Lt Colonel Richard Blunt

Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment (Geo)
British Army

Lt Col Blunt has responsibility for 426 soldiers who provide the deployable geospatial support capability to Defence. Held in 4 Squadrons (3regular and 1 reserve), Lt Colonel Blunt is responsible for their force preparation, generation for operations, sustainment whilst deployed and recovery. In addition he has responsibility to support all other Royal Engineer(Geographic) soldiers and their equipment across Defence.

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Day 3

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

12:05 Contingency Focus – 42 Engineering Regiment’s Deployed Geospatial Support Role in a Contingency Environment, Post Afghanistan

Gain an understanding of how the UK’s Geographic regiment has changed over the last 12 months and the types and variety of geospatial support that the soldiers are now undertaking from the current Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Richard Blunt. New to DGI Lt Colonel Blunt offers you a fresh perspective on how MoDs plan and organise to support crises and immediate operational requirements. Attend to learn more about:

Implications of the move of the regiment onto one site at JFC Wyton and collocating with other Joint Force Intelligence Group organizations
Analysis of types and variety of support now provided to the whole of Defence
Case study 1 - support to the UK flooding crisis in Feb and Mar 14
Case study 2 - support to very high readiness forces (TBC)