Permanent Joint Headquarters
| Permanent Joint Headquarters | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1996 - |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force |
| Type | Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Eastbury, Hertfordshire |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General David Capewell |
The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) is the British tri-service headquarters from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. It is situated at Northwood Headquarters in Northwood, London.
The Permanent Joint Headquarters is commanded by the Chief of Joint Operations (CJO). The current CJO is Lieutenant General David Capewell.[1] Permanent Joint Headquarters is accountable to the Commander of the UK Joint Forces Command.[2]
The Permanent Joint Headquarters was established in April 1996 to enhance the operational effectiveness and efficiency of UK-led joint, potentially joint and multi-national operations, and to exercise operational command of UK forces assigned to multinational operations led by others.
Mission and duties
The PJHQ’s mission is as follows:[3]
"CJO is to exercise operational command of UK forces assigned to overseas joint and combined operations; and to provide politically aware military advice to the MOD in order to achieve MOD UK’s strategic objectives on operations"
PJHQ also directs British forces in Gibraltar, Cyprus (Sovereign Base Areas), the Falkland Islands (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) and Diego Garcia.[3]
There are certain areas that the headquarters was not and will not be involved in:[3]
- Strategic Nuclear Deterrent
- Defence of the UK Home Base, Territorial Waters and Airspace
- Northern Ireland
- Counter-terrorism in UK (Home Office)
- NATO Article V (General War) (NATO command structure)
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Commanders
The Chief of Joint Operations (CJO) is the appointment held by the 3*-ranked Officer that headed the PJHQ.[4] The CJO is responsible for the planning and execution of UK-led joint, potentially joint, combined and multi-national operations.[5]
| 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 |
| December 2011 | Lieutenant General | Sir David Capewell |
In February 2014 it was announced that Lieutenant General John Lorimer would become Chief of Joint Operations in January 2015.[6]
References
- ↑ "Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments April 2008". Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ↑ Defence Internal Brief, 2011DIB80, 15 September 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) page at mod.uk". mod.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ↑ Modernising Defence: Implementing the Strategic Defence Review 30 March 1999
- ↑ Northwood Headquarters
- ↑ Service appointments The Times, 1 February 2014
External links
- Permanent Joint Headquarters - on Ministry of Defence official website]
- -on Royal Navy website
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Coordinates: 51°37′10″N 0°24′34″W / 51.61944°N 0.40944°W