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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1d1009\" data-id=\"b1d1009\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33843af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33843af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">142  (QOOH)  Vehicle  Squadron    RLC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26b73ff\" data-id=\"26b73ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e095a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68e095a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RLC-badge_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1279\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c693408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c693408\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fe0178\" data-id=\"5fe0178\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8252d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8252d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The current QOOH serving unit is <span style=\"color: #993300;\">142 (QOOH) Vehicle Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps (RLC)<\/span> and based at Banbury, Oxfordshire Army Reserve Centre.<\/p><p>Their parent regiment is <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">165 Port and Maritime Regiment, RLC<\/span> and is headquartered in Plymouth, Devon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a39932\" data-id=\"0a39932\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931240c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"931240c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">165 Port and Maritime Regiment<\/span> train as Port Operators in order to load and unload ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) who carry stores and equipment for British Forces on operations overseas. They specialise in unloading ships and getting stores ashore where no established port exists. The Regiment also train as Seaman and Marine Engineers in order to pilot and maintain their fleet of inshore vessels such as Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk10 and Mexeflote powered rafts.<\/p><p>The Regiment work alongside their Regular counterparts &#8211; 17 Port and Maritime Regiment, RLC &#8211; at home and around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47fa79e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47fa79e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f5e7a5\" data-id=\"9f5e7a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d224421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d224421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the Regiment&#8217;s transformation and during 2014 it gained two further specialists squadrons \u2013 &#8220;Vehicle Specialists [<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>142 (QOOH) Vehicle Squadron &#8211; Banbury<\/em><\/span>]&#8221; with a full spectrum of licences to ensure the safe and efficient movement of vehicles in transit and &#8220;Operational Hygiene Specialists [<em>710 (RBY) Operational Hygiene Specialists \u2013 Aylesbury<\/em>]&#8221; to deliver essential showering and laundry services to units in the field and on operations around the world.<\/p><p>165 Port and Maritime Regiment was one of the first Army Reserve units to deploy during the Iraq Conflict.\u00a0 In 2003, elements of the Regiment deployed first to Cyprus and then onwards to Umm Qasr in Iraq where they served with distinction in getting stores and equipment ashore and forward to where it was needed.\u00a0 In 2013, a troop of 32 soldiers from 165 P&amp;M Regiment deployed for 6 months to Nicosia, Cyprus, in support of the UN Peacekeeping operations there.\u00a0 Currently, members of the Regiment have deployed or will deploy to Jordan, Canada, Germany, Norway, France, and Afghanistan.<\/p><p>As a background to where 165 Port and Maritime Regiment and <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">142 (QOOH) Vehicle Squadron<\/span><\/strong> fit into their roles within the British Armed Forces, I offer the following paragraphs taken from the Ministry of Defence series of British Maritime Defence Doctrine :-<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7eabb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7eabb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-350531a\" data-id=\"350531a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a87e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a87e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>For the UK, all major operations need maritime support to deploy, sustain, withdraw, or re-deploy forces.\u00a0 Airpower can be used to achieve extremely rapid effect with light forces for short periods, and provide an air bridge for more substantial operations.\u00a0 It can also be a more practicable method of moving personnel, even large numbers.\u00a0 However, sealift is the only practicable means of deploying equipment and logistic support and then sustaining them at anything other than very small scale, due simply to the sheer volume of equipment involved.\u00a0 Even when an operation is a landlocked state, the majority of lift required to deploy and sustain a joint force will be achieved from the sea.\u00a0 Sealift permits land and amphibious forces to transit to theatre, poise offshore if required, and then enables joint power to be brought to bear ashore.\u00a0 It also may be the only means available for gaining initial theatre entry if access basing and overflight permissions are not forthcoming from other states.\u00a0 The Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary are the only force able to provide sealift in a threat environment.\u00a0 In a benign environment, with maritime force protection teams embarked, the strategic Roll-on\/Roll-off ships (RO\/ROs) provide the major MoD contribution.<\/em><br \/><em>Marine and maritime operations may be supported for a short time only, by over-the-beach facilities using specialist equipment.\u00a0 However, a seaport provides a significantly greater degree of flexibility and logistic capacity.<\/em><br \/><em>Harbours and port facilities can take years to develop.\u00a0 It is highly likely therefore that use will be made of existing ports to support an operation rather than build a new one.\u00a0 Nevertheless, additional facilities may be required at a port either for ship-to-shore transfer or to store materiel prior to transit.\u00a0 This can be very time consuming.<\/em><br \/><em>A key requirement during early planning for an operation will be to confirm that any intended Sea Port of Disembarkation (SPOD) has the requisite handling facilities.\u00a0 More modern ports are designed around bulk container handling.\u00a0 Military operations are likely to require roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) facilities.\u00a0 Unfortunately, these are not commonplace in ports worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0920871 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0920871\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1179cf\" data-id=\"b1179cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64916bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64916bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, what of the equipment used by 165 Port and Maritime Regiment and <span style=\"color: #800080;\">142 (QOOH) Vehicle Squadron <\/span>?\u00a0 The following is a brief summary of the ships, boats and rafts used by the RLC to carry out its sustain mode:-<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a3ba4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a3ba4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5298b9\" data-id=\"b5298b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d0050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d0050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>LCU Mk10\u2019s<\/strong> are\u202flarge\u202fcraft, designed for transporting personnel, stores, armoured vehicles and engineering plant.\u00a0 The LCU Mk10 can be used for general movement of equipment and operate independently for up to a couple of weeks with its 9-man crew out to a range of 600 nautical miles.\u00a0 Their roll on-roll off design (stern and a bow ramps) is designed for ease of loading\u202fand unloading\u202fin the well-dock of the <strong>Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) \u2013 LSD (A)<\/strong> &#8211; operated by the RFA.\u202f\u00a0 Up to 120 troops (100 in normal operating conditions), a Challenger main battle tank, or other heavy\u202for logistics\u202fvehicles can be carried.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a40a0ea\" data-id=\"a40a0ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b561c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74b561c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LCU-Mk10-350x157.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LCU-Mk10-350x157.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LCU-Mk10-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LCU-Mk10-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LCU-Mk10.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c634e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c634e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LSD-A-350x121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LSD-A-350x121.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LSD-A-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LSD-A-768x266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LSD-A.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-360da16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"360da16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b4c37d\" data-id=\"8b4c37d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f42bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48f42bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RO-RO-350x162.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RO-RO-350x162.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RO-RO-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RO-RO.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2436973\" data-id=\"2436973\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3befc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3befc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 1998 SDSR (<em>Strategic Defence and Security Review<\/em>) recognised the need for a strategic RO-RO capability in light of increasing expeditionary requirements and likely trends in the commercial shipping sector.\u00a0 It was predicted that RO-RO vessel size would increase and evolve leading to a reduction in charter availability.\u00a0 The design chosen was the <strong>RoRo 2700<\/strong>, an existing 23,235 tonne design.\u00a0 A contract was let in 2000 to the AWSR shipping consortium and due to last until 2024.\u00a0 Their capacity is listed as 2,700 lane metres, a maximum speed of 18 knots, and a crew of 22.\u00a0 The stern ramp can access a Mexeflote at sea for transfer to other ships or direct offloading to shore.\u00a0 Although these ships are privately owned (on contract to the MoD) the crews are British when on MoD service and Sponsored Reserves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-119cfe5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"119cfe5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecf93ff\" data-id=\"ecf93ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffafbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ffafbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u202f<strong>Mexeflote<\/strong>\u202fcame into service with the British Army in the early 60\u2019s.\u00a0 Technically, it is called the Harbour and Landing Ship Logistics Pontoon Causeway Equipment, the Mexeflote is elegant in its simplicity.\u00a0 Comprising three types of hollow steel pontoon sections with internal bulkheads\u202fthey can be pinned together\u202fto form \u202flighterage\u202frafts, jetties, piers, and floating platforms in the manner of big boys Lego.\u00a0 The bow sections are angled and articulated to facilitate loading and beaching.\u00a0 Stores and vehicles can either be craned from larger ships or driven onto the raft when docked to a ship equipped with a well deck or ramp.\u202f Recovery is a reverse of this process.\u00a0 When in the water, the propulsion units are secured in place at the stern and that is it, they are more or less ready to go.\u00a0 Each\u202fMexeflote\u202fis\u202fusually commanded by a junior NCO and crewed with 4 or 5 other ranks.\u00a0 Total payload depends on the size of the assembled pontoon, but can vary from 60 to 180 tonnes.\u00a0 Although it might not look particularly seaworthy it can be used in 1.5m wave height conditions. Although it is not used often, Mexeflote\u2019s can be used as an intermediary link-span or beach pontoon to enable landing craft to discharge without beaching.\u00a0 The landing craft can drop its ramp onto the Mexeflote and its vehicles driven off and on to the beach.\u00a0 During the Falklands conflict, loads of up to 200 tonnes were carried and\u202fMexeflote\u2019s\u202fmoved two thirds of all the supplies transferred from the various ships at San Carlos.\u00a0 Since then they have been in continuous use and for shifting volume and weight, there really is no substitute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1cede elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb1cede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Mexiflote-768x347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1290\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Mexiflote-768x347.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Mexiflote-350x158.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Mexiflote.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4591980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4591980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A short film clip showing the Mexeflote in action can be viewed by clicking on this link :-<br \/>This link has been lost but searching for another..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db21475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db21475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa40208\" data-id=\"fa40208\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffe381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ffe381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">142 (QOOH) Vehicle Squadron RLC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d64d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34d64d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The squadron is unique in that it is the British Army\u2019s only unit [Regular or Reserves] which provides exclusive vehicle delivery capability to Defence.\u00a0 It provides all the Army&#8217;s vehicles for major exercises and operations.<\/p><p>Their soldiers can qualify to hold every driving licence from Motorcycle\/Quad Bike through to the Main Battle Tank.<\/p><p>Their role is to prepare vehicles for handover to units then to take receipt of them after use and return them into storage in readiness for the next demand.\u00a0 At airfields, seaports, railheads, the vehicle specialist is the expert on manoeuvring, loading, and equipping the whole range of military tracked and wheeled vehicles.\u00a0 Many of which are expensive pieces of kit.<\/p><p>Their responsibilities extend to vehicle inspections, maintenance repair and servicing, plus of course, ensuring that all the paperwork is correct and completed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-667741d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"667741d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-365fe99\" data-id=\"365fe99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb9e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccb9e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Trade Training<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Trade skills available are &#8211; Category C + E [<em>the old HGV\/LGV with trailer<\/em>] Driver Licence; Cat H [<em>tracked veh<\/em>] Licence; Cat G [<em>road roller<\/em>] Licence; plus, special modular courses on the various \u2018Urgent Operational Requirement\u2019 classes of vehicles [Jackal, Wolfhound, Foxhound, Mastiff and various plant equipment].\u00a0 Further modular courses for \u2018A\u2019 vehicles will also be available covering &#8211; Challenger, Warrior, Bulldog, CVR (T), AS90, Titan, and Trojan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a30063e\" data-id=\"a30063e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0bbec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0bbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Technical Training weekends<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Technical Training weekends are held at various locations:\u00a0 The Defence Support Group, Ashchurch; Land Training Fleet, Warminster; and 17 Port &amp; Maritime Regt RLC, Sea Mounting Centre, Marchwood, Southampton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d637768\" data-id=\"d637768\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7062b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec7062b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Support to the Regular Army<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The opportunity for travel and overseas-postings are considered part of the role.\u00a0 There are various \u2018Port Task Groups\u2019 [PTG] in support of operations worldwide.\u00a0 These PTG\u2019s are based in Germany, Dubai, Jordon, Africa, Belize, and Canada, and are manned by 17 Port &amp; Maritime Regt RLC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a62d89b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a62d89b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-621f412\" data-id=\"621f412\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364dcde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"364dcde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another task is to assist the Land Training Fleet at Warminster.\u00a0 Many military units now hold a reduced fleet of vehicles [<em>active fleet<\/em>] sufficient for low level collective training, these holdings are augmented from training fleets held in collective pools, for higher level training.\u00a0 Operational deployments utilise vehicles from the operational pool [<em>stored fleet<\/em>] which are held in a controlled humidity environment to avoid degradation.\u00a0 This is part of the MoD cost-cutting initiative and \u2018downsizing\u2019 of the Regular Army.\u00a0 Part of this initiative has been to develop the Operational Training Equipment Pack and 142 Veh Sqn helps with the rehab of this fleet.<\/p><p>142 Veh Sqn support the 17 Port &amp; Maritime Regt Veh Specialist Troop at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, loading and unloading C17 [Boeing Globemaster] and Antonov aircraft.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377c427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377c427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A selection of some of the vehicles and equipment which the squadron are expected to handle:-<br \/><strong>Jackal<\/strong> \u2013 high mobility weapons platform;\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Foxhound<\/strong> \u2013 armoured patrol vehicle;\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Wolfhound<\/strong> \u2013 heavy armoured truck;\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Challenger 2<\/strong> \u2013 battle tank;\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>AS90<\/strong> \u2013 155mm self-propelled gun;\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Trojan<\/strong> \u2013 armoured engineer vehicle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd8a60 gallery-spacing-custom animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"7fd8a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-665 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7fd8a60\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jackal\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5xb29oLm9yZy51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMTJcL0phY2thbC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjdmZDhhNjAifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1306'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Jackal-1-270x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Jackal-1-270x350.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Jackal-1.jpg 547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7fd8a60\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Foxhound\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5xb29oLm9yZy51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMTJcL0ZveGhvdW5kLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2ZkOGE2MCJ9\" 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href='https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1304'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Challenger-2-1-347x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Challenger-2-1-347x350.jpg 347w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Challenger-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Challenger-2-1.jpg 548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7fd8a60\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"AS90\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5xb29oLm9yZy51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMTJcL0FTOTAtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZmQ4YTYwIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1303'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AS90-1-350x325.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AS90-1-350x325.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AS90-1.jpg 547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7fd8a60\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Trojan\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5xb29oLm9yZy51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMTJcL1Ryb2phbi0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjdmZDhhNjAifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1307'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Trojan-1-241x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Trojan-1-241x350.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Trojan-1.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f1d457 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f1d457\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed00220\" data-id=\"ed00220\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db60dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db60dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Are you interested in joining 142 (QOOH) Vehicle Squadron RLC ?<\/span><\/p><p>The unit is located at Banbury Army Reserve Centre, Oxford Road, 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