CHIEF OF JOINT OPERATIONS

'Chief of Joint Operations' (CJO) is the appointment held by the 3
★ -ranked Officer that heads the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) at Northwood Headquarters, North London.
Rotated between the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, the CJO is responsible for the planning and execution of UK-led joint, potentially joint and multinational operations, and for exercising operational command of UK Forces assigned to multinational operations led by others.
The current Chief of Joint Operations is Lieutenant General Nick Houghton.

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Chief of Joint Operations 1996 -

Chief of Joint Operations 1996 -

★ April 1996 Lieutenant General Sir Christopher Wallace

★ February 1999 Vice Admiral Sir Ian Garnett

★ August 2001 Lieutenant General Sir John Reith

★ 26 July 2004 Air Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy

★ March 2006 Lieutenant General Nick Houghton