Standing Joint Force Headquarters

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Standing Joint Force Headquarters
Active2015 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
 British Army
 Royal Air Force
TypeJoint Command
Part ofJoint Forces Command
HeadquartersNorthwood 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[edit]

  1. ^ JFCHQ Secretariat Team (17 August 2015). "Freedom of Information request FOI2015/06830" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Joint Forces Command - Overview for Initial Operating Capability" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2017.