British Forces Gibraltar

British Forces Gibraltar
British Forces Tri-Service badge
ActiveApril 1992–current
Flag Officer, Gibraltar, 1946-1992
CountryGibraltar
BranchStrategic Command[1]
Part ofStrategic Command. Subordinate to Director of Overseas Bases.
HeadquartersDevil's Tower Camp
AnniversariesBattle of Trafalgar
Commanders
Commander of British Forces GibraltarCommodore Tom Guy
Commanding Officer, Royal Gibraltar RegimentLieutenant Colonel Matthew Moore
Commanding Officer, Gibraltar SquadronLieutenant Commander Simon Holden
Commanding RAF GibraltarWing Commander Jackson Brown MBE RAF

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.

  1. ^ "FOI(A) regarding British Forces Gibraltar" (PDF). What do they know?. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.