| British Forces Gibraltar | |
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| Country | United Kingdom (Gibraltar) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force |
| Part of | UK Ministry of Defence |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Commodore Ian McGhrie |
British Forces Gibraltar is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is used primarily as a training area, thanks to its good climate and rocky terrain, and as a stopover for aircraft and ships en route to and from deployments East of Suez or Africa.
History[edit]
The last UK based army battalion left Gibraltar in 1991 and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment took charge of local defence under the command structure British Forces Gibraltar.[1]
Permanent units[edit]
A handful of units are permanently based in Gibraltar for its territorial defence:
- HQ, British Forces Gibraltar
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment - the territory's permanently based light infantry battalion, consisting of both regular and reserve elements.
- Joint Provost and Security Unit
- Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron - two Scimitar class patrol boats, HMS Scimitar and HMS Sabre, and three Pacific 24 RHIBs
- RAF Gibraltar - Gibraltar's military airfield has no resident units, but is utilised as and when required by aircraft on deployment or exercise.
- Gibraltar Defence Police - a civilian police force responsible for enforcing civil law on MoD property in Gibraltar, and is responsible to Commander, British Forces Gibraltar.
Commanders[edit]
Commanders have included:[2]
- Rear Admiral Jeremy Sanders (April 1992 – December 1994)
- Major-General Simon Pack (December 1994 – April 1997)
- Commodore Alastair Taylor (April 1997 – June 1999)
- Commodore Andrew Willmett (June 1999 – December 2001)
- Commodore Richard Clapp (December 2001 – May 2004)
- Commodore David White (May 2004 – 8 January 2005)[3]
- Commodore Allan Adair (19 January 2005 – 1 May 2007)[4]
- Commodore Matthew Parr (1 May 2007 – February 2009)[5]
- Commodore Adrian Bell (February 2009 – September 2010)[6]
- Commodore Tom Karsten (September 2010 – November 2012)[7]
- Commodore John Clink (November 2012 – August 2014)[8]
- Commodore Ian McGhrie (August 2014 – Present)[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "The British Army in Gibraltar". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Body of Gibraltar commander found". BBC News. 9 January 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "The Permanent Joint Headquarters". Gov.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Military teams triumph in the Gibraltar Triathlon". News. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Gibraltar: British could have fired on Spanish police launch". News Focus. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "CBF Gibraltar promotion to Rear-Admiral". Gibraltar Chronicle. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Commodore John Clink is new CPF". Gibraltar Chronicle. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "New CBF for Gibraltar as Commodore Clink Accepts Rear Admiral Promotion". Your Gibraltar. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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