Standing Joint Force Headquarters

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Standing Joint Force Headquarters
Active2015 – present
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
Flag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg  Royal Air Force
Type Joint Command
Part of Strategic Command
Headquarters Northwood Headquarters, Hertfordshire
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Tom Bateman

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]

Contents

History

The formation was established, with Major General Stuart Skeates as its first commander, in June 2015. [3]

Commanders

References

  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.
  3. Arnold, Ed (2024). "The Joint Expeditionary Force and its Contribution to European Security" (PDF). Royal United Services Institute. p. 23. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. "Contesting the grey space". University of Oxford. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. "The new Standing Joint Force Commander Gen Jones on his first visit to Lithuania". Ministry of Defence, Republic of Lithuania. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  6. "End of appointment - huge thanks to the JEF participant nations". Joint Expeditionary Force Newsletter. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  7. "Structure". Joint Expeditionary Force. Retrieved 22 June 2025.