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<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>As
at 28 October 2014 there were around 155 UK military personnel serving in Gibraltar
in Headquarters British Forces Gibraltar, the Royal Naval Gibraltar Squadron, and
Windmill Hill Signal Station providing a range of enabling functions. A further 705
Ministry of Defence UK-based and locally employed civilian personnel provide support
services to Defence operations, including 95 serving in the Gibraltar Defence Police.
Additionally, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment comprises 226 full-time and 166 reserve
personnel. The role of these assets collectively is to provide for the security and
territorial integrity of Gibraltar and British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, and to
enable the maintenance of Gibraltar as a forward mounting base for UK military operations.
In addition, personnel from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment deploy on UK military operations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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