British Army. Worn on the left shoulder just below the small Union Flag. The Brigade's name comes from combining the numbers of the famous 1st & 6th Airborne Divisions of WW2.
16 Air Assault Brigade (16 Air Asslt Bde) is a formation of the British Army based in Colchester in the county of Essex. It is the Army's rapid response airborne formation and is the only brigade in the British Army capable of delivering Air Manoeuvre, Air Assault and Airborne operations.
All personnel in the brigade wear the maroon beret, and those qualified as military parachutists wear the appropriate Parachutist Badge.
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