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Welcome to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Wales supporting the Volunteer Reserve Forces of the Navy, (Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marine Reserve), Army (Territorial Army), Air Force (RAF Reserves) and the Cadets of all three Services, including the Combined Cadet Force within WalesWelcome to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Wales supporting the Volunteer Reserve Forces of the Navy, (Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marine Reserve), Army (Territorial Army), Air Force (RAF Reserves) and the Cadets of all three Services, including the Combined Cadet Force within WalesRFCA for Wales is one of 13 statutory bodies which recruit, house and administer the Territorial Army and provide other administrative support to Volunteer Reserve and Cadet ForcesAre You Up to It? Volunteering your spare time to train with the Reserve Forces and achieving the very highest standards in order to serve on operations alongside the Regulars is as big a challenge as you can findThe Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is an integral part of Britains naval forces, comprising a corps of some 3,250 men and women who train in peacetime to enable the Royal Navy to meet its operational commitments in times of stretch, crisis, tension and warThe Royal Marines Reserve is a volunteer reserve force which has passed through the same rigorous Commando Course as regular Royal Marines counterparts and which is ready to fight and win in a world class NavyJoining the Army as a Territorial means that you do all your training and military duties in your spare time and makes it possible to get many of the benefits of Army life and combine them with your civilian life and careerRoyal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)104 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)53 (Wales & Western) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)3rd Battalion The Royal WelshThe Regimental Band of The Royal WelshE Squadron 21 SASWelsh Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers)203 (Welsh) Field Hospital Army Medical Services (Volunteers)144 Parachute Medical Squadron (Volunteers)101 Force Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and 119 Recovery Company (Volunteers)54 Military Intelligence Company (Volunteers) Newport DetachmentDetails and Locations of the various Local Units of the Territorial Army based within WalesThe Cadet movement of The RFCA for Wales is very much focused on the youth of our nation and the Services Cadets continue to make a significant impact upon the nations youth agendaA selection of the Latest Local News Snippets from around Wales which are relevant to the RFCA WalesWhats On at the RFCA Wales - The Reserve Forces and Cadet Associations in WalesSome useful links from the Reserve Forces and Cadet Associations in WalesPicture Galleries of a variety of recent events from the Reserve Forces and Cadets in WalesContact us now at the RFCA Wales and we will be happy to be of assistanceRFCA in Wales Members and Administration SectionWelcome to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Wales supporting the Volunteer Reserve Forces of the Navy, (Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marine Reserve), Army (Territorial Army), Air Force (RAF Reserves) and the Cadets of all three Services, including the Combined Cadet Force within WalesRFCA for Wales is one of 13 statutory bodies which recruit, house and administer the Territorial Army and provide other administrative support to Volunteer Reserve and Cadet ForcesWelcome to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Wales supporting the Volunteer Reserve Forces of the Navy, (Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marine Reserve), Army (Territorial Army), Air Force (RAF Reserves) and the Cadets of all three Services, including the Combined Cadet Force within Wales

104 Regiment Royal Artillery

104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) came into existence on 1st April 1967 as a result of the establishment of the Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve which was the replacement for the traditional Territorial Army.

With 217 Battery (Regimental Headquarters) in Newport, the Regiment was originally comprised of 210 Battery in Wolverhampton and 211 Battery in Newport.

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The Regimental Headquarters was formed from HQ CRA 53rd Welsh Division, 210 Battery was formed from 444 Light Air Defence Regiment and 211 Battery can trace its history back to the amalgamation of two Welsh Artillery Regiments: 282 Field Regiment and 638 Light Air Defence Regiment.

In April 1969, 214 Battery was formed at Malvern as an additional sub-unit of the Regiment and 210 Battery was moved to 106th Regiment Royal Artillery in September 2006.  Since its formation the Regiment had been tasked with the Air Defence role until 2007 when it was re-roled under TA Future Army Structure (FAS) as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle General Support Regiment.

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Today, the regiment is currently equipped with Dessert Hawk 3, a Mini Unmanned Air System (MUAS) which is used to obtain live video intelligence over the field of operations.

The Regiment has provided significant manpower in support to operations in Afghanistan in the MUAS role with their Regular Army counterparts and has also recently deployed 25 Officers and Soldiers as the Mobile Force Reserve in support of 3 Royal Anglian Regiment on their United Nations tasking on OP TOSCA in Cyprus.

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Community Engagement plays a significant part in Regimental life and for 104 Regt RA(V) this includes the firing of Royal Salutes in Cardiff with the units 3 Ceremonial 105mm Artillery Light Guns. Royal Salutes are fired to mark the anniversaries of Accession to The Throne, The Queen’s Birthday, and official Birthday, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Birthday, the Coronation and the Prince of Wales’s Birthday.

The Regiment also supports events such as the 160 (Wales) Brigade Beating the Retreat ceremonies, the Worcestershire County Show and it provides minute guns to Cardiff, Newport and Worcester for Remembrance Sunday Services.

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