Commando Helicopter Force | |
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Active | 1997 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Force headquarters |
Role | Air support to Royal Marines |
Size | c. 700 personnel |
Part of | |
Home station | RNAS Yeovilton |
Nickname(s) | The Junglies |
Aircraft | |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Mark Johnson RM |
Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) is a unit of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and an element of the Joint Aviation Command of the British Armed Forces. Its primary role is to provide Rotary-Wing support to 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines and other UK force elements in the amphibious environment. CHF uses a combination of transport helicopters based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset, England.