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The Queen's Gurkha Signals (QG SIGNALS) is a regular unit of Royal Corps of Signals, one of the combat support arms of British Army.Together with the Queen's Gurkha Engineers, the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and a number of smaller support units, they form part of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) was a United States Navy squadron of World War II torpedo bombers. VT-8 was assigned initially to the air group of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, joining the ship shortly after her commissioning in October 1941. After heavy losses in the Battle of Midway, VT-8 was assigned to USS Saratoga.
A post on the Gurkha Brigade website in August 2016 noted that a two new QOGLR squadrons will be formed in the future. [3] Structure: [4] [5] 36 Headquarters Squadron; 1 Supply Squadron; 28 Fuel and General Transport Squadron; 15 Air Assault Support Squadron (under operational command of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC)
Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. [3] The brigade draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that served for the East India Company. [4]
248 (Gurkha) Signal Squadron; 252 Signal Squadron, at Imjin Barracks, Gloucestershire, supporting Allied Rapid Reaction Corps [41] Support Squadron; 30th Signal Regiment, at Gamecock Barracks, Bramcote [34] – doubles as RHQ, Queen's Gurkha Signals (Supporting the Joint Helicopter Command and Permanent Joint Headquarters) 244 Signal Squadron ...
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Ensign George Henry Gay, Jr., United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron EIGHT (VT-8), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8 ...
36 Engineer Regiment (Queen's Gurkha Engineers), at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone [32] Regimental Headquarters – doubles as RHQ, Queen's Gurkha Engineers [33] 50 Headquarters and Support Squadron; 20 Field Squadron; 69 (Gurkha) Field Squadron [33] 70 (Gurkha) Field Squadron; 61 Field Support Squadron, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
151st (Greater London) Transport Regiment — Paired with 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment [233] Regimental Headquarters and 508 Headquarters Squadron, in Croydon; 124 Transport Squadron, in Warley. B Troop, in Maidstone; 210 Transport Squadron, at Princess Royal House, Sutton, London [234] 240 (Hertfordshire) Transport in Barnet, London