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***Deputy Commander (Operations), [[Gerry Mayhew|Air Marshal Gerry Mayhew]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/defence/phased-return-flying-raf-college-cranwell-after-covid-19-lockdown-2546142|title=Phased return to flying at RAF College Cranwell after Covid-19 lockdown|date=22 April 2020|publisher=Sleaford Standard|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref> |
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***Deputy Commander (Capability), [[Andrew Turner (RAF officer)|Air Marshal Andrew Turner]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-11-02/first-raf-p-8a-handed-over|title=First RAF P-8A Handed Over|date=2 November 2019|publisher=Aviation International News|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref> |
***Deputy Commander (Capability), [[Andrew Turner (RAF officer)|Air Marshal Andrew Turner]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-11-02/first-raf-p-8a-handed-over|title=First RAF P-8A Handed Over|date=2 November 2019|publisher=Aviation International News|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref> |
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***Air Member for Materiel and Chief of Materiel, [[Richard Thompson (Royal Navy officer)|Vice Admiral Richard Thompson]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/uks-unmanned-protector-gains-brimstones-paveway-iv-for-ground-test/138854.article|title=UK's unmanned Protector gains Brimstones, Paveway IV for ground test|date=16 June 2020|publisher=FlightGlobal|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref> |
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***[[Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer]], Warrant Officer Jake Alpert<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/defence/air-chief-visits-raf-boulmer-briefing-defence-operations-1376403|title=Air chief visits RAF Boulmer for briefing on defence operations|date=27 January 2020|publisher=[[Northumberland Gazette]]|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref> |
***[[Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer]], Warrant Officer Jake Alpert<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/defence/air-chief-visits-raf-boulmer-briefing-defence-operations-1376403|title=Air chief visits RAF Boulmer for briefing on defence operations|date=27 January 2020|publisher=[[Northumberland Gazette]]|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:30, 28 April 2021
This is the structure of the British Armed Forces, as of October 2020.
Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Defence, at Main Building, Whitehall[1]
- Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt. Hon. Ben Wallace MP[2]
- Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin MP[3]
- Minister of State for Defence, The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Goldie[4]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey MP[5]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans, Johnny Mercer MP[6]
- Defence Council of the United Kingdom
- Chiefs of Staff Committee
- Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter[7]
- Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Timothy Fraser[11]
- First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin[12]
- Chief of the General Staff, General Mark Carleton-Smith[13]
- Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston[14]
- Commander Strategic Command, General Sir Patrick Sanders[15]
- Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt. Hon. Ben Wallace MP[2]
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
- Headquarters, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, at Sutton Coldfield –to move to DMS Whittington in 2021[16]
- Ministry of Defence Guard Service
- Northern Ireland Security Guard Service
- Defence Fire and Rescue Service, at Marlborough Lines[17]
- Defence Training Estate, at Waterloo Lines
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate Wales & West Midlands, at Sennybridge Training Area[18]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate South East, at Hythe[19]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate South West, at Wyvern Barracks[20]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate North East, at Wathgill Camp[21]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate North West, at Warcop Training Area[22]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate East, at West Tofts Camp[23]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate Scotland, at Forthside Barracks[24]
- Headquarters, Salisbury Plain Training Area, at Westdown Camp
Defence Equipment and Support
- Headquarters, Defence Equipment and Support, at MoD Abbey Wood[25]
- British Forces Post Office, at RAF Northolt[26]
- Defence Equipment Sales Authority, at MoD Bicester[27]
- Defence Standardization, at Kentigern House, Glasgow
- Defence Munitions
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Headquarters, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, at Porton Down[29]
- DSTL Fort Halstead
- DSTL Portsdown West[30]
- Defence Wargaming Centre[31]
- DSTL Alverstoke[32]
- DSTL Sandridge[33]
- DSTL Langhurst[34]
Ministry of Defence Police
- Headquarters, Ministry of Defence Police, at MDP Wethersfield[35]
- Criminal Investigation Department, at MDP Wethersfield
- Nuclear Guard Force
- Special Escort Group, at AWE Aldermaston
- Operational Support Units
- Operational Support Unit North, at RAF Linton-on-Ouse
- Operational Support Unit South, at MDP Wethersfield
- Central Support Groups
- Central Support Group Aldershot, at Aldershot Garrison
- Central Support Group Bicester, at MoD Bicester
- Central Support Group Scotland, at HMNB Clyde
- Headquarters, Nuclear Division, at MoD Abbey Wood
- Headquarters, Territorial Division, at Imphal Barracks
Defence Safety Authority
- Headquarters, Defence Safety Authority, at Main Building, Whitehall[36][37]
- Military Aviation Authority, at MoD Abbey Wood[38]
- Military Air Accident Investigation Branch
- Land Accident Prevention and Investigation Team
- Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator
- Defence Maritime Regulator
- Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator
- Defence Land Systems Safety Regulator
- Land Systems Safety Regulator
- Defence Movement and Transport Safety Regulator
- Defence Fuel and Gas Safety Regulator
- Defence Fire Safety Regulator
Defence Nuclear Organisation
- Headquarters, Defence Nuclear Organisation, at Main Building, Whitehall[39]
- Warhead Directorate
Defence Business Services
- Headquarters, Defence Business Services, at MoD Abbey Wood[40]
Defence Electronics and Components Agency
- Headquarters, Defence Electronics and Components Agency, at MoD Sealand[41][42]
Oil and Pipelines Agency
- Headquarters, Oil and Pipelines Agency, at Petty France, Westminster[43][44]
- Campbeltown Oil Fuel Depot
- Garelochhead Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Clyde
- Gosport Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Loch Ewe Oil Fuel Depot
- Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot
- Thanckes Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Devonport
- Plumley and Cape of Good Hope (oil storage)
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
- Headquarters, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, at Taunton[45]
Submarine Delivery Agency
- Headquarters, Submarine Delivery Agency, at [46]
Service Prosecuting Authority
- Headquarters, Service Prosecuting Authority, at RAF Northolt[47]
Non-departmental Organisations
- Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
- Single Source Regulations Office, at Finlaison House, London
- Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors
- Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
- Defence Nuclear Safety Committee
- Independent Medical Expert Group
- Nuclear Research Advisory Council
- Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons
- Defence Science Expert Committee
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
- Advisory Group on Military Medicine
- Defence and Security Media Advisory Committee
- Service Complaints Ombudsman
- United Kingdom Reserve Forces Association
- National Army Museum, at Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
- National Museum of the Royal Navy
- National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool, at Jackson Dock, Hartlepool
- National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Royal Marines Museum, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport
- Fleet Air Arm Museum, at RNAS Yeovilton
- Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, at Gosport
- Royal Air Force Museum
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Greater London Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Highland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Lowland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Northern Ireland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- North of England Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- North West of England and Isle of Man Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- South East Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- South West Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Wales Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Yorkshire and the Humber Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Strategic Command
- Headquarters, Strategic Command, at Northwood Headquarters, Eastbury[48]
- Defence Digital, at MoD Corsham[49]
- Joint Arms Control Implementation Group, at RAF Henlow[50]
- Joint Counter-Terrorism Training and Advisory Team, at Risborough Barracks[51]
- Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, at MoD Shrivenham[52]
Permanent Joint Operating Bases
- British Forces Cyprus[53]
- Joint Service Signal Unit (Cyprus), at Ayios Nikolaos Station[54]
- Cyprus Communications Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[55]
- Cyprus Operations Support Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[56]
- Cyprus Joint Police Unit, at Episkopi Cantonment[57]
- Joint Services Health Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[58]
- No. 84 Squadron RAF, at RAF Akrotiri, (Bell Griffin HAR2)[59]
- 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, at Dhekelia Cantonment[60]
- 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, at Episkopi Cantonment[61]
- Cyprus Military Working Dog Troop, at Episkopi Cantonment[62]
- Sovereign Base Areas Police, HQ at Episkopi Cantonment[63]
- British Forces South Atlantic Islands, at RAF Mount Pleasant[64]
- Naval Party 2010, at Mare Harbour
- HMS Forth, at Mare Harbour[65]
- No. 2 Company, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards (Roulement Infantry Company (RIC), as of April 2021)[66]
- Engineer Squadron
- 11 (Sphinx) Battery, 16th Regiment, RA, (Rapier FSC) (Resident Rapier Battery (RRB), as of January 2021)[67]
- Falkland Islands Joint Logistics Unit[68]
- Falkland Islands Support Unit[68]
- Joint Communications Unit Falkland Islands[68]
- Joint Services Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit[69]
- Joint Services Provost and Security Unit[68]
- Joint Services Signals Unit[68]
- No. 905 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF[70]
- British Forces Gibraltar
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment, at Devil's Tower Camp[73]
- Gibraltar Squadron, RN, at Port of Gibraltar[74]
- RAF Gibraltar[75]
- Joint Provost and Security Unit, at Gibdock[76]
- Gibraltar Defence Police, at Gibdock[77]
- British Forces Brunei, at Tuker Lines, Seria
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles, at Medicina Lines[78]
- No. 7 Flight, Army Air Corps, at Scout Base[79]
- Jungle Warfare Training School, at Sittang Camp
- Brunei Police Unit
- Brunei Signal Troop
- British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories, at Diego Garcia[80]
- Naval Party 1002, at Diego Garcia[81]
Defence Intelligence
- Headquarters, Defence Intelligence, at Main Building, Whitehall, (Lieutenant General James Hockenhull)
- Joint Forces Cyber Group
- Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), at Northwood Headquarters[82]
- Reserve Cyber Unit, Royal Naval Reserve[83]
- No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF, at RAF Northolt[84]
- No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron RAuxAF, at Cardiff[85]
- Land Information Assurance Group, (British Army), at MoD Corsham[86]
- Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), at Northwood Headquarters[82]
- Joint Forces Intelligence Group, at RAF Wyton[87]
- Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre, at RAF Wyton[88]
- National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, at RAF Wyton[89]
- Defence Geographic Centre, at MoD Feltham[90]
- Joint Services Signals Organisation, at RAF Digby[91]
- Defence HUMINT Unit[92]
- Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation, at RAF Wyton[93]
- No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit[94]
- Joint Intelligence Training Group, at RAF Chicksands[95]
- Joint Forces Cyber Group
Defence Medical Services
- Headquarters, Defence Medical Services, at DMS Whittington, (Peter Homa)[99]
- Surgeon-General of the UK Armed Forces, (Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Reid)[100]
- Director of Medical Personnel and Training, (Air Vice-Marshal Clare Walton)[101]
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[102]
- Defence School of Healthcare Education, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[103]
- Defence Medical Academy, at DMS Whittington[104]
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[102]
- Director Healthcare Delivery and Training (Major General Paul Cain)
- Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre, at Stanford Hall[105]
- Defence Primary Healthcare
- Joint Hospital Group
Directorate of Joint Capability
- Headquarters, Joint Capability[106]
Directorate of Joint Warfare
- Headquarters, Joint Warfare[107]
- Joint Information Activities Group, at RAF Halton[108]
Directorate of Resources and Policy
- Headquarters, Resources and Policy
Directorate Defence Logistics and Support
- Headquarters, Defence Logistics and Support
Directorate of Special Forces
- Headquarters, United Kingdom Special Forces, at Main Building, Whitehall[109]
- Special Boat Service, at RM Poole[110]
- 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), at Regent's Park Barracks[111]
- 22 Special Air Service Regiment, at Stirling Lines[112]
- 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve), at Birmingham[113]
- Special Reconnaissance Regiment, at Stirling Lines[114]
- Special Forces Support Group, at MOD St Athan[115]
- 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, at Stirling Lines[116]
- Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing, at RAF Odiham[117]
- No. 7 Squadron RAF, at RAF Odiham, (Chinook HC6)[118]
- No. 658 Squadron, AAC, at Stirling Lines, (AS365 Dauphin)[119]
- Special Forces Flight, No. 47 Squadron RAF, at RAF Brize Norton
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- Headquarters, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, at MoD Shrivenham[120]
- Royal College of Defence Studies, at Seaford House[121]
- Joint Services Command and Staff College, at Watchfield[122]
- Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, at Beckett House[123]
- Defence Centre of Training Support, at RAF Halton[124]
- Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College, at Loughborough, (to close in 2021)[125]
- Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme[126]
- Taurus Squadron, at Birmingham, (Aston, Birmingham, and Oxford Universities)
- Thunderer Squadron, at Southampton, (Southampton and Portsmouth Universities, and Imperial College London)
- Trojan Squadron, at Newcastle upon Tyne, (Newcastle, Northumbria, and Strathclyde Universities)
- Typhoon Squadron, at Loughborough, (Loughborough, and Cambridge Universities)[127]
- Defence Engagement School, at MoD Shrivenham[128]
- Nuclear Department, at HMS Sultan[131]
- Technology School, at MoD Shrivenham[132]
- Defence Leadership Centre, at MoD Shrivenham
- Business Skills College, at MoD Shrivenham[133]
- Centre of Air Safety Training[134]
Permanent Joint Headquarters
- Permanent Joint Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[135]
- Standing Joint Force Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[136]
- Standing Joint Force Logistics Component Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[137]
- Standing Joint Force Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[136]
Royal Navy
- Strength: 32,760 Regular, 3,870 Maritime Reserve, 7,960 Royal Fleet Reserve; 90 Ships, 174 Aircraft[138][139][140]
- Headquarters, Navy Command, at HMS Excellent, Whale Island[141]
- First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin
- Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Nicholas Hine[142]
- Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd[143]
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy), Major-General Gwyn Jenkins, RM[144]
- Finance Director (Navy), Nick Donlevy[145]
- Warrant Officer of the Naval Service, Warrant Officer Class One Carl Steedman[146]
- First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin
British Army
- Strength: 79,620 regulars, 29,980 Army Reserve[147]
- Army Headquarters, at Marlborough Lines
- Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Christopher Tickell[148]
- Commander Field Army, Lieutenant-General Ivan Jones[149]
- Commander Home Command, Lieutenant-General Tyrone Urch[150]
- Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne[151]
- Army Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One Gavin Paton[152]
- Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith
Royal Air Force
- Strength: 32,940 Regular, 1,940 RAuxAF, 3,200 Reserve; 832 aircraft[153][154]
- Royal Air Force, at RAF High Wycombe[155]
- Chief of the Air staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston
- Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Ian Gale
- Deputy Commander (Operations), Air Marshal Gerry Mayhew[156]
- Deputy Commander (Capability), Air Marshal Andrew Turner[157]
- Air Member for Materiel and Chief of Materiel, Vice Admiral Richard Thompson[158]
- Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer Jake Alpert[159]
- Chief of the Air staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston
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