Commando Helicopter Force

Commando Helicopter Force
Active1997 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeForce headquarters
RoleAir support to the UK Commando Force
Sizec. 700 personnel
Part of
Home stationRNAS Yeovilton
Nickname(s)The Junglies
Aircraft
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Will Penkman Royal Marines

Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) is a unit of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and an element of the Joint Aviation Command of the British Armed Forces. Its primary role is to provide Rotary-Wing support to the UK Commando Force and other UK force elements in the amphibious environment. CHF uses a combination of transport helicopters based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset, England.