Special Reconnaissance Regiment

Special Reconnaissance Regiment
Special Reconnaissance Regiment
	Cap badge of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment
Active	6 April 2005 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Special forces
Role	Special reconnaissance; Covert action; Counterterrorism
Size	200-600 est.
Part of	United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF)
Garrison/HQ	Stirling Lines, Hereford, United Kingdom
March	Argus
Engagements	War on Terror; • War In Afghanistan; • Iraq War; • Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen; • War in Somalia; Dissident Irish Republican campaign; Libyan Civil war;
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	The Queen
Abbreviation	SRR

The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) is a tier 1 special reconnaissance unit of the British Army. It was established on 6 April 2005 and is part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF).

The regiment conducts a wide range of classified activities related to covert surveillance and reconnaissance. The SRR draws its personnel from existing units and can recruit male and female volunteers from any branch of the British Armed Forces.

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