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RAF Force Protection Force Headquarters

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Active
  
2004–present

Branch
  
Royal Air Force

Role
  
Force Protection

Country
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Headquarters

Garrison/HQ
  
RAF Honington

The RAF Force Protection Force Headquarters was created in 2004 as the successor to the Tactical Survive to Operate Headquarters (Tac STO HQ). It controls the Force Protection Wings which are tasked with protection of RAF stations in the UK and overseas. Each Wing is based around an RAF Regiment squadron, with additional RAF Police, RAF Intelligence, and other support staff.

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No. 1 Force Protection Wing RAF

No. 1 Force Protection Wing is based at RAF Wittering, and has a number of different units under its control:

  • No. 3 Squadron RAF Regiment.

    • It is due to be disbanded in early 2015 with personnel reassigned to other units.

    No. 2 Force Protection Wing RAF

    No. 2 Force Protection Wing is based at RAF Leeming, and has a number of different units under its control:

  • No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 609 (West Riding) Royal Auxiliary RAF Regiment Squadron.

    • No. 3 Force Protection Wing RAF

    No. 3 Force Protection Wing is based at RAF Marham, where it was formed in April 2004, and has a number of different units under its control.

  • No. II Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment

    • Its motto is Parare Et Protegrere ("Prepare & Protect"). The Officer Commanding is Wing Commander Jonathan Derbyshire.

    No. 4 Force Protection Wing RAF

    No. 4 RAF Force Protection Wing was based at RAF Lyneham, until the base was closed at the end of 2012.

    No. 5 Force Protection Wing RAF

    No. 5 Force Protection Wing is based at RAF Lossiemouth, and has a number of different units under its control:

  • Wing Headquarters.
  • No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment

    • No. 6 Force Protection Wing RAF

    No. 6 Force Protection Wing RAF was based at RAF Leuchars, where it was formed in January 2006, and had a number of different units under its control:

  • No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment (The Queen’s Colour Squadron)
  • No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment
  • Force Protection Operational Support Squadron
  • Expeditionary Air Wing Force Protection Training Flight at RAF Leuchars

    • Their motto was Viribus Protege ("Defend the forces"). The wing was disbanded on 10 May 2014.

    No. 7 Force Protection Wing RAF

    No. 7 Force Protection Wing is based at RAF Coningsby, where it was formed in 2008, and has a number of different units under its control.

  • No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment

    • No. 8 Force Protection Wing RAF

    No. 8 Force Protection Wing is based at RAF Henlow and has a number of different units under its control:

  • Tactical Provost Wing
  • No. 3 (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) Police Squadron

    • References

    RAF Force Protection Force Headquarters Wikipedia
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