UK Armed Forces Overseas Units/Commands

Introduction The UK Armed Forces maintains a number of units/commands around the globe, including: British Forces Gibraltar The four (4) principle Units and Commands operating out of British Forces Gibraltar are: RAF Gibraltar: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-gibraltar/. HM Naval Base (including the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron): https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latestactivity/operations/mediterranean-and-black-sea/gibraltarsquadron) and https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/qhmgibraltar. Gibraltar Defence Police (akin to the Ministry of Defence… Read More

The Falklands is Mine … Free

Generations of British soldiers involved in clearing landmines from the far-ﬂung South Atlantic territory have ﬁnally seen their work come to fruition. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace conﬁrmed that the ordnance removal job was now ﬁnished – nearly four decades after the explosives were planted during the 1982 conﬂict. The work means that 20 million square… Read More

03/06/201931/05/2019 by Andrew Marshall

What is F.I.R.I.C?

F.I.R.I.C. stands for Falkland Islands Roulement Infantry Company. Infantry battalions take turns providing a company for an approximately four month tour of the Falkland Islands. The military defence of the Falkland Islands is provided by the United Kingdom. A British military garrison is stationed on the islands, and the Falkland Islands government funds an additional… Read More