Commander-in-Chief Fleet - Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Full command of the Fleet and responsibility for the Fleet element of military operational capability including the Royal Marines and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, was delegated to Commander-in-Chief Fleet, with his Command Headquarters in the Navy Command Headquarters Building at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth and his Operational Headquarters at Northwood, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, co-located with the Permanent Joint Headquarters and a NATO Regional Command, Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood ('AMCCN'); CINCFLEET was dual-hatted as Commander AMCCN.

CINCFLEET was supported by:

• Second Sea Lord, based in HMS Excellent, who is the Principal Personnel Officer for the Royal Navy
• Deputy CINCFLEET, based in HMS Excellent, who directs the work of the Fleet Headquarters
• Commander Maritime Operations, based at Northwood, who is responsible for the conduct of Fleet operations
• Commander UK Amphibious Force, who is Commandant General Royal Marines
• Commander UK Maritime Forces (previously known as Commander UK Task Group), who is commander of the UK Task Group (COMUKTG)(including the newly formed UK Response Force Task Group)

Collectively, COMUKMARFOR, COMUKAMPHIBFOR, Commander UK Task Group (COMUKTG) and 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines comprised the "Fleet Battle Staff".