Dispatches from the front and the rear

12 Mechanized Brigade Commander Visits 3 RIFLES

15th February 2012

Brig Doug Chalmers OBE, Commander, 12th Mechanized Brigade, visited 3 RIFLES in Edinburgh as they conduct their final preparations for deploying to Afghanistan on OP HERRICK 16.

The Brigade Commander started the day off with a morning run with B Company. The Commanding Officer, Lt Col Charlie Maconochie, and his headquarters then gave the commander an update on their preparation for deployment and life on the home front in Edinburgh.

HRH Princess Alexandra Visits 3 RIFLES

1st February 2012

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvie, visited 3rd Battalion The Rifles of which she is Royal Colonel and the local primary school, Colinton, to which many of the Battalions soldiers send their children.

Beginning at the school the Princess was taken on a tour of the gardens and then on to the classrooms where she was able to meet and speak to many of the children.

The Princess was then whisked away to Redford Barracks to the 3 Rifles Welfare Office she opened in February 2010 where she met some of the soldiers wives. After a chat and some coffee she was then taken on to meet some of the Regiments soldiers and was treated to a variety of demonstrations on the newest equipment the Battalion will utilise on their upcoming 6 month tour to Afghanistan later this Spring.

3 Rifles BG Honoured

24th September 2010

A total of 130 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List today including a large number from the 3 Rifles Battlegroup. The full list can be found by clicking on this link.