Timeline

1981 - 1991

Falklands To End Of Cold War

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1981 - 1991

16th Parachute Brigade transitioned through a Field Force organization before becoming the 5th Airborne Brigade and was deployed with two parachute battalions during the Falkland Islands War in 1982. Northern Ireland tours continued after the ending of the Cold War in 1991.

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