Structure of the British Armed Forces
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This is the structure of the British Armed Forces.
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
- Ministry of Defence, at Main Building, Whitehall[1]
- Secretary of State for Defence
- Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry
- Minister of State for Defence
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans
- Defence Council of the United Kingdom[2]
- Chiefs of Staff Committee
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
- Defence Futures and Force Design, MOD Shrivenham - tasking and direction (admin under C&SOC)
- First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
- Chief of the General Staff
- Chief of the Air Staff
- Commander Strategic Command
- Secretary of State for Defence
- Headquarters, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, at DMS Whittington[3]
- Ministry of Defence Guard Service[4]
- Northern Ireland Security Guard Service
- Defence Fire and Rescue Service, at Marlborough Lines[5]
- Defence Training Estate, at Waterloo Lines
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate Wales & West Midlands, at Sennybridge Training Area[6]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate South East, at Hythe[7]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate South West, at Wyvern Barracks[8]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate North East, at Wathgill Camp[9]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate North West, at Warcop Training Area[10]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate East, at West Tofts Camp[11]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate Scotland, at Forthside Barracks[12]
- Headquarters, Salisbury Plain Training Area, at Westdown Camp
Defence Equipment and Support
- Headquarters, Defence Equipment and Support, at MoD Abbey Wood[13]
- British Forces Post Office, at RAF Northolt[14]
- Defence Equipment Sales Authority, at MoD Bicester[15]
- Defence Standardization, at Kentigern House, Glasgow
- Defence Munitions[16]
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Headquarters, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, at Porton Down[19]
- DSTL Portsdown West[20]
- Defence Wargaming Centre[21]
- DSTL Alverstoke[22]
- DSTL Newcastle[23]
- DSTL Portsdown West[20]
Ministry of Defence Police
- Headquarters, Ministry of Defence Police, at RAF Wyton[24]
- Criminal Investigation Department
- Nuclear Guard Force
- Special Escort Group, at AWE Aldermaston
- Operational Support Units
- Operational Support Unit North
- Operational Support Unit South
- Central Support Groups
Defence Safety Authority
- Headquarters, Defence Safety Authority, at Main Building, Whitehall[25][26]
- Military Aviation Authority, at MoD Abbey Wood[27]
- Military Air Accident Investigation Branch
- Land Accident Prevention and Investigation Team
- Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator
- Defence Maritime Regulator
- Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator
- Defence Land Systems Safety Regulator
- Land Systems Safety Regulator
- Defence Movement and Transport Safety Regulator
- Defence Fuel and Gas Safety Regulator
- Defence Fire Safety Regulator
Defence Nuclear Organisation
- Headquarters, Defence Nuclear Organisation, at Main Building, Whitehall[28]
- Warhead Directorate
Defence Business Services
- Headquarters, Defence Business Services, at MoD Abbey Wood[29]
Defence Electronics and Components Agency
- Headquarters, Defence Electronics and Components Agency, at MoD Sealand[30][31]
Oil and Pipelines Agency
- Headquarters, Oil and Pipelines Agency, at Petty France, Westminster[32][33]
- Campbeltown Oil Fuel Depot
- Garelochhead Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Clyde
- Gosport Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Loch Ewe Oil Fuel Depot
- Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot
- Thanckes Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Devonport
- Plumley and Cape of Good Hope (oil storage)
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
- Headquarters, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, at Taunton[34]
Submarine Delivery Agency
- Headquarters, Submarine Delivery Agency, at MOD Abbey Wood[35]
Service Prosecuting Authority
- Headquarters, Service Prosecuting Authority, at RAF Northolt[36]
Non-departmental Organisations
Source:[37]
- Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
- Single Source Regulations Office, at Finlaison House, London
- Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors
- Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
- Defence Nuclear Safety Committee
- Independent Medical Expert Group
- Nuclear Research Advisory Council
- Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons
- Defence Science Expert Committee
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
- Advisory Group on Military Medicine
- Defence and Security Media Advisory Committee
- Service Complaints Ombudsman
- United Kingdom Reserve Forces Association
- National Army Museum, at Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
- National Museum of the Royal Navy
- National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool, at Jackson Dock, Hartlepool
- National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Royal Marines Museum, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport
- Fleet Air Arm Museum, at RNAS Yeovilton
- Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, at Gosport
- Royal Air Force Museum
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Source:[38]
- East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Greater London Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Highland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Lowland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Northern Ireland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- North of England Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- North West of England and Isle of Man Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- South East Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Wales Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Yorkshire and the Humber Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
- Headquarters, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, at Northwood Headquarters, Eastbury[39]
Permanent Joint Operating Bases
- British Forces Cyprus[43]
- Joint Service Signal Unit (Cyprus), at Ayios Nikolaos Station[44]
- Cyprus Communications Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[45]
- Cyprus Operations Support Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[46]
- Cyprus Joint Police Unit, at Episkopi Cantonment[47]
- Joint Services Health Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[48]
- No. 84 Squadron RAF, at RAF Akrotiri[49] (Search and Rescue)
- Roulement Infantry Battalion
- Roulement Infantry Battalion
- Cyprus Military Working Dog Troop, at Episkopi Cantonment[50]
- Sovereign Base Areas Police, HQ at Episkopi Cantonment[51]
- British Forces South Atlantic Islands, at RAF Mount Pleasant[52]
- Naval Party 2010, at Mare Harbour
- HMS Forth, at Mare Harbour[53]
- Roulement Infantry Company (RIC)
- Resident Sky Sabre Battery (RSSB)
- Falkland Islands Joint Logistics Unit[54]
- Resident Engineer Unit
- Falkland Islands Support Unit[54]
- Joint Communications Unit Falkland Islands[54]
- Joint Services Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit[55]
- Joint Services Provost and Security Unit[54]
- Joint Services Signals Unit[54]
- No. 905 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF[56]
- British Forces Gibraltar
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment, at Devil's Tower Camp[59]
- Gibraltar Squadron, RN, at Port of Gibraltar[60]
- RAF Gibraltar[61]
- Joint Provost and Security Unit, at Gibdock[62]
- Gibraltar Defence Police, at Gibdock[63]
- British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories, at Diego Garcia[64]
- Naval Party 1002, at Diego Garcia[65]
Defence Intelligence
- Headquarters, Defence Intelligence, at Main Building, Whitehall,
- Joint Forces Cyber Group
- Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), at Northwood Headquarters[66]
- Reserve Cyber Unit, Royal Naval Reserve[67]
- No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF, at RAF Northolt[68]
- No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron RAuxAF, at Cardiff[69]
- Land Information Assurance Group, (British Army), at MoD Corsham[70]
- Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), at Northwood Headquarters[66]
- Joint Forces Intelligence Group, at RAF Wyton[71]
- Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre, at RAF Wyton[72]
- National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, at RAF Wyton[73]
- Defence Geographic Centre, at MoD Feltham[74]
- Joint Services Signals Organisation, at RAF Digby[75]
- Defence HUMINT Unit[76]
- Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation, at RAF Wyton[77]
- No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit[78]
- Joint Intelligence Training Group, at RAF Chicksands[79]
- Joint Forces Cyber Group
Defence Medical Services
- Headquarters, Defence Medical Services, at DMS Whittington
- Surgeon-General of the UK Armed Forces
- Director of Medical Personnel and Training
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[83]
- Defence School of Healthcare Education, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[84]
- Defence Medical Academy, at DMS Whittington[85]
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[83]
- Director Healthcare Delivery and Training
- Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre, at Stanford Hall[86]
- Defence Primary Healthcare
- Joint Hospital Group
Directorate of Joint Capability
- Headquarters, Joint Capability[87]
Directorate of Joint Warfare
- Headquarters, Joint Warfare[88]
- Joint Information Activities Group, at RAF Halton[89]
Directorate of Resources and Policy
- Headquarters, Resources and Policy
Directorate Defence Logistics and Support
- Headquarters, Defence Logistics and Support
Directorate of Special Forces
- Headquarters, United Kingdom Special Forces, at Main Building, Whitehall[90]
- Special Boat Service, at RM Poole[91]
- 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), at Regent's Park Barracks[92]
- 22 Special Air Service Regiment, at Stirling Lines[93]
- 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve), at Birmingham[94]
- Special Reconnaissance Regiment, at Stirling Lines[95]
- Special Forces Support Group, at MOD St Athan[96]
- 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, at Stirling Lines[97]
- Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing, at RAF Odiham[98]
- No. 7 Squadron RAF, at RAF Odiham, (Chinook HC6)[99]
- No. 658 Squadron, AAC, at Stirling Lines, (AS365 Dauphin)[100]
- Special Forces Flight, No. 47 Squadron RAF, at RAF Brize Norton
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- Headquarters, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, at MoD Shrivenham[101]
- Royal College of Defence Studies, at Seaford House[102]
- Joint Services Command and Staff College, at Watchfield[103]
- Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, at Beckett House, Shrivenham[104]
- Defence Centre of Training Support, at MoD Shrivenham
- Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme[105]
- Taurus Squadron, at Birmingham, (Aston, Birmingham, and Oxford Universities)
- Thunderer Squadron, at Southampton, (Southampton and Portsmouth Universities, and Imperial College London)
- Trojan Squadron, at Newcastle upon Tyne, (Newcastle, Northumbria, and Strathclyde Universities)
- Typhoon Squadron, at Loughborough, (Loughborough, and Cambridge Universities)[106]
- Defence Engagement School, at MoD Shrivenham[107]
- Nuclear Department, at HMS Sultan[110]
- Technology School, at MoD Shrivenham[111]
- Defence Leadership and Business Group, at MoD Shrivenham[112]
- Centre of Air Safety Training[113]
Permanent Joint Headquarters
- Permanent Joint Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[114]
- Standing Joint Force Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[115]
- Standing Joint Force Logistics Component Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[116]
- Standing Joint Force Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[115]
