Joint Forces Command
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The United Kingdom Joint Forces Command (JFC) will command allocated joint capabilities from the three armed services. It is being set up following the Levene Report into Defence Reform; its first Commander is Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
who previously served (as an Air Marshal) as Chief of Joint Operations, and who took up his new position in December 2011.
An Implementation Team has been stood-up to initially establish the new Joint Forces Command (JFC) in April 2012, by when a small headquarters will be in place and the first tranche of organisations will have transferred to the new JFC Top Level Budget. A decision on the location of the headquarters and initial composition of the Command is expected in October. At this stage it is likely that all those organisations proposed in the Levene Report to form the initial structure will do so as of 1 April 2012. These organisations include the Permanent Joint Headquarters
(which currently sits within the CJO TLB), the Directorate of Special Forces
, the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, the Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre, the Surgeon-General
and Joint Medical Command, elements of Defence Intelligence, (which all sit within the Central TLB) and the Defence Cyber Operations Group. Some additional organisations may transfer at this stage.
Stuart Peach
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart William Peach KCB CBE FRAeS is a senior Royal Air Force officer, currently serving as the first Commander of Joint Forces Command. He was Chief of Joint Operations from March 2009 until taking up his current appointment in December 2011.-Biography:Peach was...
who previously served (as an Air Marshal) as Chief of Joint Operations, and who took up his new position in December 2011.
An Implementation Team has been stood-up to initially establish the new Joint Forces Command (JFC) in April 2012, by when a small headquarters will be in place and the first tranche of organisations will have transferred to the new JFC Top Level Budget. A decision on the location of the headquarters and initial composition of the Command is expected in October. At this stage it is likely that all those organisations proposed in the Levene Report to form the initial structure will do so as of 1 April 2012. These organisations include the Permanent Joint Headquarters
Permanent Joint Headquarters
The Permanent Joint Headquarters 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....
(which currently sits within the CJO TLB), the Directorate of Special Forces
United Kingdom Special Forces
The United Kingdom Special Forces is a UK Ministry of Defence Directorate which also has the capability to provide a Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters...
, the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, the Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre, the Surgeon-General
Surgeon-General (United Kingdom)
The Surgeon-General is the senior medical officer of the British Armed Forces; the post is held by the senior of the three individual service medical directors....
and Joint Medical Command, elements of Defence Intelligence, (which all sit within the Central TLB) and the Defence Cyber Operations Group. Some additional organisations may transfer at this stage.