Below is the full structure of the Royal Air Force by the end of 2020.
Chief of the Air Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is the professional head of the Royal Air Force. He is responsible for generating a balanced and integrated Royal Air Force capability, and for maintaining the fighting effectiveness and morale of the Service. He reports to the Chief of the Defence (CDS). He is a member of the Defence Council and the Air Force Board, the Defence Ministerial Committee, the Defence Board, the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Senior Appointments Committee. He chairs the Air Force Board Standing Committee.
- Headquarters Air Command[1]
- Chief of the Air Staff
, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston - Air Member for Materiel and Chief of Materiel (Air) , Air Marshal Sir Julian Young
- Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Strategy) , Air Vice-Marshal Ian Gale
- Assistant Chief of Staff, Media and Communications
- Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary , Air Vice-Marshal Maria Byford
- Office of the Chief of Staff Reserves and Commandant General Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- Chief of Staff Reserves and Commandant General Royal Auxiliary Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Torquil Ian Munro
- Air Officer Northern Ireland Air Marshal Sean Reynolds
- Air Officer Scotland Air Vice-Marshal Ross Paterson
- Air Officer Wales Air Commodore Adrian Williams
- Air Officer Northern Ireland
- Chief of Staff Reserves and Commandant General Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- Office of the Deputy Commander, Operations
- Deputy Commander Operations and Air Member for Operations , Air Marshal Gerry Michael David Mayhew, CBE, MA
- Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF
- Chief of Staff, Support and Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group RAF
- Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF
- Chief of Staff, Training and Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group
- Air Officer Commanding United Kingdom Space Command
- Deputy Commander Operations and Air Member for Operations
- Office of the Deputy Commander, Capability
- Deputy Commander Capability and Air Member for Personnel and Capability , Air Marshal Andrew Turner
- Chief of Staff Personnel Air Vice Marshal
- Chief of Staff Capability Air Vice Marshal
- Director Legal Services Air Vice-Marshal Tamara Nancy Jennings
- Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force and Archdeacon of the Royal Air Force Air Vice Marshal John Raymond Ellis
- Assistant Chief of Staff Medical, Headquarters Air Command and Head Royal Air Force Medical Services
- Deputy Commander Capability and Air Member for Personnel and Capability
- Chief of the Air Staff
Headquarters Air Command
The headquarters of the Royal Air Force (Air Command) is located at RAF High Wycombe and the service is lead by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), a 4-star Air Chief Marshal. CAS is supported by a 3-star, Deputy Commander Operations, who is responsible for the conduct of air and space operations at home and overseas, and Deputy Commander Capability, who is responsible for strategic planning and delivery of all aspects of Royal Air Force capability, including people, equipment, infrastructure, and training.[1]
Deputy Commander, Operations
- Office of the Deputy Commander, Operations
- Deputy Commander Operations and Air Member for Operations , Air Marshal Gerry Michael David Mayhew, CBE, MA
- Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF
- Chief of Staff, Support and Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group RAF
- Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF
- Chief of Staff, Training and Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group
- Air Officer Commanding United Kingdom Space Command
- Deputy Commander Operations and Air Member for Operations
No. 1 Group RAF
No 1 Group coordinates all of the RAF's frontline, fast-jet force elements and the Intelligence Surveillance, Targeting and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) work.
- Headquarters, No. 1 Group, at RAF High Wycombe
- No. 502 (Ulster) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], at Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove[3]
- No. 505 (Wessex) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, at RAF Saint Mawgan[3]
- No. 600 (City of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], at RAF Northolt[3]
- No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], in Glasgow[3]
- No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], at RAF Leeming[3]
- No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], at RAF Woodvale[3]
- No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], in Cardiff[3]
- Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, at RAF Coningsby[4] (6 x Supermarine Spitfires, 2 x each of Hawker Hurricanes and de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, 1 x each of Avro Lancaster and Douglas C-47 Dakota)
- Combat Air Force[5] , at RAF Coningsby[5] – controlling combat aircraft[5]
- No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron RAF, at RAF Lossiemouth (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4)[6][7]
- No. II (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF, at RAF Lossiemouth (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4)[6][8]
- No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron RAF (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4)
- No. 6 Squadron RAF, at RAF Lossiemouth (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4)[9][10][11]
- No. IX (Bomber) Squadron RAF, at RAF Lossiemouth (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4) – Aggressor Squadron, providing threat simulations[12][13]
- No. XI (Fighter) Squadron RAF (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4)[14][15]
- No. 12 Squadron RAF (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4) – Joint UK-Qatari Air Force training unit[16][17]
- No. 17 Squadron RAF, at Edwards Air Force Base, Lancaster, California, United States of America (Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning) – Test and Evaluation[18]
- No. 29 Squadron RAF (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4) – OCU[19][20]
- No. 41 Squadron RAF (Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4) – Test and Evaluation
- No. 100 Squadron RAF, at RAF Leeming (BAE Systems Hawk T.1)
- No. 207 Squadron RAF, at RAF Marham (Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning) – F-35B OCU[21]
- No. 617 Squadron RAF 'The Dambusters', at RAF Marham (Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning)[21][22][23][24]
- The Red Arrows, at RAF Scampton (BAE Systems Hawk T.1)[25]
- Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Force[5] , at RAF Waddington[5][26][27][28]
- Commander Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Force
- Air Battlespace Training Centre
- No. 8 Squadron RAF (Boeing AEW1 (E-3D))[29]
- No. 13 Squadron RAF (General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper)
- No. 14 Squadron RAF (Beechcraft Shadow R1)
- No. 39 Squadron RAF (General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper)
- No. 51 Squadron RAF (Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint)
- No. 54 Squadron RAF (Boeing AEW1 (E-3D), Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint, and Beechcraft Shadow R1) – OCU for the ISTAR Force
- No. 56 (Punjab) Squadron RAF[2]
- No. CXX Squadron RAF, at RAF Lossiemouth (Maritime Patrol, 5 x Poseidon MRA1[30])[31]
- No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], at RAF Waddington[3]
- No. 90 Signals Unit RAF
- Headquarters Squadron
- No. 591 Signals Unit RAF, at RAF Digby
- Operational Information Services Wing RAF
- No. 4 (Capability and Innovation) Squadron RAF
- No. 5 (Information Services) Squadron RAF
- Tactical Communications Wing RAF
- No. 1 (Engineering Support) Squadron RAF
- No. 2 Field Communications Squadron RAF
- No. 3 Field Communications Squadron RAF
- Intelligence Reserves Wing, at RAF Waddington[3]
- No. 7006 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- No. 7010 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- No. 7630 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing[26][27][28]
- No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron RAF
- No. 2 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron RAF
- No. 3 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron RAF, at Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove, Aldergrove
- No. 54 Signals Unit RAF
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Support Squadron RAF
- No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Engineering Wing, at RAF Wittering[32][26][27][28] – providing engineering support[33]
- No. 71 (Inspection and Repair) (Eagle) Squadron RAF[2], at RAF Wittering[34]
- No. 93 (Expeditionary Armaments) Squadron, at RAF Marham[35]
- No. 5001 Squadron RAF, at RAF Wittering[36]
- No. 5131 (Bomb Disposal) Squadron RAF
- Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron, at MoD Boscombe Down (joint RN and RAF)[37]
- No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Support Wing[33][26][27][28], at RAF Wittering[38]
- No. 1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron RAF[39]
- No. 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron RAF[40]
- No. 3 Mobile Catering Squadron RAF[41]
- No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[3][2]
- Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service, Headquarters at RAF Valley[42]
- Air and Space Warfare Centre , at RAF Waddington
- Commander Air and Space Warfare Centre, Air Commodore Alistair Seymour
- Integrated Mission Support (IMS) Cell
- Operational Analysis (OA) Element
- Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit, at RAF Brize Norton
- Deployment Division
- Flying Division
- No. 16 Squadron RAF, at RAF Wittering – Initial Pilot Training
- No. 206 Squadron RAF, at RAF Brize Norton[43] – Test and Evaluation for Heavy Aircraft
- Rotary Wing Test and Evaluation Squadron (RWTES), at MoD Boscombe Down
- Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS), at MoD Boscombe Down
- Operations Division
- No. 92 (East India) Squadron RAF[2] – tactics and training unit
- Command and Battlespace Management (Air) Working Group
- Information Operations Group
- Operations Support Division
- 591
- 7010
- 7630
- Test and Evaluation Division
- 216
- Joint Airborne Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit
- Trials Co-ordination Cell
- RAF Stations
- RAF Coningsby[44]
- RAF Digby
- RAF Lossiemouth
- Mountain Rescue Team
- Airfield Support Military Transport
- Tain Air Weapons Range
- Base Fire Section, Defence Fire and Rescue Service
- RAF Marham
- RAF Waddington
No. 2 Group RAF
- Headquarters, No. 2 Group RAF, at RAF High Wycombe
- Force Protection Headquarters
- Air Officer Force Protection and Commandant General of the Royal Air Force Regiment
- No. 2 Force Protection Wing, Royal Air Force Regiment, at RAF Leeming[45]
- No. 34 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
- No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment[2]
- No. 3 Force Protection Wing, Royal Air Force Regiment, at RAF Marham[45]
- No. 4 Force Protection Wing, Royal Air Force Regiment, at RAF Brize Norton[45] – supporting the Air Mobility Force[46]
- No. 5 Force Protection Wing, Royal Air Force Regiment, at RAF Lossiemouth[45]
- No. 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
- No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2], in Edinburgh[3]
- No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment
- No. 4 Police Squadron, Royal Air Force Police
- No. 7 Force Protection Wing, Royal Air Force Regiment, at RAF Coningsby[45]
- No. 8 Force Protection Wing, Royal Air Force Regiment, at RAF Waddington[45]
- Air Officer Force Protection and Commandant General of the Royal Air Force Regiment
- Air Mobility Force[5] [46], at RAF Brize Norton[5]
- Air Mobility Force Commander and Air Officer Air Mobility
- No. 10 Squadron RAF (Airbus A330 MRTT 'Voyager')[47]
- No. XXIV (Commonwealth) Squadron RAF[2][48][43] – OCU[43]
- No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF 'The Queen's Flight', at RAF Northolt[49][50] (AgustaWestland AW109SP and British Aerospace 146)[51] – Air Command support transport
- No. 47 Squadron RAF (Lockheed C-130 Hercules)[43]
- No. LXX Squadron RAF (Airbus A400M Atlas)[52][53]
- No. 99 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF[2] (Boeing C-17 Globemaster III)[48][54]
- No. 101 Squadron RAF (Airbus A330 MRTT 'Voyager')[47]
- No. 622 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, at RAF Brize Norton[3]
- Air Mobility Force Commander and Air Officer Air Mobility
- Battle Management Force
- Air Officer, Battle Management and Battle Management Force Commander
- Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS), at RAF Boulmer[55]
- Air Surveillance and Control System Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), at RAF Boulmer – formed in 2019[55]
- Air Surveillance and Control System Business Management Team, at RAF Boulmer[55]
- Air Surveillance and Control System Engineering and Logistics Squadron, at RAF Boulmer[55]
- Engineering Squadron Headquarters
- Communication and Information Systems (CIS) Flight
- Radar Flight (North): RRH Benbecula, RRH Brizlee Wood, RRH Buchan, and RRH Saxa Vord
- Radar Flight (South): RRH Neatishead, RRH Staxton Wold, and RRH Portreath
- Control and Reporting Centre (CRC), at RAF Boulmer[55]
- Air Officer, Battle Management and Battle Management Force Commander
- Support Force
- Support Force Commander and Air Officer Support
- Reserves Logistics Support Wing, at RAF Brize Norton[3]
- No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force[2]
- No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, at RAF Cosford
- RAF Medical Operations
- Air Officer Medical Operations
- Medical Reserves Support Cell[3]
- No. 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, at RAF Leuchars
- No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, at RAF Brize Norton
- Royal Air Force Music Services
- Headquarters Music Services, at RAF Northolt
- Support Force Commander and Air Officer Support
- RAF Stations
- Force Protection Headquarters
No. 11 Group RAF
- Chief of Staff, Operations and Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF
- Air Battle Staff
- National Air & Space Operations Centre
- Joint Force Air Component Headquarters
- A4 Force
- Force Headquarters, at RAF Wittering[56]
- A4 Force Commander
- No. 1 Air Mobility Wing, at RAF Brize Norton[57][56][58][59]
- Air Officer A6 and A6 Force Commander
- A4 Force
- RAF Stations
No. 22 Group RAF
- Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group RAF
- Commandant, Air Warfare Centre
- No. 22 Squadron RAF, at RAF Benson[63] (reformed in may 2020) – reports to JHC??
- Commandant, RAF College Cranwell
- Director of Flying Training
- Director of Ground Training
- School of Aerospace Battle Management, at RAF Shawbury[55][64]
- Air Cadets
- Commandant Air Cadets
- Commandant Air Cadets
- RAF Stations
- Commandant, Air Warfare Centre
No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group RAF
No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing
Tasked with supporting NATO's Air Policing mission in Eastern Europe.[65]
Deputy Commander, Capability
- Deputy Commander, Capability, Air Command and Air Member for Personnel and Capability
British Army
Commander Field Army
Joint Helicopter Command
- Headquarters, Joint Helicopter Command, at Marlborough Lines, Andover
- No. 606 (Chiltern) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, at RAF Benson[3]
- Joint Helicopter Support Squadron
- RAF Helicopter Force
- Chinook Force, at RAF Odiham[63]
- No. 7 Squadron RAF (Boeing CH-47 Chinook)[63]
- No. 18 (Bomber, Burma) Squadron RAF (Boeing CH-47 Chinook)[63]
- No. 27 Squadron RAF (Boeing CH-47 Chinook)[63]
- Puma Force, at RAF Benson
- No. 28 Squadron RAF – OCU
- No. 33 Squadron RAF (Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma)
- No. 230 Squadron RAF (Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma)
- Chinook Force, at RAF Odiham[63]
Strategic Command
Permanent Joint Headquarters
- Permanent Joint Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters, Eastbury
British Forces Cyprus
- British Forces Cyprus, at RAF Akrotiri[68]
- RAF Akrotiri – several detachments from squadrons deploy as part of Operation Shader[69]
- Cyprus Operations Support Unit HQ
- Operations Wing
- No. 84 Squadron RAF (3 x Bell 412 'Griffon')[70] – search and rescue[69]
- Base Support Wing
- Engineering Wing
- Logistics Wing
- RAF Akrotiri – several detachments from squadrons deploy as part of Operation Shader[69]
British Forces Gibraltar
British Forces South Atlantic Islands
- British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), at RAF Mount Pleasant[68]
- Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team[71]
No. 905 Expeditionary Air Wing
- No. 905 Expeditionary Air Wing[71]
- Wing Headquarters, at RAF Mount Pleasant[68]
- No. 1310 Flight RAF (1 x Boeing CH-47 Chinook)
- No. 1435 Flight RAF (4 x Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4)
- No. 1312 Flight RAF (1 x Airbus A330 MRTT 'Voyager'[47] and 1 x Airbus A400M Atlas[53])
Overseas Deployments
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Defence, Ministry of (September 2020). "How Defence Works (Version 6.0)". p. 30. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/920219/20200922-How_Defence_Works_V6.0_Sep_2020.pdf.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Jefford, Appendix 6, pp. 127–131
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 "FOI(A) regarding RAF Reserve Squadrons and Wings". 8 June 2021. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/754787/response/1807742/attach/4/Annex%20to%20FOI%202021%205123.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1.
- ↑ at 6:30pm, Kirstie Chambers 19th June 2020. "British-Qatari Joint Typhoon Squadron Begins Flying Training" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/british-qatari-joint-typhoon-squadron-begins-flying-training.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "FOI(A) regarding current RAF 'Forces'". 14 June 2021. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/755070/response/1811565/attach/3/20210614%20FOI%20Response%20Zacchi%20RAF%20Force%20Wing%20Structure%205130.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 at 11:51am, James Hirst 20th June 2018. "WATCH: RAF Typhoons Police Romanian Skies" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/watch-raf-typhoons-police-romanian-skies.
- ↑ at 11:04am, 13th May 2020. "RAF Typhoons Escort US Bomber Over North Sea" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/raf-typhoons-escort-us-bomber-over-north-sea.
- ↑ at 9:36am, 27th September 2019. "Ex Bersama Lima: RAF Typhoons Jets Arrive In Malaysia" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/ex-bersama-lima-raf-typhoons-jets-arrive-malaysia.
- ↑ at 12:35pm, David Sivills-McCann 29th April 2020. "RAF Typhoons Deploy To Lithuania For NATO Mission" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/raf-typhoons-fly-lithuania-nato-mission.
- ↑ at 6:29pm, 1st July 2020. "RAF Typhoons Based In Lithuania Scrambled For Fifth Time" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/raf-typhoons-based-lithuania-scrambled-fifth-time.
- ↑ at 1:37pm, 19th May 2020. "RAF Typhoons Train With NATO Warships In Baltic Sea" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/raf-typhoons-train-nato-warships-baltic-sea.
- ↑ "RAF Lossiemouth: Lossie Lighthouse, The Magazine of RAF Lossiemouth". Winter 2020. https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-lossiemouth/documents/lossie-lighthouse-2020-2021-winter-spring-edition/.
- ↑ at 1:51pm, 2nd May 2019. "RAF Lossiemouth Welcomes Fourth Operational Typhoon Squadron" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/raf-lossiemouth-welcomes-fourth-operational-typhoon-squadron.
- ↑ at 10:30am, 12th June 2019. "RAF Typhoons Scrambled To Intercept Russian Transport Aircraft" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/raf/raf-typhoons-scrambled-intercept-russian-transport-aircraft.
- ↑ at 2:08pm, 28th June 2020. "RAF Typhoons Take Part In Major German Exercise" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/raf-typhoons-take-part-major-german-exercise.
- ↑ at 6:30pm, Kirstie Chambers 19th June 2020. "British-Qatari Joint Typhoon Squadron Begins Flying Training" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/british-qatari-joint-typhoon-squadron-begins-flying-training.
- ↑ at 7:13am, 2nd January 2018. "A New RAF Squadron To Be Based In Lincolnshire" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/new-raf-squadron-be-based-lincolnshire.
- ↑ at 10:00am, 23rd May 2021. "F-35B: What You Need To Know About The Lightning Jet" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/what-you-need-know-about-f-35b.
- ↑ at 1:09pm, 7th March 2018. "Typhoon Tour: Duke Of Cambridge Visits RAF Coningsby" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/typhoon-tour-duke-cambridge-visits-raf-coningsby.
- ↑ at 6:02pm, Carla Prater 22nd September 2015. "Duke Of Cambridge Celebrates Fighter Squadron's Centenary" (in en). https://www.forces.net/services/raf/duke-cambridge-celebrates-fighter-squadrons-centenary.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 at 7:20pm, 17th July 2019. "Second Lightning Fighter Jet Squadron Arrives In The UK" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/second-lightning-fighter-jet-squadron-arrives-uk.
- ↑ at 1:58pm, 22nd September 2018. "617 Squadron Presented With New Standard" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/617-squadron-presented-new-standard.
- ↑ "Moment RAF Typhoon fighter jet kills ISIS jihadis with precision missiles after spotting thugs in bunker near Mosul" (in en-gb). 2021-05-17. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14982053/two-raf-typhoon-fighter-jets-isis/.
- ↑ "Blended U.S. Marine, U.K. Royal Air Force Air Wing Aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth Will be Largest F-35 Deployment to Date" (in en-US). 2021-04-29. https://news.usni.org/2021/04/29/blended-u-s-marine-u-k-royal-air-force-air-wing-aboard-hms-queen-elizabeth-will-be-largest-f-35-deployment-to-date.
- ↑ at 11:10am, 13th June 2021. "Red Arrows Fly Over Windsor Castle For Queen's Official Birthday" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/red-arrows-fly-over-windsor-castle-queens-official-birthday.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 "Stand-up of ISTAR Air Wing" (in en-gb). 17 May 2021. https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/stand-up-of-istar-air-wing/.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 "RAF forms new ISTAR air wing" (in en-GB). https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/raf-forms-new-istar-air-wing/.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 "RAF stands up new ISTAR Air Wing" (in en). https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/raf-stands-up-new-istar-air-wing.
- ↑ Lake, Jon. "Savage Cuts for the RAF in UK Defense Review" (in en). https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-03-25/savage-cuts-raf-uk-defense-review.
- ↑ at 11:23am, 3rd February 2021. "RAF's Fifth P-8A Poseidon Arrives At Lossiemouth" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/fifth-p-8a-poseidon-arrives-raf-lossiemouth.
- ↑ at 10:00am, 24th March 2021. "Chief Of The Air Staff: RAF To Build Fleet Fit For 'Complex, Digital Battlespace Of The Future'" (in en). https://www.forces.net/news/chief-air-staff-raf-build-fleet-fit-complex-digital-battlespace-future.
- ↑ "No 42 Expeditionary Support Wing Celebrates 10 Years". Royal Air Forces Association. 7 December 2017. https://www.rafa.org.uk/leicester/blog/no-42-expeditionary-support-wing-celebrates-10-years. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 "UK armed forces equipment and formations 2020". 10 September 2020. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/915016/UK_Armed_Forces_Equipment_and_Formations_2020_tables.xlsx.
- ↑ "RAF Wittering technician reaches for the skies as part of rocket team". Peterborough Telegraph. 11 September 2020. https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/raf-wittering-technician-reaches-skies-part-rocket-team-2967914. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Police hunting pair who threatened serviceman with knife near RAF Marham in Norfolk". The Independent. 21 July 2016. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-hunting-pair-who-threatened-serviceman-knife-near-raf-marham-norfolk-a7147671.html. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "MPC has 13th COVID-19 tested positive; no cases among Falklands' population". MercoPress. 25 April 2020. https://en.mercopress.com/2020/04/25/mpc-has-13th-covid-19-tested-positive-no-cases-among-falklands-population. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Farewell Gibraltar Gate Guardian". EuroWeekly News. 20 February 2020. https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/02/20/farewell-gibraltar-gate-guardian/. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Award given to catering squadron at RAF Wittering". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. 23 February 2015. https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/award-given-to-catering-squadron-at-raf-wittering-1-6592557/. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "RAF Wittering colleagues pay tribute to ‘exceptionally popular’ senior aircraftman". Peterborough Telegraph. 12 March 2020. https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/raf-wittering-colleagues-pay-tribute-exceptionally-popular-senior-aircraftman-2447888. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Anniversary celebrations at RAF Wittering". Peterborough Telegraph. 16 July 2020. https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/anniversary-celebrations-raf-wittering-2914401. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Chef Jamie Oliver filmed episode of Channel 4's Jamie and J". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. 6 January 2020. https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/chef-jamie-oliver-filmed-episode-of-channel-4s-jamie-and-jimmys-friday-night-feast-at-raf-wittering-9095506/. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ Evans, Owen (12 July 2019). "Major rescue launched after man trapped on notorious Snowdon ridge". North Wales Live. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/major-rescue-launched-after-man-16577914. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 "RAF C-130 Hercules Fleet To Be Entirely Retired By 2023" (in en-US). 2021-03-22. https://theaviationist.com/2021/03/22/raf-c-130-hercules-fleet-to-be-entirely-retired-by-2023/.
- ↑ "RAF Coningsby". https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-coningsby/.
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- ↑ "On Friday 14 May 2021, Wing Commander Lee Roberts handed over the role of Officer Commanding LXX Squadron to Wing Commander Calvin Bailey.". 20 May 2021. https://twitter.com/70SqnA400M/status/1395394394379988994.
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