Editing Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (section)

===1970s===
In 1971 the battalion moved to Gordon Barracks in [[Gillingham, Kent]]. As an air-portable unit, elements of the Devon & Dorsets were frequently dispatched to various locations at short notice: In January 1972 they moved to [[County Armagh]], to [[British Honduras]] in August 1972, to West Belfast in October 1973, to Cyprus in October 1974 and to [[Belize]] in November 1975.<ref name="regts2"/><ref name=gill>{{cite web|url=http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/devonanddorset/gillingham.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=history|title=Gillingham 1971–1976 (including Armagh 1972, British Honduras 1972/73, West Belfast 1973/74, Kenya 1974, Cyprus 1975 and Belize 1975)|publisher=The Keep Military Museum|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref>

In May 1976 the battalion rejoined the [[12th Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|12th Mechanised Brigade]] in Osnabrück.<ref name=1976osna>{{cite web|url=http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/devonanddorset/osnabruck.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=history|title=Osnabrück 1976–1980 (including North Belfast 1977 and Central Belfast 1979)|publisher=The Keep Military Museum|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref> They did two tours of duty in Northern Ireland: in North Belfast from January to May 1977 and in Central Belfast from January to May 1979.<ref name="regts2"/>