British Forces Gibraltar

British Forces Headquarters 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

Coat of arms of the 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 .

Web links

• The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (English)
• Gibraltar Squadron