321 EOD & Search Squadron RLC
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321 EOD & Search Squadron, 11 EOD Regiment RLC is a unit of the British Army responsible for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search duties in Northern Ireland.
321 EOD & Search Squadron RLC | |
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Active | Unknown - Present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Military Aid to the Civil Authority |
Size | Squadron |
Garrison/HQ | Alexander Barracks, Aldergrove |
Corps | Royal Logistic Corps |
Insignia | |
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The unit was previously titled 321 EOD Unit, then 321 EOD Company Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC). It was re-badged as a unit of the Royal Logistic Corps in April 1993, now part of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment RLC.[1] With its headquarters at Alexander Barracks, Aldergrove near Antrim, the unit covers the entire province of Northern Ireland.
The unit is honoured at the Palace Barracks memorial garden.[2] It remains the most decorated unit in the British Army.[3] 321 is a well equipped unit and has been at the forefront of developing new equipment.[4]