Permanent Joint Headquarters

Permanent Joint Headquarters
Active 1996–present
Country  United Kingdom
Branch  Royal Navy
 British Army
 Royal Air Force
Type Command
Part of Joint Forces Command
Garrison/HQ Eastbury, Hertfordshire
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lieutenant General John Lorimer

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 John Lorimer.[1]

History

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.[2]

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"

There are certain areas that the headquarters was not and will not be involved in:[3]

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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
January 2015 Lieutenant General John Lorimer

Vice Admiral Timothy Fraser will become Chief of Joint Operations in June 2017.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "British Paras form elite force with US". Daily Express. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Permanent Joint Headquarters". Armed Forces. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "The Permanent Joint Headquarters". gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  4. ↑ Modernising Defence: Implementing the Strategic Defence Review 30 March 1999
  5. ↑ Northwood Headquarters
  6. ↑ "Current admirals" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2016.



Coordinates: 51°37′10″N 0°24′34″W / 51.61944°N 0.40944°W / 51.61944; -0.40944

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