RAF Force Protection Force

RAF Force Protection Force
RAF Regiment Gunner with MERT Chinook in Afghanistan. The gunner wears an FP (Force Protection) identifier.
Active2004–2022
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
RoleForce Protection
Garrison/HQRAF Honington

The RAF Force Protection Force was created in 2004 as the successor to the Tactical Survive to Operate Headquarters (Tac STO HQ). It consisted of Force Protection Wings which were tasked with protection of RAF stations in the UK and overseas. Each Wing was based around RAF Regiment and RAF Police squadrons, with supporting personnel.[1][2]

The Force Protection Force was disbanded in November 2022 and replaced by the separate Combat Readiness Force and Air Security Force, both part of Global Enablement, which itself was created by combining the RAF Force Protection Force, Battlespace Management Operations and Support Forces.[3]

Structure

In 2018, there were seven Force Protection wings.[4]

No. 2 (C-UAS) Wing

RAF Leeming

No. 3 Force Protection Wing RAF

Its motto is Parare Et Protegrere ("Prepare & Protect").

RAF Marham

  • No. 3 RAF Force Protection Wing Headquarters

No. 4 Force Protection Wing RAF

RAF Brize Norton

No. 5 Force Protection Wing RAF

RAF Lossiemouth

  • No. 4 RAF Police Squadron

No. 7 Force Protection Wing RAF

RAF Coningsby

  • No. 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters
  • Air Land Integration Cell

RAF Honington

RAF Honington

No. 8 Force Protection Wing RAF

RAF Waddington

See also

References

  1. ^ "RAF Regiment & RAF Reserves". armedforces.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ "RAF Regiment - Force Protection". Royal Air Force. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Global Enablement | Royal Air Force". raf.mod.uk. 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Force Protection". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 20 October 2018.