No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF

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No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF
United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron
No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF badge.png
Heraldic Badge of the Wing
Active1 October 2006–present (as wing)
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchEnsign of the Royal Air Force.svg  Royal Air Force
Role Combat service support
Size Wing of three squadrons
Part of No. 2 Group RAF
Garrison/HQ RAF Brize Norton

No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF is a combat service support wing of the British Royal Air Force currently operating as part of No. 2 Group RAF and based at RAF Brize Norton.

Contents

History

UKMAMS

Formed at RAF Abingdon in 1966 as the UK based mobile movements capability. In 1974, following the closure of RAF Abingdon and its consequential hand-over to the British Army, the squadron was moved to RAF Lyneham. At this time, the squadron amalgamated with the existing station movements squadron to provide a dual base and mobile capability. [1] [2]

On 1 October 2006, the squadron was expanded into the No. 1 Air Mobility Wing. [1] [3]

Wing

In 2012, following the closure of RAF Lyneham, the wing moved to RAF Brize Norton. [3] [4] The wing operates as part of the RAF's A4 (Support) Force, sitting alongside the headquarters of the Air Mobility Force. [5] [6] [7] [8]

No. 1 Air Mobility Wing is a high-readiness air combat service support unit, capable of providing early entry air movements support, both in the United Kingdom and abroad, to operations and exercises. United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron (UKMAMS) consists of four mobile flights which provide dedicated workforce to meet exercise and operational tasking, both contingent and enduring. The Operational Support Squadron (OSS) provides all logistics support to UKMAMS, plus permanent air movements detachments (PAMDs) at five locations worldwide. [9] [10] [11]

Structure

The structure of the wing is as follows: [9] [10]

Squadron badges

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mobile Air Movements - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives". www.forces-war-records.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "RAFMAMS Association - History". 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "RAF Stations – L (Lyneham)". Air of Authority – A History of Royal Air Force ORganisation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "RAFMAMS Association - News". 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Olver, Rob. "1 AMW: Loading Aircraft For Half A Century". Forces Network. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Training at RAF Wittering for humanitarian operations". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "RAF base became 'foreign land'". Stamford Mercury. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Increased aircraft activity at RAF Wittering". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. 1 2 "RAF Brize Norton". Royal Air Force Website. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. 1 2 "New Beginnings for No. 1 Air Mobility Wing". Royal Air Force Website. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "New commander takes on role at RAF Wittering". Stamford Mercury. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Exercise Swift Pirate causes quite a buzz". Stamford Mercury. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "RAF's air mobility team returns from four-month Mali deployment". Airforce Technology. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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