 He went on to command 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery , headquartered in <unk> Germany , with which he deployed to the Balkans again in 2001 . At the end of 2001 , Barrons was appointed chief of staff of the 3rd ( United Kingdom ) Division and immediately deployed to Afghanistan , where the division assisted in establishing the International Security Assistance Force . After serving in Afghanistan , Barrons returned to the UK to attend the Higher Command and Staff Course , before promotion to colonel in June 2002 . Barrons ' next deployment was to Iraq in 2003 as chief of staff , Multinational Division ( South East ) , stationed in Basra . 
