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| − | The [[Joint Warfare Establishment]] was a unit of the British | + | {{Template:Propaganda badge}}The [[Joint Warfare Establishment]] was a unit of the [[British Armed Forces]] based between 1963 and 1979 at a former RAF base at [[Old Sarum]]. A report in the ''Flying Review'' in 1963 notes that [[School of Land Air Warfare]] 'has been such a great success that it is soon to enlarge the scope of its activity by amalgamating with the [[Amphibious Warfare School]], at Poole, Dorset, to become the [[Joint Warfare Establishment]].<ref>[http://content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/articles/sarum-n.html BRITAIN'S WAR SCHOOL School of Land-Air Warfare at RAF Old Sarum assigned new and important role.] ''Flying Review'' April 1963, accessed 15 June 2010</ref> According to an unofficial RAF website the JWE was 'Formed 31 Mar 1963' and was 'Disbanded 22 Jul 1976.'<ref>[http://www.rafweb.org/Estab2.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative], accessed 15 June 2010</ref> |
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| + | It was the home of British psyops training from at least 1970. In March 1979, according to [[Roger Faligot]], the JWE moved to [[Latimer]], Buckinghamshire 'near the [[National Defence College]]'<ref>[[Roger Faligot]], Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland: the Kitson Experiment, Brandon/Zed 1983, p. 64</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Psyops training and the 1973 policy note== | ||
| + | [[David Miller (Powerbase)|David Miller]] reports that [[B. G. T. Stanbridge]]’s [[Chiefs of Staff Committee]] note COS 17/73, dated 6 April 1973, required certain service posts to be designated for personnel who had completed a five-day psyops course at the [[Joint Warfare Establishment]]. Other posts required personnel to be briefed on psyops. Miller cites Annex A, page A-4, and describes a six-page appendix listing the posts.<ref>[[David Miller (Powerbase)|David Miller]], [https://drdavidmiller.org/images/docs/Miller-Sociology%20and%20propaganda-in%20Dawson%20et%20al-2015-AFC.pdf Sociology, Propaganda and Psychological Operations], 2015, section “A situation of great political delicacy”, citing [[B. G. T. Stanbridge]], “Psychological Operations – Note by the Secretary”, [[Chiefs of Staff Committee]], COS 17/73, 6 April 1973, Annex A, p.A-4, as cited by Miller. The original note is cited here through Miller’s chapter.</ref> | ||
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==People== | ==People== | ||
===Commandants=== | ===Commandants=== | ||
| − | 1974-76 Air Vice -Marshal [[Frederick Hazelwood]] 'His final appointment was as the commandant of the Joint Warfare Establishment at Old Sarum. He retired from the RAF in January 1977.'<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1558864/Air-Vice-Marshal-Freddie-Hazlewood.html Air Vice-Marshal Freddie Hazlewood], ''Daily Telegraph'', Obituaries, Published: 12:01AM BST 30 Jul 2007</ref> | + | |
| + | *31 Mar 1963 - 2 July 1964 Air Vice-Marshall [[Cecil Thomas Weir]]<ref>[http://www.rafweb.org/Estab2.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative], accessed 15 June 2010</ref> | ||
| + | *3 Jul 1964 - ?<ref>[http://www.rafweb.org/Estab2.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative], accessed 15 June 2010</ref> | ||
| + | *15 Nov 1968 - 29 November 1970 Air Vice-Marshall [[P deL Le Cheminant]]<ref>[http://www.rafweb.org/Estab2.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative], accessed 15 June 2010</ref> | ||
| + | *30 Nov 1970 - 1973 Rear-Admiral [[Teddy Gueritz]] 'Commandant of the Joint Warfare Establishment, [[Old Sarum]], before leaving the Navy in 1973.'<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4143616/Rear-Admiral-Teddy-Gueritz.html Rear-Admiral Teddy Gueritz], ''Daily Telegraph, Obituaries, Published: 7:33PM GMT 06 Jan 2009</ref> <ref>[http://www.rafweb.org/Estab2.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative], accessed 15 June 2010</ref> | ||
| + | *19 November 1974-76 Air Vice -Marshal [[Frederick Hazelwood]] 'His final appointment was as the commandant of the Joint Warfare Establishment at Old Sarum. He retired from the RAF in January 1977.'<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1558864/Air-Vice-Marshal-Freddie-Hazlewood.html Air Vice-Marshal Freddie Hazlewood], ''Daily Telegraph'', Obituaries, Published: 12:01AM BST 30 Jul 2007</ref> | ||
| + | *1976-79 Major-General [[Patrick Ovens]]<ref>[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RM_officersO.html Royal Marine (RM) Officers 1939-1945], accessed 15 June 2010</ref><ref>Faligot appears to mistakenly list his surname as 'Owns': [[Roger Faligot]], Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland: the Kitson Experiment, Brandon/Zed 1983, p. 64</ref> | ||
| + | *1979-?? Brigadier [[G. D. J. R. Russell]] In March 1979 the JWE moved to [[Latimer]], Buckinghamshire 'near the [[National Defence College]]'<ref>[[Roger Faligot]], Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland: the Kitson Experiment, Brandon/Zed 1983, p. 64</ref> | ||
| + | ===Psyops staff=== | ||
| + | *[[Bernard Renouf Johnston]] August 1968-October 1970 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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The Joint Warfare Establishment was a unit of the British Armed Forces based between 1963 and 1979 at a former RAF base at Old Sarum. A report in the Flying Review in 1963 notes that School of Land Air Warfare 'has been such a great success that it is soon to enlarge the scope of its activity by amalgamating with the Amphibious Warfare School, at Poole, Dorset, to become the Joint Warfare Establishment.[1] According to an unofficial RAF website the JWE was 'Formed 31 Mar 1963' and was 'Disbanded 22 Jul 1976.'[2]
It was the home of British psyops training from at least 1970. In March 1979, according to Roger Faligot, the JWE moved to Latimer, Buckinghamshire 'near the National Defence College'[3]
Psyops training and the 1973 policy note
David Miller reports that B. G. T. Stanbridge’s Chiefs of Staff Committee note COS 17/73, dated 6 April 1973, required certain service posts to be designated for personnel who had completed a five-day psyops course at the Joint Warfare Establishment. Other posts required personnel to be briefed on psyops. Miller cites Annex A, page A-4, and describes a six-page appendix listing the posts.[4]
People
Commandants
- 31 Mar 1963 - 2 July 1964 Air Vice-Marshall Cecil Thomas Weir[5]
- 3 Jul 1964 - ?[6]
- 15 Nov 1968 - 29 November 1970 Air Vice-Marshall P deL Le Cheminant[7]
- 30 Nov 1970 - 1973 Rear-Admiral Teddy Gueritz 'Commandant of the Joint Warfare Establishment, Old Sarum, before leaving the Navy in 1973.'[8] [9]
- 19 November 1974-76 Air Vice -Marshal Frederick Hazelwood 'His final appointment was as the commandant of the Joint Warfare Establishment at Old Sarum. He retired from the RAF in January 1977.'[10]
- 1976-79 Major-General Patrick Ovens[11][12]
- 1979-?? Brigadier G. D. J. R. Russell In March 1979 the JWE moved to Latimer, Buckinghamshire 'near the National Defence College'[13]
Psyops staff
- Bernard Renouf Johnston August 1968-October 1970
Notes
- ↑ BRITAIN'S WAR SCHOOL School of Land-Air Warfare at RAF Old Sarum assigned new and important role. Flying Review April 1963, accessed 15 June 2010
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative, accessed 15 June 2010
- ↑ Roger Faligot, Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland: the Kitson Experiment, Brandon/Zed 1983, p. 64
- ↑ David Miller, Sociology, Propaganda and Psychological Operations, 2015, section “A situation of great political delicacy”, citing B. G. T. Stanbridge, “Psychological Operations – Note by the Secretary”, Chiefs of Staff Committee, COS 17/73, 6 April 1973, Annex A, p.A-4, as cited by Miller. The original note is cited here through Miller’s chapter.
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative, accessed 15 June 2010
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative, accessed 15 June 2010
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative, accessed 15 June 2010
- ↑ Rear-Admiral Teddy Gueritz, Daily Telegraph, Obituaries, Published: 7:33PM GMT 06 Jan 2009
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Other Establishments - Experimental and Administrative, accessed 15 June 2010
- ↑ Air Vice-Marshal Freddie Hazlewood, Daily Telegraph, Obituaries, Published: 12:01AM BST 30 Jul 2007
- ↑ Royal Marine (RM) Officers 1939-1945, accessed 15 June 2010
- ↑ Faligot appears to mistakenly list his surname as 'Owns': Roger Faligot, Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland: the Kitson Experiment, Brandon/Zed 1983, p. 64
- ↑ Roger Faligot, Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland: the Kitson Experiment, Brandon/Zed 1983, p. 64