Current Status
The QDG has been based in Germany since after the invasion of Iraq. It is based in Sennelager and in a unit of 20th Armoured Brigade.
The regiment completed its second tour of Afghanistan (Operation Herrick XV (October 2011-April 2012)), its fifth tour to the Middle East in seven years. In 2003, C Squadron QDG was attached to 3 Commando Brigade, providing the reconnaissance and light armour support necessary to allow the brigade's advance north to Basra, Iraq. Members of C Squadron won a variety of operational awards for their efforts on Op Telic 1, most notably the Military Crosses awarded to Lieutenant Simon Farebrother and Major Henry Sugden.
In May 2012, there was speculation that the unit would become a victim of the defence budget cuts. As it was one of only three regiments historically associated with and still largely recruits from Wales, there was much support from the Welsh public to keep the QDG. However, Ministry of Defense officials announced no such plan has been made.
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