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British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), the successor of the former British Forces Belize, is the name given to the current British Army Garrison in Belize.The garrison is used primarily for jungle warfare training, with access to over 13,000 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi) of jungle terrain, provided by the government of Belize.
In 1994, the UK Government established the British Army Training and Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) based within Price Barracks as its main international facility for jungle training. However, in 2010, it announced the closure of the facility as part of its Strategic Defence and Security Review . [ 4 ]
RAF Belize was the Headquarters unit of all Royal Air Force units of British Forces Belize from the mid 1970s to mid 1990s when RAF Belize was subsumed into the remaining British Army garrison. Units included Hardet Belize 1975–6, 1977–1981; No. 1417 Flight RAF (1417 Flt), 1981–1993; Pumadet 1975-1981; No. 1563 Flight RAF (1563 Flt), 1981 ...
It previously flew tactical support missions for locally garrisoned British Army units, as well as Belize Defence Force units in Belize. Between 1963 and 1972, it was stationed at RAF Akrotiri flying Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 helicopters on support missions for locally garrisoned British Army and United Nations troops.
The Commander British Forces Belize was a British Army Brigadier. British Forces Belize, Belize City, Belize [5] British Army, Price Barracks, Ladyville. 1st Btn, Welsh Guards, six month roulement from April to October 1989; 1x Armoured Reconnaissance Troop, six month roulement; 1x Field Battery, Royal Artillery, six month roulement
The flight was formed in 1987 in Belize where it operated Westland Sioux AH.1 helicopters. [1] The flight returned to AAC Middle Wallop in August 2011. [2] The flight supported UK peacetime operations and training including the security arrangements for the 2012 Summer Olympics which were held mostly in London but also at smaller locations throughout the UK. [2]
The British Army has a network of permanent operating bases overseas, primarily in: [5] British Army Training Unit Kenya, [10] British Army Training Unit Suffield, in Canada, [11] British Army Training and Support Unit Belize [12] Omani-British Joint Training Area, in Oman, used as a Land Regional Hub (LRH). [13]
The British Forces in Belize maintained a strong position throughout the eighties and it was only in 1990, twelve years after its formation, that three Belizeans took command of the Belize Defence Force as Commandant of BDF, Guard Commander, Commander of Air & Maritime Wing. [1] [2]