Standing Joint Force Headquarters
Appearance
Standing Joint Force Headquarters | |
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Active | 2015 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force |
Type | Joint Command |
Part of | Joint Forces Command |
Headquarters | Northwood Headquarters, Hertfordshire |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General James Morris DSO RM |
The Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ) is a rapidly deployable component that provides operational command and control to the Joint Expeditionary Force and the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (Anglo-French alliance) when on small and medium-sized operations. The headquarters is responsible to the Chief of Joint Operations through the Chief of Staff (Operations). The Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) and Joint Force Logistics Component Headquarters (JFLogC) both come under the command of the SJFHQ Commander and are based at Northwood Headquarters.[1][2]
References
- ^ JFCHQ Secretariat Team (17 August 2015). "Freedom of Information request FOI2015/06830" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. p. 2.
- ^ "Joint Forces Command - Overview for Initial Operating Capability" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2017.