RAF Squadrons • 1 (Fighter) Squadron ~10/12 x Typhoon FGR4 • II (Army Cooperation) Squadron ~10/12x Typhoon FGR4 • 6 Squadron ~10/12 x Typhoons FGR4 o A Flight1 • 9 Squadron ~10/12 x Typhoons T3 (after 2018/19, reformed 1 April 20192 3 • 120 Squadron ??? x P-8A Poseidon Aircraft • 201 Squadron ??? x P-8A Poseidon Aircraft (total of 9 P-8)

RAF Coningsby Squadrons • 3 Squadron ~10/12 x Typhoon FGR4 • 11 Squadron ~10/12 x Typhoon FGR4 • 12 Squadron ~10/12 x Typhoons T3 (from current 12 Squadron flying Tornado GR4s.4) *** Squadron ~10/12 x Typhoons (see https://twitter.com/jamie_aviacom/status/1218446907997028352 could also be based at RAF Lossiemouth but likely Coningsby) • 29 (OCU) Squadron ~??? x Typhoons • 41 (T&ES) Squadron ~ 6 x Typhoons

RAF Marham Squadrons (both RAF and FAA Squadrons and Personnel): • 617 Squadron ~12 x F-35B (Joint RAF/FAA) (expected 2018) • 809 NAS ~12 x F-35B (Joint FAA/RAF, expected 2020s)5 • 207 Squadron ??? x F-35B (OCU Squadron)6

RAF Waddington Squadrons • 5 (Army Cooperation) Squadron 4 x Sentinel R1/ (ASTOR)7 (Until 2021)8 • 8 Squadron 5 x E3D Sentry AEW1 (too • 13 Squadron 5??? x MR-9 Reaper, later Protector • 14 Squadron ??? 5 x Beechcraft Shadow R1

1 http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/typhoons-defeat-severe-weather-16032015 2 http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/national/16347984.key-battle-of-britain-fighter-command-group-to-be- reformed/ 3 https://twitter.com/RoyalAirForce/status/1112708695199080448 4 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-minister-reveals-new-raf-squadron-at-qatar-event 5 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/September/09/130909-809-Air-Squadron 6 https://twitter.com/RAF_Marham/status/1157261146761695234 7 https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raf-sentinel-fleet-unaffected-until-at-least-march-430859/ and https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/824000/Arme d_Forces_Equipment_and_Formations_2019_tables.xlsx 8 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492800/20150 118-SDSR_Factsheets_1_to_17_ver_13.pdf 1

• 39 Squadron 5??? x MR-9 Reaper UAV, later Protector o A o C o E Flight are conducting MQ-1 operations o B, o D o E Flight are conducting MQ-9 operations (supposedly). • 31 Squadron ??? x Protector9 • 51 Squadron 2/3 x RC-135W • 54 (Reserve) Squadron??? 1x E3/1x Sentinel/1x Shadow/(Reaper possible)/RC-135W OCU10 11 • 56 (Reserve) ??? x Squadron E3/ Sentinel/Shadow/(Reaper possible)/RC-135W TES12 • 216 Squadron, Swarming Drones unit13

RAF Brize Norton Squadrons • 24 Squadron * ??? x C-130/A400M, OCU14 o B Flight15 • 30 Squadron (transition soon to A400M see FOIA, currently a dormant squadron since 8 December 2016) • 47 Squadron * x Hercules16 17 18 • 70 Squadron 22 x A400M19 • 99 Squadron 8 x C-17 • 10 Squadron ??? x A330 Voyager • 101 Squadron ??? x A330 Voyager (9 in total, 4 additional, one to civilian airlines)20 21 • 206 Squadron o B Flight (testing for A400M)22 RAF Odiham Squadrons • 7 Squadron ~ ??? x Chinook (support for UK Special Forces)23 • 18 Squadron ~ ??? x Chinook

9 https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/national/16347984.key-battle-of-britain-fighter-command-group-to-be- reformed/ 10 http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/century-of-sorties-for-raf-airseeker-and-sentinel-24112015 11 https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/54-squadron/ 12 https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/56-squadron/ 13 https://www.janes.com/article/95245/uk-stands-up-swarming-drones-development-unit 14 https://twitter.com/24SqnRAF 15 https://twitter.com/dickieallen81/status/678938492320223232 16 https://www.janes.com/article/90029/uk-extends-hercules-out-of-service-date-to-2035 17 http://www.eliteukforces.info/air-support/47-Squadron/ 18 http://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/elite-special-forces/uk-elite-special-forces/47-squadron-raf/ 19 https://twitter.com/70SqnA400M 20 http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/third-voyager-arrives-at-raf-brize-norton-380441/ 21 http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140624/DEFREG01/306240025/AirTanker-Cuts-Refueling-Deal- Thomas-Cook 22 http://www.janes.com/article/52768/a400m-deliveries-continue-as-uk-receives-third-airlifter 23 https://www.eliteukforces.info/air-support/7-Squadron/ 2

o A Flight o B Flight24 • 27 Squadron ~??? x Chinook

RAF Benson Squadrons • 28 (Reserve) Squadron x ??? Puma Mk2 and Chinook OCU25 26 27 • 33 Squadron ~??? x Puma Mk2 o A Flight28 • 230 Squadron ~??? x Puma Mk2 (JHC)

RAF Leeming • 90 Signals Unit29

RAF High Wycombe • 23 Squadron, Space Squadron, possible location

USAF Eglin • 17 Squadron 3 x F-35B (OEU) (Joint RAF/FAA)30

RAF Mount Pleasant • No. 1435 Flight 4 x Typhoons (1 always in reserve) • No. 1312 Flight 1 x C-130/A400M, 1 x Voyager (???) • 2 x AgustaWestland AW189 (privatised)—not sure if under ORBAT31 • No. 1310 Flight 2 x Chinooks (not sure which variant) (FOIA)32

RAF Regiment

Force Protection • RAF Force Protection - HQ at RAF Honington, police as well33 • No. 2 Force Protection Wing - RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (Expeditionary Operations) o No 1 Tactical Police Squadron, - RAF Honington, o 34 Squadron RAF Regiment - RAF Leeming (armoured RAF Regiment)

24 http://www.lzdzonline.co.uk/pdfs/LZDZ_Iss1_2014.pdf 25 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/12967809.Six_Chinooks_and_160_staff_transfer_to_RAF_Benson/ 26 http://www.janes.com/article/52862/uk-completes-transition-of-merlin-from-raf-to-rn 27 https://www.facebook.com/rafodiham/posts/769791106460092 28 http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/puma-squadron-marks-100-years-13012016 29 http://www.raf.mod.uk/raf90signals/ 30 http://aviationweek.com/defense/uk-planning-four-front-line-f-35-squadrons 31 http://helihub.com/2016/05/11/raf-donates-sea-king-to-falklands-museum/ 32 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/october/11/161011-clyde-catches-the- whirlybird 33 http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/parade-to-mark-police-wing-s-move-to-raf-honington- 1-6795237 3

▪ B Flight34 ▪ C Flight35 o 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAuxAF - RAF Leeming (Force Protection) • No. 3 Force Protection Wing – RAF Marham, (Protecting the Lightning Force, deployable multirole squadron) o 6 RAF Police Squadron – RAF Marham o 15 Squadron RAF Regiment (based at RAF Honington, Suffolk) o 2620 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Marham (Selects and trains RAF Regiment Officers and Gunners to support the Regular RAF Regiment on Operations both home and abroad) • No. 4 Force Protection Wing - RAF Brize Norton, (Protecting Air Mobility Force, fully deployable) o 7 RAF Police Squadron - RAF Brize Norton o II Squadron (Parachute) Squadron RAF Regiment - RAF Honington, Suffolk, to relocate to RAF Brize Norton in 2018) o 2624 Squadron RAuxAF (County of Oxfordshire) - RAF Brize Norton (Force Protection) • No. 5 Force Protection Wing - RAF Lossiemouth, (Protecting the Typhoon Force QRA North) o 4 RAF Police Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth o 51 Squadron RAF Regiment - RAF Lossiemouth ▪ C Flight, RAF Lossiemouth see http://www.bbc.com/news/uk- england-south-yorkshire-29332132 and http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/exercise-eager-lion-24062015 o 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAuxAF - RAF Lossiemouth (RAF Police and RAF o 2622 Squadron RAuxAF - RAF Lossiemouth (Force Protection) • No. 7 Force Protection Wing - RAF Coningsby (Protecting the Typhoon Force QRA South) o 63 Squadron (Queen's Colour Squadron) RAF Regiment - RAF Northolt, (Ceremonial and Force Protection) o 2623 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Honington, Sufolk (From CBRN to Force Protection once 20 Wing disbands as of 2019, FOIA) o Air-Land Integration Cell – RAF Honington (by summer 2018) • No. 8 Force Protection Wing – RAF Waddington, (Protecting the ISTAR Force)

34 https://twitter.com/RoyalAirForce/status/671326336829530112 35 https://www.facebook.com/rafregiment/posts/10156732339035359?__xts__[0]=68.ARBpzZTS6WTHeeFZjER oI_-swwqM750ByWKn7ByCXlISn1FzKzHgDTEA_YxsqbFQPIN- j0Hy3U0muHYwrztqn2s0vzxrdLT2BzyD9mXb-fN7- 5oiIXtmSM1IbJIwraXztWBfTM1C7seWYbm3j1sFnMPPII3BWJbmyA7hx1lYpAgkA15pAZ9Zo7qls9TsuTks pbMZg1_Loj-lmRIgF2Ipk44RIlkVoSS6373wQPyWbOkq6AbKGkjTIQF-vgyGRP6esHSFUq-l4142wkRIL- N22x2aPRWexytc1L0x-kvmIOeItpnIocU0O9C-NAypzJsBQ5jHmxC8ByRi8RPyt_s9&__tn__=-R 4

o 1 Squadron RAF Regiment - RAF Honington, Suffolk (armoured RAF Regiment) ▪ B Flight ▪ C Flight (https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/1-squadron-raf-regt- conduct-live-firing-exercise-on-ex-saif-sareea-3/) o 2503 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Waddington (Force Protection) CBRN • 20 Wing RAF Regiment RAF Honington, Suffolk (to disband soon, transferring units and equipment to the ) o 26 Squadron RAF Regiment - RAF Honington (to disband soon, transferring units and equipment to the British Army, supposedly disbanded August 2017) (FOIA) o 27 Squadron RAF Regiment - RAF Honington (to disband soon, transferring units and equipment to the 28 Engineer Regiment) https://twitter.com/FPComd/status/1245381077306347521

RAF Police (all possibly at RAF Honington) • 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAuxAF • HQ RAF Police Professional Standards Department • No 1 Tactical Provost Squadron • Counter Intelligence and Security Squadron • Specialist Investigation Branch • Forensic Exploitation Flight

Reserve/RAF Auxiliary Regiment • 501 County of Gloucestershire Squadron RAuxAF - RAF Brize Norton (providing Logistics (Drivers) and Logistics (Supply, Storage and Distribution) specialists to support Defence) • 502 (Ulster) Squadron RAuxAF – JHC FS Aldergove (Mission is to provide a range of fully trained personnel to support worldwide commitments • 504 County of Nottingham Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire (Specialising in military logistics, offering opportunities for male or female applicants to serve as Drivers, Suppliers or Chefs.) • 505 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF St Mawgan, Country (General Support Squadron) • 600 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Northolt, London (Reservist Support to RAF and PJHQ) • 601 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Northolt, London (Specialist support to CAS for liaison) • 602 Squadron RAuxAF – Glasgow (Support to Air Battle management and intelligence)

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• 605 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Cosford, West Midlands (Part of 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing, personnel are specialist Logistics (MT Drivers, Suppliers and Chefs) and RAF Police Service personnel. • 606 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (Based at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, Squadron personnel augment various ground branches: RAF Regiment, Operations, Engineering, Mechanical Transport, Supply, Catering, Personnel Support and Air Traffic Control. • 607 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (It is the centre of Excellence of RAF Reserve Logistic Driver and supply training. Recruits and trains Royal Police, Intelligence Analysts, Drivers, Chefs and Human Resources personnel.) • 611 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Woodvale, Merseyside (Personnel provide support in flight operations, intelligence, ground engineering, logistics, personnel & training, media and chaplaincy services to augment UK Main Operating Bases and units deployed on operations.) • 611 Squadron RAuxAF – , Fife (Provides clinical personnel from the medical, nursing and health professional fields to support the UK military.) • 614 Squadron RAuxAF – Cardiff (General Support Squadron) • 616 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Waddington (Support for ISTAR Force) • 622 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Brize Norton (Reservist Aircrew and flying support personnel) • 4624 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Brize Norton (4624 Sqn personnel accept, prepare and load cargo and passengers for worldwide travel on RAF air transport, coalition and charter aircraft.) • 4626 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Brize Norton (Personnel provide personnel to the RAF Medical Services operational medical capabilities, including aeromedical evacuation and pre-hospital and primary healthcare.) • 7006 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Waddington (Reservist support for RAF intelligence • 7010 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Waddington, Marham, Wyton (The squadron provides imagery analysts to support the RAF intelligence community.) • 7630 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Waddington (Personnel are largely recruited from ex-regular Intelligence Officers or long serving reservists. Maintains a niche resource of Subject Matter Experts (SME).) • 7664 Squadron RAuxAF – RAF Halton, Aylesbury (RAF Media Operations)

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