British Forces Gibraltar
The British Forces Gibraltar is a cross- armed forces association of the British armed forces in the Crown Colony of Gibraltar .
Gibraltar forms an important base of the United Kingdom at the western access point of the Mediterranean , which, due to its climate and its mountainous location directly on the sea, serves as a training field for the British armed forces.
composition
The association is made up of
- HQ British Forces Gibraltar plus Joint Provost and Security Unit
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment of the Army
- Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron consisting of two patrol boats of the Scimitar-class , HMS Scimitar and HMS Saber
- RAF Gibraltar , which consists only of an airfield command office
- Gibraltar Defense Police
Royal Gibraltar Regiment
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is a light infantry battalion formed in 1958. Originally a unit of the Territorial Army, it was incorporated into the Regular Army after a partial withdrawal of British troops in 1991.
The battalion is divided into Thomson's Battery (HQ plus an artillery squad ) and three companies , with the G and I companies belonging to the Regular Army, while the B company is provided by the Territorial Army.
In 1999 the unit was given the status of a “royal regiment”, and in March 2001 the regiment carried out guard duty at Buckingham Palace for the first time . It is subordinate to the Queen's Division .