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The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) is the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 tri-service headquarters
Headquarters

Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The corporate headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities....
 from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. It is situated at Northwood Headquarters
Northwood Headquarters

Northwood Headquarters is a military headquarters facility of the British Armed Forces in Eastbury, Hertfordshire, Three Rivers , Hertfordshire, England....
.

Mission and duties
The PJHQ’s mission can be summarised as follows:



PJHQ also directs British forces in Gibraltar, Cyprus (Sovereign Base Areas
Sovereign Base Areas

The Sovereign Base Areas are British Armed Forces bases located on territory in which the United Kingdom is sovereign, but which are separated from the ordinary British territory....
), the Falkland Islands (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) and Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia

Diego Garcia is the largest atoll, in terms of land area, in Chagos Archipelago, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The island is located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,600 km south of the southern coast of India....
.

Commander
The Permanent Joint Headquarters is commanded by the Chief of Joint Operations
Chief of Joint Operations

Chief of Joint Operations is the appointment held by the 3 star rank Officer that heads the Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood Headquarters, North London....
 (CJO).






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The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) is the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 tri-service headquarters
Headquarters

Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The corporate headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities....
 from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. It is situated at Northwood Headquarters
Northwood Headquarters

Northwood Headquarters is a military headquarters facility of the British Armed Forces in Eastbury, Hertfordshire, Three Rivers , Hertfordshire, England....
.

History


The Permanent Joint Headquarters was established in April 1996 to enhance the operational effectiveness and efficiency of UK-led joint, potentially joint and multi-national operations, and to exercise operational command of UK forces assigned to multinational operations led by others.

Mission and duties


The PJHQ’s mission can be summarised as follows:

  • As part of the Defence Crisis Management Organisation, provide politically aware military advice to the MOD to inform the strategic commitment of UK forces to overseas Joint and Combined operations.
  • When directed by the Chief of the Defence Staff
    Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)

    The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the principal military adviser to the British Government....
    , exercise operational command of UK forces assigned to overseas Joint and Combined operations, either led by the UK or another nation, such as Operation Telic
    Operation Telic

    Operation TELIC is the codename under which all United Kingdom operations of the 2003 2003 invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted....
    , in order to achieve MOD
    Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

    The Ministry of Defence is the Departments of the United Kingdom Government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
     UK’s strategic objectives.
  • In conjunction with the Front Line Commands and MOD, develop the UK’s Joint war-fighting capability.


PJHQ also directs British forces in Gibraltar, Cyprus (Sovereign Base Areas
Sovereign Base Areas

The Sovereign Base Areas are British Armed Forces bases located on territory in which the United Kingdom is sovereign, but which are separated from the ordinary British territory....
), the Falkland Islands (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) and Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia

Diego Garcia is the largest atoll, in terms of land area, in Chagos Archipelago, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The island is located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,600 km south of the southern coast of India....
.

Commander


The Permanent Joint Headquarters is commanded by the Chief of Joint Operations
Chief of Joint Operations

Chief of Joint Operations is the appointment held by the 3 star rank Officer that heads the Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood Headquarters, North London....
 (CJO). The current CJO is Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
 Nick Houghton
Nick Houghton

Lieutenant General Sir John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire is the current Chief of Joint Operations based at the Permanent Joint Headquarters , Northwood Headquarters, London....
. Air Marshal
Air Marshal

Air Marshal is an air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank struc...
 Sir Stuart Peach will take over as Chief of Joint Operations
Chief of Joint Operations

Chief of Joint Operations is the appointment held by the 3 star rank Officer that heads the Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood Headquarters, North London....
 on 5th March 2009.

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