Joint Ground-Based Air Defence Command

The UK's Joint Ground-Based Air Defence Command or Jt GBAD is a Joint Command controlled by both Force Troops Command and Air Command, controlling all the land-based surface-to-air defence regiments in the United Kingdom's Armed Forces.

History
Previously, surface-to-air defence was under the British Army and the Royal Air Force's RAF Regiment. These units operated separately with different doctrines and training. With the publication of the UK's 1998 Defence Review, it was proposed that ground-based air defence would rest under a single command, and that RAF Regiment Rapier Regiments should merge into the British's Army's regiments or vice versa. This would reduce inflexibility and increase efficiency in terms of training and command and control. Following the 1998 Review, all RAF Regiment Rapier units came under several of the Army's Royal Artillery Regiments by 2003.

Operational History
The Jt GBAD has served in overseas operations as well as in UK home operations. Most notably, its units deployed around London as part of the security for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Organisation
Jt GBAD air defence units include:


 * Headquarters, Joint Ground-Based Air Defence Command, RAF High Wycombe
 * 12th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 16th Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 49 (Inkerman) Battery, Royal Artillery