The Joint Warfare Establishment was a British military training establishment based at Old Sarum in Wiltshire.
| Joint Warfare Establishment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1963-1978 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Type | Training |
| Role | Joint warfare training |
| Garrison/HQ | Old Sarum, Wiltshire |
History
editThe Joint Warfare Establishment was formed at Old Sarum in Wiltshire on 31 March 1963 when the School of Land/Air Warfare (formed in 1947 at Old Sarum) was merged with the Amphibious Warfare School (formerly based at Poole).[1] Its first commandant was Air Vice-Marshal Cecil Weir.[1] Its role was to teach officers from the three services to work as one unit when fighting local wars;[2] typical courses lasted 10 days at a time and each course was attended by about 50 officers mainly of major or lieutenant rank.[3] However the establishment also had more specialist roles as the training centre for British psychological warfare operations[4] and as the training centre for forward air controller training.[3] The establishment was disbanded in 1978 when such courses were transferred to the Joint Warfare Wing of the National Defence College at Latimer.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Joint Warfare Establishment Archived 2012-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Air of Authority
- ^ Britain's War School
- ^ a b Joint Warfare Establishment Naval Review, Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1976
- ^ Training Hansard, 27 October 1976
- ^ Psychological Operations Hansard, 6 May 1988