Commander Field Army

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Commander Field Army is a senior British Army command appointment responsible for overseeing the operational readiness, training, and deployment of the Army’s field forces.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army appointment
senior military position
appointedBy Chief of the General Staff
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
basedIn Andover NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
createdFrom Land Command
dateFormed 2009
formationControlled 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
1st (United Kingdom) Division
1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team
3rd (United Kingdom) Division
6th (United Kingdom) Division
Field Army
Joint Helicopter Command
London District
overseas British Army garrisons
garrison Army Headquarters Andover
hasAbbreviation CFA
hasRole force employer
force generator
senior operational commander for British land forces
insignia crossed sword and baton with crown
jurisdiction United Kingdom land forces
militaryRankOfHolder Lieutenant General
nativeLanguage English
oversees collective training of British Army units
deployment planning for land forces
operational readiness validation
partOf British Army
precededBy Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
reportsTo Chief of the General Staff
responsibleFor deployment of field forces
force generation
operational readiness of field forces
preparation of land forces for operations
training of field forces
seat Army Headquarters
serviceBranch British Army
style Lieutenant General
subordinateTo Army Board
termLength not fixed
usedInConflictType NATO operations
coalition operations
expeditionary operations
homeland defence operations

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