HMS ''Wildfire'' is a
Royal Naval Reserve unit in
Northwood, North West London. Training over 100 reservists, HMS ''Wildfire'' is located within a purpose built training facility inside the national military tri-service HQ and NATO base.
History
Descended from a long a line of HMS ''Wildfire''s since the 1760s, the current unit was commissioned as HMS Northwood in 1957 to support the growing
NATO Eastern Atlantic Command at
Northwood.
[Royal Navy Reservists move back into Northwood Headquarters]
Watford Observer, 15 June 2011
Housed initially within Northwood Headquarters, the unit occupied a series of huts until in 1988 the unit moved to Brackenhill House, an Edwardian mansion situated from the main gate of Northwood Headquarters/HMS ''Warrior''.
[ In May 2000 HMS Northwood decommissioned and was commissioned as HMS Wildfire.
As part of the redevelopment of the base HMS ''Wildfire'' returned to the main base into a modern purpose built facility. On 11 June 2011, the Ships company formally marched from Brackenhill House to the Northwood base behind the RM Band Portsmouth and was inspected by Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir Trevor Soar.][
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Commanding Officer
The current Commanding Officer
The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...
of HMS ''Wildfire'' is Lieutenant Commander Ian Dorward.
References
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Royal Navy shore establishments