On 1 March 2010, the 16th Air Defence Regiment became part of the re-raised 6th Brigade. Later in December 2010 the unit deployed a contingent on Operation Slipper in Afghanistan, to man a Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system at the Multi National Base, Tarin Kot, once Australian forces assumed this responsibility from the Dutch.
In March 2010, the 16th Air Defence Regiment joined the 6th Brigade. Later that year, in December, they deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Slipper, taking over a Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system at the Multi National Base, Tarin Kot from the Dutch.