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No. 92 Wing RAAF

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Active
  
1977–Present

Garrison/HQ
  
RAAF Base Edinburgh

Branch
  
RAAF

Motto(s)
  
Watch and Ward

No. 92 Wing RAAF

Role
  
Long-range surveillance, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and survivor supply

Part of
  
Surveillance & Response Group

No. 92 Wing is the maritime patrol wing of the Royal Australian Air Force. It is headquartered at RAAF Base Edinburgh. It is part of the Surveillance and Response Group, and consists of No. 10 Squadron, No. 11 Squadron and No. 292 Squadron. The wing also has a permanent detachment at RMAF Base Butterworth in Malaysia. It operates AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft in roles including anti-submarine- and anti-surface surveillance and warfare for which the aircraft are equipped with torpedoes and Harpoon anti shipping missiles. It is also responsible for long range intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and maritime attack missions and search and survivor supply missions.

In April 2013, No. 5 Flight was transferred from Air Combat Group's No. 82 Wing to No. 92 Wing.

In June 2015 an Orion from the No. 92 Wing detachment at Butterworth in Malaysia was involved in locating the MT Okim Harmony which had been hijacked by Indonesian pirates in the South China Sea, whilst deployed as part of Operation Gateway.

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No. 92 Wing RAAF Wikipedia