The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, 2007-2008

by Charles Heyman

Overview

This comprehensive pocket guide includes full and up-to-date details of all British military organizations and structures. This edition includes detail regarding all of the UK MoDs latest future force proposals.The Armed Forces of the United Kindom 2007–2008 is an invaluable reference tool and essential reading for all those who wish to be informed of the current state of the UKs defence forces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783409990
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/24/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Charles Heyman is an expert in current military personnel and vehicles – air, land and sea.

Table of Contents

The Management of Defence     11
General Information     11
Government     11
The Missions of the Armed Forces     12
Total British Armed Forces - Overview (as at 1 January 2006)     13
Joint Forces     14
Ministry of Defence (MoD)     14
Defence Council     15
Defence Management Board     16
Chiefs of Staff Committee     16
Single Service Boards     16
Chief of The Defence Staff     16
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup KCB AFC ADC FRAeS FCMI RAF     16
Chain of Command     17
Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ)     18
Principal Additional Tasks of PJHQ Include     18
Overview Of International Operations     19
Headquarters Structure     19
PJHQ in the MoD Chain of Command     20
PJHQ Headquarters Structure     21
PJHQ Departments     21
Lieutenant General J N R Houghton CBE     22
Joint Rapid Reaction Force (JRRF)     23
Joint Force Logistics Component     23
Staff Branches     23
NATO Command Structure     24
SACEUR - General James L Jones     24
Allied Command Operations (ACO)     26
ACO Subordinate Commands     27
Component Headquarters at the tactical level     27
Joint Forces Command - Brunssum     27
Joint Forces Command - Naples     28
Static Air Operations Centres (CAOC)     28
Allied Command Transformation (ACT)     28
The (2003) NATO concept     29
High Readiness Forces and Forces of Lower Readiness     29
High Readiness Forces (Land) Headquarters candidates available     29
Forces of Lower Readiness (Land) Headquarters candidates     30
High Readiness Forces (Maritime) Headquarters     30
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC)     30
Outline Composition of the ARRC (ACE Rapid Reaction Corps)     32
European Union     33
European Defence Agency     33
EDA Organisation     34
EU Helsinki Headline Goal 2010     34
UK Commitment to the European Helsinki Goal 2010     34
EU military plans     35
EU Military Structures     36
Eurocorps     36
French Contribution     37
German Contribution     37
Belgian Contribution     37
Spanish Contribution     38
Luxembourg Contribution     38
The Finances of Defence     38
Finance - European Union - Top Five Nations (2004 Figures)     39
UK defence expenditure     39
Defence Budgets - NATO Comparison     39
UK Defence Budget - Top Level Budget Holders     40
Top-Level Budgets 2005-2006 Resource DEL     40
Principal headings of the defence budget 2005-2006 (Resource basis)     41
Defence equipment and collaborative equipment programmes     41
Battlespace manoeuvre     41
Precision attack     42
Information superiority     42
Defence Personnel Totals     42
Strength of UK Regular Forces Trained and Untrained (1 January 2006)     43
Selected figures - deployment in budgetary areas (1 April 2005)     43
2nd Sea Lord/Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command     44
Adjutant General (Personnel and Training Command)     44
Air Officer Commander-in-Chief RAF Personnel and Training Command     44
Miscellaneous figures     44
Deployment Locations (1 April 2005)     44
Mainland Europe     44
Mediterranean     45
Africa     45
North America     45
Intake - UK Regular Forces (2004-2005)     46
Outflow - UK Regular Forces (2004-2005)     46
Gender - UK Regular Forces (1 Jan 2006)     46
Reserve Forces     47
Cadet Forces     48
Iraq     48
Multinational Division (South-East) MND(SE)     49
Costs of operations in Iraq     49
Reservists     50
NATO Support     50
Iraqi National Guard     50
Awards for service in Iraq     51
Afghanistan     51
The Royal Navy     53
Personnel Summary (at 1 January 2006)     53
Estimated Fleet Strength     53
Higher Management of the Royal Navy     57
The Admiralty Board     58
The Navy Board     58
Sub-Navy Board Committee     58
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff     59
Admiral Sir Jonathon Band KCB ADC     59
Fleet Command and Organisation     60
Fleet Headquarters     60
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet     61
Commander (Operations)     61
Chief of Staff (Warfare)     61
Chief of Staff (Support)      61
The Command Secretary     61
Flag Officer Sea Training     62
Commander UK Maritime Forces     62
Commander UK Amphibious Forces     62
Naval Home Command     62
Defence Logistics Organisation     62
Royal Navy Shore Establishments and Reserve Units     63
Major Bases     63
HM Naval Base, Portsmouth     63
HM Naval Base, Devonport (Plymouth)     63
HM Naval Base, Clyde     63
RN Air Station, Yeovilton     63
RN Air Station, Culdrose     64
HMS Caledonia     64
Training Establishments     64
BRNC (Dartmouth)     64
HMS Collingwood (Fareham)     64
HMS Dryad (Portsmouth)     64
HMS Excellent (Portsmouth)     64
HMS Raleigh (Torpoint)     65
HMS Sultan (Gosport)     65
HMS Temeraine (Portsmouth)     65
Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) Units     65
Principal Warships of the Royal Navy     66
Strategic Deterrent     66
Fleet Submarines     67
Swiftsure Class     67
Trafalgar Class     68
Astute Class      68
Surface Fleet     69
Invincible Class     69
The Future Carrier (CVF)     70
Helicopter Carrier     71
Ocean (LPH)     71
Assault Ships     71
Albion Class (LPD)     71
Destroyers     72
Type 42 Class     72
Type 45 - Daring Class     73
Frigates     74
Outline Organisation of a Frigate     74
Executive Department     74
Flight     75
Departments     75
Type 23 (Duke Class)     75
Type 22 (Broadsword) Class     76
Mine Warfare Vessels     77
Hunt Class (Minesweepers/Minehunters - Coastal)     77
Sandown Class (Minehunters)     78
Antartic Patrol Ship     79
Endurance     79
Survey Ships     79
Scott     79
Echo Class     79
Roebuck     80
Gleaner     80
Patrol Vessels     80
Castle Class     81
River Class     81
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service     82
Tankers     82
Wave Class (Large Fleet Tankers)      82
Appleleaf Class (Support Tankers)     83
Rover class (Small Fleet Tankers)     83
Fleet Replenishment Ships     84
Fort Victoria Class (Fleet Replenishment Ships)     84
Fort Grange Class (Fleet Replenishment Ships)     84
Landing Ships     85
Sir Bedivere Class (Landing Ships Logistic)     85
Bay Class - Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary)     85
Miscellaneous RFA Vessels     86
Argus - Aviation Training Ship     86
Diligence - Forward Repair Ship     86
Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability project (MARS)     87
RFA decommissioning programme     87
Harbour Services     87
Fleet Air Arm     87
Current Naval Aircraft Inventory     88
(Aircraft figures are estimates)     88
Joint Force Harrier     88
Joint Helicopter Command     89
Naval Aircraft     89
Harrier GR 7/7A     89
Sea King     90
Lynx     91
EH101 Merlin HM Mk1     91
New Carrier-borne Fixed Wing Aircraft     92
Naval Missiles     92
Trident D-5     92
SLCM: Hughes Tomahawk Block IIIC/Block IV     92
Harpoon     93
PAAMS (Aster)     93
Sea Dart     93
Sea Wolf     93
Sea Skua     94
Other Missiles     94
The Royal Marines     94
Commando Organisation     96
Locations     96
Royal Marines Reserve (RMR)     97
Special Boat Service     97
Comacchio Group/Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (FPGRM)     97
The British Army     98
Personnel Summary (at 1 February 2006)     98
Personnel in training (at 1 February 2006)     98
British Army Statistics     98
Strength of The Regular Army (1 Jan 2006)     98
Strength of the Territorial Army (1 January 2006)     99
Joint Units (1 January 2006)     99
Joint Helicopter Command     99
British Army Equipment Summary     99
Personnel Strength - Arm of Service     99
Higher Management of the Army     100
The Army Board     101
Executive Committee of the Army Board (ECAB)     101
Chief of The General Staff (as at 29 August 2006)     101
General Sir Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC      101
Chain of Command     103
HQ Land Command     103
The Structure of Land Command     104
Field Army     104
Joint Helicopter Command (JHC)     104
Commander Regional Forces     105
Commander Land Support     105
Ready Divisions     105
Regenerative Divisions     106
Districts     106
Embedded Formations/Units     106
Other formations/units embedded in the Land Command Order of Battle include     106
Composition of 1(UK) Armoured Division     107
Non-UK brigades     108
102 Logistics Brigade     108
Estimate of Force Levels in 1 (UK) Armoured Division (1 Jan 2006)     108
Armoured Brigade Organisation     108
Composition of 3 (UK) Mechanised Division     109
101 Logistic Brigade     110
3 (UK) Div - Mechanised Brigade Organisation     110
The Battlegroup     110
Regenerative Divisions     111
Composition of 2nd Division     111
Composition of 5th Division     112
Northern Ireland     112
Royal Irish Regiment     113
Districts      113
Activities outside the United Kingdom     114
16 Air Assault Brigade     114
Background to the Future Army Structure (FAS)     115
Timetable     116
Summary     116
Units of the Army (Situation at 1 January 2006)     116
The Cavalry     116
The Household Cavalry     117
The Royal Armoured Corps     117
Armoured Regiment Wiring Diagram     118
The Infantry     118
UK Infantry Battalions (From early 2007)     120
The Scottish Division     120
Special Forces     125
Infantry Organisations     126
The Royal Regiment of Artillery (RA)     127
Background     127
Future Army Structure     128
Divisional Artillery Group (DAG)     129
At the beginning of 2006 Regiments of the Royal Artillery were as follows     130
Field Army     130
TA Artillery Regiments (early 2006)     131
Army Air Corps     131
Force structure     132
Corps of Royal Engineers     134
Background     134
Role     134
Force structure     134
Royal Engineers: Specialist units and locations during early 2006     135
Royal Engineers: Territorial Army units and locations in 2006     136
Future Army Structure (FAS)     136
Engineer Organisations     136
The Royal Corps of Signals     137
The Royal Corps of Signals     137
Royal Signals Missions     138
Force structure     138
Royal Signals: Regular Army units during early 2006     139
TA Units     140
Royal Signals: Territorial Army units during early 2006     140
38 Sig Regt (V) Yorkshire, Notts, Derbyshire, Leicester     141
Future Army Structure (FAS)     141
Training     141
Organisation     142
The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC)     142
Role     143
Force Structure     143
RLC Regular Regiments     144
The Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (REME)     144
Role     145
Force Structure     145
Army Medical Services     146
Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)     146
Role     146
Force Structure     146
The Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC)      147
Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC)     147
The Adjutant General's Corps (AGC)     147
The Role of the Provost Branch     147
Royal Military Police     148
The Military Provost Staff     148
The Role of SPS Branch     148
The Role of the ETS Branch     149
The Role of the ALS Branch     149
Smaller Corps     149
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment     149
The Regular Army Reserve     150
Types of Reservist     150
Retired regular reserve     150
Volunteer Reserve     151
Territorial Army Restructuring 2006     151
Officer Training Corps     157
Major Army Equipment     158
Challenger 2     158
Challenger Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARV)     159
MCV - 80 Fv 510 (Warrior)     159
MCV - 80 Fv 510 (Warrior)     159
AT - 105 Saxon     160
LF ATGW     161
5.56 mm Individual Weapon (IW) (SA 80 and SA 80A2)     162
5.56 mm Light Support Weapon (LSW)     163
5.56mm Minimi Light Machine Gun     163
7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)     164
.5 Inch Heavy Machine Gun     164
AS 90     164
227 mm MLRS     165
Starstreak HVM     167
Rapier (FS'C')     168
Lynx AH-Mark 7/9     168
Battlefield Light Utility Helicopter (BLUH)     169
Apache (AH Mk1)     169
Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle (Panther MLV)     170
Future Rapid Effect System (FRES)     171
The Royal Air Force     173
Personnel Summary (at 1 January 2006)     173
Under Joint Force Arrangements     173
Joint Force Harrier     173
Joint Helicopter Command     174
RAF Squadron Listing (as at 1 May 2006)     174
RAF Training Units (as at 1 May 2006)     175
RAF Operational Conversion Units (as at 1 April 2006)     176
Royal Air Force Regiment     176
RAF Miscellaneous Units     177
Royal Auxiliary Air Force     177
British Airline Fleets     177
Higher Management of the Royal Air Force     178
Air Force Board     178
Air Force Board Standing Committee (AFBSC)     178
Chief of The Air Staff (As at 1 May 2006)     179
Air Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy KCB CBE DSO BSc(Eng) FRAeS RAF      179
Colocation and Integration of Command Headquarters     180
Strike Command (as at May 2006)     180
Air Warfare Centre (AWC)     181
No 1 Group (May 2006)     181
1 Group Squadron Listing (as at 1 May 2006)     182
No 2 Group (May 2006)     182
2 Group Squadron Listing (as at 1 May 2006)     182
No 3 Group (May 2006)     183
3 Group Squadron Listing (as at 1 May 2006)     183
Joint Helicopter Command (JHC)     183
Royal Air Force     183
Royal Navy     184
Army     184
RAF JHC Squadrons (May 2006)     184
JHC Personnel Totals (mid 2005)     184
JHC Command Group     184
Joint Helicopter Force (Northern Ireland)     184
RAF Benson     184
RAF Odiham     185
16 Air Assault Brigade     185
UK Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS)     185
ASACS - Mobile Elements     186
Sentry AEW     186
United Kingdom Combined Air Operations Centre     186
BACCS     188
RAF Personnel & Training Command (RAF PTC)     188
PTC Flying Training Units      189
RAF Training Units (as at 1 May 2006)     189
RAF Operational Conversion Units (as at 1 April 2006)     189
RAF Communications     190
RAF Logistics     191
RAF Procurement     191
Overseas Bases     192
RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus     192
RAF Ascension Island     192
RAFU Goose Bay, Canada     192
RAF Gibraltar     192
Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands     192
Mobile Air Movement Squadron (MAMS)     192
RAF Station Organisation     192
Flying Squadron Organisation     193
Administration Wing Organisation     194
Operations Wing Organisation     194
Engineering Wing     195
RAF Aircraft     195
Tornado GR-4     196
Tornado GR4A     197
Tornado F3     197
Tornado in World Service     198
Eurofighter Typhoon     199
Jaguar GR3 and T4     200
Harrier     201
Joint Strike Fighter/Joint Combat Aircraft     202
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles     203
Sentry AEW1     203
Nimrod     204
ASTOR      205
Hawk     206
Hawk 128     207
Tucano     207
C-130 Hercules     208
Hercules C3     208
Hercules C-130J C4/C5     209
C-17 Globemaster     209
A400M (Previously Future Large Aircraft - FLA)     210
Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft     210
Tristar     211
VC 10     211
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft     212
Chinook HC2/HC2A     212
Puma     214
EH101 Merlin Mk3     215
Sea King HAR3/3A     215
RAF Weapons     216
Air to Air Missiles     216
Sidewinder AIM-9L     216
AMRAAM     216
ASRAAM     217
Meteor (BVRAAM)     217
Air-Launched Air-to-Ground Cruisemissile     217
Storm Shadow     217
Air-to-Ground Anti-Radiation Missile     218
ALARM     218
Area Weapons     218
BL 755 Cluster Bomb     218
Brimstone     219
Air-to-Ground Anti-Armour Missiles     219
Maverick     219
Precision Guided Munitions      219
Paveway II     219
Paveway III     219
Enhanced Paveway (EPW)     220
Paveway IV     220
Rockets     220
CVR-7     220
Freefall bombs     221
Anti-ship missile     221
Harpoon     221
Air-launched Torpedo - Sting Ray     221
Ballistic Missile Defence     221
RAF Regiment     222
RAF Regiment restructuring     222
Field Squadrons     223
Air Defence     223
Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment (RAuxAF Regt)     224
RAF Reserves     224
Royal Auxiliary Air Force     225
Royal Air Force Reserve Units     225
Royal Auxiliary Air Force Defence Force Flights     225
Miscellaneous     226
Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Regiment (Jt NBC Regt)     226
Defence Medical Services     227
Defence Medical Services Department (DMSD)     227
Single Service Medical Care     227
Hospital Care     227
Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM)     228
Service Health Professions     228
In March 2006 totals for health professionals in the Defence Medical Services were as follows     228
Service Nursing Staff     229
Defence Dental Services (DDS)     229
The Mod's Civilian Staff     229
Defence Procurement Agency (DPA)     230
Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO)     230
The United Kingdom Defence Industry     231
Major Contractors Listing     232
QinetiQ     233
Integrated Services (formerly Complex Managed Services)     233
Sensors & Electronics     233
Knowledge and Information Systems     233
Future Systems and Technology     234
North America     234
The Defence Estate     234
The Services Hierarchy     235
Officer Ranks     235
Non Commissioned Ranks     235
Pay Scales (From 1 April 2006)     236
Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers     237
Sergeant     238
Codewords and Nicknames     238
Dates and Timings     239
Phonetic Alphabet     239
Useful Quotations     239
Military Quotations     239
Military     239
General Quotes      242
Extracts from Officer's Annual Confidential Reports     243
Finally     244
Extracts from the Devils Dictionary 1911     244
Abbreviations     245