Military unit
British Forces Gibraltar constitute those elements of 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 in Africa.
British Forces Gibraltar as a formation was established in mid-1992 after the last Royal Navy-lead commander, Rear Admiral Geoffrey Biggs , Flag Officer Gibraltar , hauled down his flag. Thereafter the new command took on a more tri-service character.
Entrance to HMS Rooke at Queensway, Gibraltar – headquarters of Gibraltar Defence Police.
British Armed Forces in Gibraltar had been predominantly naval-led since the 1890s. In the 1950s discussions about the creation of NATO's Allied Forces Mediterranean led to the Flag Officer Gibraltar being placed in command of NATO forces in the area.[ 2]
However, many years later, the British Royal Navy captain serving as Head of Sea Section in Operations Division, SHAPE, was to have to deal with the re-absorption of Spain into NATO in the early 1990s. Arranging the NATO-Spain-Gibraltar-UK linkages involved "delicate negotiations," but British plans, to Captain Peter Melson's knowledge "committed no forces to defence of the Strait, while Spain was willing to commit substantial elements of their ORBAT [order of battle, their armed forces]."[ 3]
The last UK based army battalion, 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets , left Gibraltar in 1991 and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment took charge of local defence under the new headquarters British Forces Gibraltar.[ 4]
The commander of British Forces Gibraltar is Commodore Tom Guy of the Royal Navy, who was appointed in June 2022.[ 5]
British Forces Gibraltar reports to the Director of Overseas Bases within Strategic Command , who is responsible for the command, direction and support of UK’s overseas bases.[ 6]
All MOD establishments in Gibraltar are operated by Strategic Command, with each of the separate armed forces using the facilities.[ 7]
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment of the British Army is based at Devil's Tower Camp .[ 8] The regiment is a mixed infantry-focused unit, with 235 personnel as of 2023.[ 9]
HM Dockyard, Gibraltar[ edit ]
HM Dockyard, Gibraltar was active from 1895 to 1984. The dockyard was used extensively by the Royal Navy , docking many of the Navy's most prestigious ships. In the early 1980s a decision by the United Kingdom 's Ministry of Defence to cut back the Royal Navy surface fleet meant that the dockyard was no longer financially viable.[ 10]
In 1984 the dockyard passed into the hands of the UK ship repair and conversion company, A&P Group .[ 11] The takeover of the former naval dockyard at Gibraltar as "Gibrepair" in 1985 was short-lived, a victim of local social politics.[ 12]
The current dockyard is still used by the Royal Navy and is referred to as 'His Majesty's Naval Base Gibraltar (HMNB Gibraltar)'.[ 1]
The base is the permanent home to the Royal Navy's Gibraltar Squadron , equipped with two Cutlass -class patrol vessels and three Pacific 24 rigid inflatable boats .[ 13] They are supported by diving platforms and harbour work boats. The base is also home to the offshore patrol vessel HMS Trent .[ 14] Gibraltar regularly hosts other British or allied warships and support vessels.[ 7]
The Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) has it headquarters at North Gate House, located within HMNB Gibraltar. GDP is a civilian police force which is part of the MOD. As of 2023 it had 100 officers.[ 15] The GDP operates two patrol boats and rigid inflatable boats.[ 7]
A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas C1 and Gibraltar Defence Police vehicle at RAF Gibraltar
RAF Gibraltar is a Royal Air Force station located at the northern end of the territory. Although no aircraft are based at the station, it is used to support operations in the region and for major NATO exercises. The airfield also serves as Gibraltar International Airport which operates a civilian passenger terminal on the northern side of the airfield.[ 16] Winston Churchill Avenue , the four-lane road linking Gibraltar and Spain, crosses the airfield's runway and is closed to traffic each time an aircraft takes off or lands.[ 17]
As of 2023, sixteen personnel are based at the station.[ 18]
King’s Lines Oil Fuel Depot[ edit ]
The Kings Lines Oil Fuel Depot was built 1954 for the Royal Navy. The depot is located underground within the Rock of Gibraltar and had a capacity to store 250,000 tonnes of fuel.[ 19] It has been unused for many years and in 2023 the MOD indicated that it intended on reopening the facility.[ 20]
Windmill Hill located on at the southern end of the peninsula is home to the Buffadero Training Centre which is used by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and other British Army units. It features a purposes built village for urban combat training.[ 21] [ 22] Buffadero is also used by the Gibraltar Defence Police and the Royal Gibraltar Police for public order training.[ 23]
The hill is also the location of Windmill Hill Signal Station, used by the Royal Navy for monitoring maritime activity in the Strait of Gibraltar .[ 24]
Though Gibraltar's current garrison is much smaller than it had been before the end of the Cold War, a sizable force still exists, including:[ 1]
Ministry of Defence (MoD) /HQ British Forces Gibraltar (145 military personnel as of 2023 plus 528 civilians under contract)[ 25]
Army
Navy (28 personnel as of 2023, plus additional personnel assigned to HMS Trent )[ 26]
Royal Air Force (16 personnel as of 2023)[ 37]
Gibraltar Defence Police
Previous commanders [ edit ]
Senior Officer, Gibraltar[ edit ]
Post holders included:[ 40] [ 41]
Flag Officer, Gibraltar[ edit ]
Post holders included:[ 40]
Flag Officer, Gibraltar and North Atlantic[ edit ]
Flag Officer, Gibraltar and Mediterranean Approaches[ edit ]
Post holders included:
Flag Officer, Gibraltar[ edit ]
Post holders included:[ 40]
Commander British Forces, Gibraltar[ edit ]
Commodores Tim Henry (left) and Steve Dainton
Post holders included:[ 47]
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)[ 48]
Commodore Allan Adair (19 January 2005 – 1 May 2007)[ 49]
Commodore Matt Parr (1 May 2007 – February 2009)[ 50]
Commodore Adrian Bell (February 2009 – September 2010)[ 51]
Commodore Tom Karsten (September 2010 – November 2012)[ 52]
Commodore John Clink (November 2012 – August 2014)[ 53]
Commodore Ian McGhie (August 2014 – July 2016)[ 54]
Commodore Mike Walliker (July 2016 – September 2018)[ 55]
Commodore Timothy Henry (September 2018 – July 2020)[ 56]
Commodore Steve Dainton (July 2020 – June 2022)[ 57]
Commodore Tom Guy (June 2022 – present)[ 5]
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^ "Exercise Daring Rock takes hold at Buffadero Training Camp" . Gibraltar Chronicle . 15 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024 .
^ "RGP and GDP recruits undergo joint public order training programme at Buffadero" . Gibraltar Chronicle . 4 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024 .
^ "MoD announces £2m upgrade to Windmill Hill monitoring station" . Gibraltar Chronicle . 26 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2024 .
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