UK Defence Commitments 2001



Independent Nuclear Deterrent

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Western European Union

Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic

United Kingdom Land Command

Air Defence of the United Kingdom

Allied Command Europe

Combined Operations

Defence of the Realm

Naval Home Command

STANAVFORLANT (Atlantic Ocean)

STANAVFORCHAN (English Channel)

STANAVFORMED (Mediterranean Sea)

Internal Security

Northern Ireland

Amphibious Warfare

Mechanised Warfare

Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare

Airmobile Capability

Helicopter Capability

Airborne Forces

Special Forces

Counter Terrorist Warfare

Arctic Warfare (Northern Front)

Out of Area Operations

Armilla Patrol

Submarine Warfare

Anti-Submarine Warfare

Mine Counter-Measures

Electronic Counter-Measures (RAF)

Intelligence Gathering

Logistics

United Nations Peacekeeping (PKOs, PEOs, PSOs and HAOs)

Airborne Early Warning

Armoured Warfare

Anti-tank Warfare

Army Air Support

Photographic Reconnaissance

Military Engineering

Falkland Islands

Gibraltar

Cyprus

Fisheries Protection

Military Assistance Training Teams (Tri-Service)

Military Assistance to the Civil Community (UK, Tri-Service)

Military Assistance to the Civil Power (UK, Tri-Service)

Reserve Forces




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