Chief of Joint Operations (CJO) is the appointment held by the 3*-ranked Officer that heads the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) at Northwood Headquarters, North London.[1]
The CJO is responsible for the planning and execution of UK-led joint, potentially joint, combined and multi-national operations.[2]
The current Chief of Joint Operations is Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach.
| April 1996 | Lieutenant General | Sir Christopher Wallace |
| February 1999 | Vice Admiral | Sir Ian Garnett |
| August 2001 | Lieutenant General | Sir John Reith |
| 26 July 2004 | Air Marshal | Sir Glenn Torpy |
| March 2006 | Lieutenant General | Sir Nicholas Houghton |
| 13 March 2009 | Air Marshal | Sir Stuart Peach |
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