 52 Infantry Brigade was transferred to 3rd (UK) Division on 1 April 2007.The Brigade was only used once operationally, for a deployment to Afghanistan in 2007/08.In November 2006, it was reported that Land Command planners had offered up HQ 52 Infantry Brigade, under the command of Brigadier Andrew Mackay for a November 2007 deployment to Afghanistan for Operation Herrick VII, and that the rotation plan 'was now awaiting final approval by government ministers.