As part of 16 Air Assault Brigade it can be called upon to deploy on operations across the globe at extremely short notice.

[citation needed] Eleven years later in April 1969, it was re-organised into the new 23 Engineer Regiment at Osnabruck.

[5][6] In 2015, the "Parachute" title was officially added to the name, although the unit had already been supporting 16 Air Assault Brigade since its re-establishment, and a new flag was presented to the regiment to mark the occasion.

[7][8] on 23rd July 2022,[9] a 20 year old sapper called Connor Morrison of the regiment died from heatstroke at Ipswich Hospital after collapsing during training.

None of his squad were carrying water, no attempt was made to cool him down for at least half an hour after he collapsed, and none of his fellow soldiers had undertaken heat illness prevention training.