Al Quiblah, Basra. He fought his way through 5 improvised explosive device detonations, showing courageous restraint to minimise any civilian casualties, onto the target.〔Lane, James. ''The Journal of the Royal Dragoon Guards 2009''. Forces and Corporate Publishing Ltd. 2009, p. 12〕 During this deployment, squadrons from the regiment assisted the Iraqi Border Agency to provide security on the Border with Iran and mentored Iraqi Army Units.〔Lane, James. ''The Journal of the Royal Dragoon Guards 2009''. Forces and Corporate Publishing Ltd. 2009, p. 4〕 ;x15px Afghanistan The regiment deployed to Afghanistan in the spring of 2010 (Operation Herrick 12) to assist in bringing stability to Central Helmand and to provide security for the country's second Presidential Elections. Squadrons from the Regiment provided protected mobility support in the Mastiff (also known as Cougar), Viking (Bv 206), Ridgeback and Warthog armoured vehicles〔("The Royal Dragoon Guards / Op HERRICK 12." ) The British Army's Website 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.〕 and held ground in Nad Ali District Centre〔Ministry of Defence (4 June 2010). ("The First Line Of Medical Support Helmand." ) Military Operations News Articles. Retrieved 4 November 2010〕 following Op Moshtorak. Tasks of these squadrons included: providing route security,〔Ministry of Defence (18 August 2010). ("British and Afghan Troops Keep Helmand Highway Open." ) Military Operations News Articles. Retrieved 4 November 2010.〕 assisting in reconstruction work〔Ministry of Defence (15 September 2010). ("Cavalry Soldiers Protect Engineers Building New Helmand Road" ) Military Operations News Articles. Retrieved 4 November 2010.〕 and clearing insurgents from southern Nad Ali.〔Ministry of Defence (7 June 2010). ("British Forces Push Back Taliban in Southern Nad Ali" ) Military Operations News Articles. Retrieved 4 November 10.〕 The regiment had four men killed in action during the tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Ministry of Defence )〕 Acting corporal Mathew Stenton, one of those killed, was posthumously awarded the Military Cross for bravery. As a Viking commander he moved his vehicle forward to engage insurgents to assist in the evacuation of a friendly casualty, his citation reads: “A/Cpl Stenton’s gallantry was of the very highest order and he made the supreme act of self-sacrifice to save a comrade’s life”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Awards )〕 The Regiment subsequently went on to complete a second tour of Afghanistan during Operation HERRICK 17 in 2013/14, this time in a dismounted role as the Police Mentoring and Advisory Group. The Regiment's role was to provide institutional and individual development advice and training to the Afghan National Police in Helmand. During this second tour The Royal Dragoon Guards also deployed a mounted manoeuvre squadron, operating on Warthog armoured vehicles. 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 Dragoon Guards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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