Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment
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The RNZALR provides catering support (Cooks and Stewards) for 10 people or 400 people. Mobility support (Drivers) from light to heavy vehicles carrying stores or troops to tanks and heavy equipment. Supply support (Supply Technicians) from the smallest nut and bolt to tons of ammunition, fuel, rations, spare parts or whole vehicles and equipment. Maintenance support (Vehicle Mechanics, Weapons Maintenance Technicians, Electronics Technicians, Electrical Fitters and Maintenance Fitters) for the repair and maintenance of all the Army's equipment. Ammunition support (Ammunition Technicians) for the inspection, repair and disposal of all ammunition and explosives used by the New Zealand Army. This also includes bomb disposal.
HRH the Duke of York is the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment.
[edit] History
Prior to 1996, the logistic support to the New Zealand Army was provided by three separate and distinct corps; the Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RNZEME), the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (RNZAOC) and the Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport (RNZCT).[1]
On 4 April 1996 the then Chief of Defence Force, Major General Piers Reid, signed a directive to initiate the establishment of a fully integrated logistic function in the New Zealand Army, with the intention of improving logistic support in both operational and non-operational environments. The integrated logistic organisation would combine the three separate corps. The new corps, known as the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (RNZALR), was formed on 4 December 1996 with the disbandment of the RNZEME, RNZAOC and RNZCT.
[edit] Sources and References
- ^ New Zealand Army, Duke of York to visit Army Logistic Regiment, 23 September 2005
