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Expeditionary Air Wing

January 01, 1970

This article is about the RAF unit. For the similarly named USAF concept, see List of Air Expeditionary units of the United States Air Force.

On 1 April 2006 Expeditionary Air Wings (EAWs) were formed at nine of the RAF's Main Operating Bases. Each EAW has its own identity and is led by the Station Commander, supported by their Station management team. The deployable elements of the station structures form the core of each EAW, reinforced by elements of the Air Combat Service Support Units (ACSSUs). Flying and Force Protection force elements are attached to meet the requirements of each operation. EAWs enable the RAF to train as cohesive air power units which are prepared and capable of transitioning quickly from peacetime structures and deploying swiftly on operations in tailored packages.

UK based wings edit

Current wings edit

No. 34 EAW edit

Main article: No. 34 Expeditionary Air Wing

No. 38 EAW edit

No. 121 EAW edit

No. 135 EAW edit

No. 138 EAW edit

Main article: No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing

No. 140 EAW edit

Main article: No. 140 Expeditionary Air Wing

Former wings edit

Deployed Wings edit

 
Visiting Aircraft Section (VASS) from 901 Expeditionary Air Wing marshalling a No. 32 Squadron RAF BAe 125 aircraft in the Middle East.

No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group edit

Main article: No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group

No. 901 Expeditionary Air Wing edit

As of 2017, the wing was located at RAF Al Udeid,[18] providing support to Headquarters 83 EAG and Headquarters Joint Force Communication and Information Systems (Middle East).[19]

Previously as a Middle Eastern EAW it comprised "A" Flight, at a not-publicly known location [likely to be Al Udeid, Qatar], flying Lockheed Hercules C4;[20] "B" Flight (unknown location [likely to be Mussanah, Oman], reformed in 2013 as unknown)[19] flying the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III; and "C" Flight (disbanded March 2015)[19] at Bahrain International Airport[21] flying a mix of BAe125s and BAe146s from No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron.

During the Second World War, No. 901 Wing formed part of No. 224 Group RAF, Third Tactical Air Force. It was formed on 1 October 1944 at Chiringa in British India. At the time of its formation, 901 Wing consisted of two Squadrons: 177 and 211 Squadron, both of which flew Bristol Beaufighter twin-engined fighter-bombers. The Wing was renamed No 901 (Tactical) Wing with effect from 1 December 1944. The Wing continued to operate up to four squadrons equipped with Beaufighters and de Havilland Mosquitoes during 1944-45.[22]

No. 902 EAW edit

No. 903 EAW edit

Main article: No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing

No. 906 EAW edit

British Forces South Atlantic Islands edit

Main article: British Forces South Atlantic Islands

No. 905 EAW edit

Disbanded Wings edit

No. 904 EAW edit

Main article: No. 904 Expeditionary Air Wing

No. 907 EAW edit

See also edit

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b Cotter 2008, p. 34.
  2. ^ a b c d Cotter 2008, p. 33.
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  4. ^ "RAF Units Return from Cyprus". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing. June 2016. p. 13.
  6. ^ "RAF Typhoons return from Baltic Air Policing mission". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Core Business for 135 Expeditionary Air Wing". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  8. ^ "RAF Typhoons hand over NATO Romania duties to Canada". Royal Air Force. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. ^ "British Typhoon jets arrive in Romania for NATO enhanced Air Policing". NATO Allied Air Command. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  10. ^ "RAF Typhoon scramble intercepts Russian aircraft over the Romanian Black Sea | Royal Air Force". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ "RAF Typhoons return to Romania to resume NATO Black Sea Mission". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Members of Parliament visit RAF personnel on Enhanced Air Policing mission, Operation Biloxi". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  13. ^ "RAF Typhoons scramble over the Black Sea | Royal Air Force". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Royal Air Force". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Tornado GR4 | SP196 | Squadron Prints". www.squadronprints.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  16. ^ . www.raf.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  17. ^ "CAS Visits 140 Expeditionary Air Wing Personnel in Estonia". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Inside Mission Control: Directing The Air Campaign Against Islamic Statestate". Forces TV. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  19. ^ a b c . RAF. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  20. ^ a b c d Cotter 2008, p. 38.
  21. ^ "901 EAW C Flight". Royal Air Force (RAF). Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  22. ^ . www.raf.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  23. ^ . RAF. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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  25. ^ "UK deploys Reaper to the Middle East". Gov.UK. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  26. ^ "RAF Rivet Joint on first operational deployment over Iraq". Flight Global. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  27. ^ "RAF Shadow R1". milavreachout.org. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  28. ^ "New RAF unit strengthens relationship with United Arab Emirates". MoD. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  29. ^ a b c "Coalition operations in Libya to continue". Ministry of Defence (MoD). 21 March 2010.
  30. ^ Judd, Terri (19 March 2011). "Operation Ellamy: Designed to strike from air and sea". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  31. ^ "Libya update". MoD. 20 March 2011.
  32. ^ "Operational Update on Libya – 25 March". MoD. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  33. ^ a b "Falklands Garrison still going strong". MoD. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  34. ^ "RAF Retires TriStar Tankers As Voyager Fleet Grows". Aviation International News. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  35. ^ Typhoons arrive in Falklands 23 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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  37. ^ Evans, Michael (6 June 2009). "Harriers ready to take off from Kandahar". The Times. No. 69655. p. 93. ISSN 0140-0460.
  38. ^ "Coalition Against Gadhafi Growing". Defense News. 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  39. ^ "UK military to be stretched by long Libya campaign". Reuters. 19 March 2011.
  40. ^ Jane's Defence Weekly, 16 March 2011

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This article is about the RAF unit For the similarly named USAF concept see List of Air Expeditionary units of the United States Air Force On 1 April 2006 Expeditionary Air Wings EAWs were formed at nine of the RAF s Main Operating Bases Each EAW has its own identity and is led by the Station Commander supported by their Station management team The deployable elements of the station structures form the core of each EAW reinforced by elements of the Air Combat Service Support Units ACSSUs Flying and Force Protection force elements are attached to meet the requirements of each operation EAWs enable the RAF to train as cohesive air power units which are prepared and capable of transitioning quickly from peacetime structures and deploying swiftly on operations in tailored packages Contents 1 UK based wings 1 1 Current wings 1 1 1 No 34 EAW 1 1 2 No 38 EAW 1 1 3 No 121 EAW 1 1 4 No 135 EAW 1 1 5 No 138 EAW 1 1 6 No 140 EAW 1 2 Former wings 2 Deployed Wings 2 1 No 83 Expeditionary Air Group 2 1 1 No 901 Expeditionary Air Wing 2 1 2 No 902 EAW 2 1 3 No 903 EAW 2 1 4 No 906 EAW 2 2 British Forces South Atlantic Islands 2 2 1 No 905 EAW 2 3 Disbanded Wings 2 3 1 No 904 EAW 2 3 2 No 907 EAW 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyUK based wings editCurrent wings edit No 34 EAW edit Main article No 34 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Waddington 1 ISTAR Previously located at RAF Lyneham deployed between May and December 2016 to NSA Souda Bay supporting Operation Shader citation needed No 38 EAW edit 38 EAW is an Air Mobility specialist EAW composed of personnel from RAF Brize Norton and RAF Northolt Deployed to Barbados on Operation Ruman 9 September 17 to support Hurricane Irma relief efforts in the Caribbean 38 EAW comprised Elements of No XXIV Squadron 38 EAW was commanded by OC of No 24 Squadron Elements of No 47 Squadron RAF with Lockheed Hercules C4 C5 Elements of No LXX Squadron RAF with Airbus Atlas C1 Elements of No 99 Squadron RAF with Boeing C 17 Globemaster III Elements of No 1 Air Mobility Wing No 121 EAW edit No 121 Expeditionary Air Wing at RAF Coningsby 2 Deployed to RAF Akrotiri from August to November 2013 for Operation Luminous 3 4 comprised Elements of No XI Squadron with Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 Elements of No 8 Squadron with Boeing Sentry AEW1 Elements of No 216 Squadron with Lockheed Tristar Elements of No 1 Air Control Centre with T101 Radar Elements of No 4 Force Protection Wing Deployed to Amari Air Base 5 from April to September 2015 for Operation Azotize 6 with Typhoon FGR4 No 135 EAW edit No 135 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Leeming Deployed to Siauliai Lithuania from April to September 2014 for Operation Azotize 7 with Typhoon FGR4 Deployed to Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase near Constanța Romania from April to August 2017 under Operation Biloxi with four Typhoon FGR4s of No 3 Fighter Squadron 8 9 Deployed to Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase near Constanta Romania in April 2018 under Operation Biloxi with four Typhoon FGR4s of No 1 Fighter Squadron 10 and No II Army Cooperation Squadron 11 12 13 Deployed to Siauliai Lithuania from April to September 2019 for Operation Azotize with Typhoon FGR4 of No 6 Squadron 14 No 138 EAW edit Main article No 138 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Marham 2 Believed to have deployed to West Africa in 2014 for Operation Turus with Panavia Tornado GR4 15 No 140 EAW edit Main article No 140 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Lossiemouth Deployed to RAF Akrotiri from August to December 2014 for Operation Shader succeeded by 903 EAW comprised 16 Elements of the RAF Tornado Force Tornado GR4 strike aircraft Elements of the RAF Air Mobility Force Hercules C5 transport aircraft Voyager KC3 tanker aircraft Deployed to Amari Air Base 5 from April to September 2016 for Operation Azotize 17 with Typhoon FGR4 Former wings edit No 122 EAW RAF Cottesmore 2 Fighter Ground Attack stood down in 2012 citation needed No 125 EAW RAF Leuchars 2 Fighter stood down in 2013 citation needed No 325 EAW RAF Kinloss 1 Maritime Patrol amp Surveillance stood down in 2013 citation needed Deployed Wings edit nbsp Visiting Aircraft Section VASS from 901 Expeditionary Air Wing marshalling a No 32 Squadron RAF BAe 125 aircraft in the Middle East No 83 Expeditionary Air Group edit Main article No 83 Expeditionary Air Group No 901 Expeditionary Air Wing edit As of 2017 the wing was located at RAF Al Udeid 18 providing support to Headquarters 83 EAG and Headquarters Joint Force Communication and Information Systems Middle East 19 Previously as a Middle Eastern EAW it comprised A Flight at a not publicly known location likely to be Al Udeid Qatar flying Lockheed Hercules C4 20 B Flight unknown location likely to be Mussanah Oman reformed in 2013 as unknown 19 flying the Boeing C 17A Globemaster III and C Flight disbanded March 2015 19 at Bahrain International Airport 21 flying a mix of BAe125s and BAe146s from No 32 The Royal Squadron During the Second World War No 901 Wing formed part of No 224 Group RAF Third Tactical Air Force It was formed on 1 October 1944 at Chiringa in British India At the time of its formation 901 Wing consisted of two Squadrons 177 and 211 Squadron both of which flew Bristol Beaufighter twin engined fighter bombers The Wing was renamed No 901 Tactical Wing with effect from 1 December 1944 The Wing continued to operate up to four squadrons equipped with Beaufighters and de Havilland Mosquitoes during 1944 45 22 No 902 EAW edit RAFO Musannah in support of Operation Kipion May 2015 present 2 x AgustaWestland Merlin HM 2 helicopters 23 Previous During 2008 Muscat International Airport Oman Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 amp R1 20 October 2013 Unknown deployed location suspected to be Muscat International Airport Oman citation needed Sentinel R1 Airborne Stand Off Radar ASTOR aircraft from No V Army Cooperation Squadron No 903 EAW edit Main article No 903 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Akrotiri in support of Operation Shader 14 December 2014 present 24 Elements of the RAF Typhoon Force 9 x Typhoon FGR4 multirole fighter aircraft Elements of the RAF Air Mobility Force Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft replaced previously operated Hercules C5 aircraft withdrawn from RAF service in 2023 Voyager KC3 tanker aircraft Elements of the RAF ISTAR Force MQ 9A Reaper UAVs No 13 Squadron RAF and RC 135W Rivet Joint No 51 Squadron RAF aircraft may operate from locations other than RAF Akrotiri 25 26 Shadow R1 aircraft from No 14 Squadron RAF 27 2 x Sentinel R1 ISTAR aircraft from No V Army Cooperation Squadron all withdrawn from service 2021 2 x Sentry AEW1 AEW amp C aircraft from No 8 Squadron aircraft withdrawn from service 2021 Elements of the RAF Support Force Previous Elements of the RAF Tornado Force 10 x Tornado GR4 strike aircraft Retired 2019 Contingency Operating Base Basra Basra Airport Iraq for Operation Telic 2003 2009 24 Camp Bastion Afghanistan for Operation Herrick 2009 2014 24 No 906 EAW edit Al Minhad Air Base United Arab Emirates 15 January 2013 present 28 Previous Gioia del Colle Air Base Italy in support of Operation Ellamy 2011 comprising 29 10 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters from RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth 30 16 Tornado GR4 interdictor strike aircraft from RAF Marham 31 32 British Forces South Atlantic Islands edit Main article British Forces South Atlantic Islands No 905 EAW edit RAF Mount Pleasant Falklands Islands 33 1 April 2006 present No 1312 Flight RAF Airbus A400M Atlas 20 Voyager KC2 34 Previously VC10 and Tristar No 1435 Flight RAF 4 x Eurofighter Typhoon 33 35 Previously Panavia Tornado F3s 20 Previous Unknown Disbanded Wings edit No 904 EAW edit Main article No 904 Expeditionary Air Wing Kandahar Airfield Afghanistan for Operation Herrick 2006 2015 36 Harrier aircraft eight aircraft with eleven crews 2009 37 No 907 EAW edit RAF Akrotiri in support of Operation Ellamy 2011 comprising 29 3 Sentry AEW1 AWACS aircraft from RAF Waddington 38 1 x Nimrod R1 signals intelligence aircraft from No 51 Squadron 39 operational requirements forced the Royal Air Force to deploy one of its two remaining Nimrod R1s two weeks before they were due to be withdrawn 40 1 x Sentinel R1 airborne standoff radar aircraft from No V Army Cooperation Squadron 29 See also editRAF Advanced Air Striking ForceReferences editCitations edit a b Cotter 2008 p 34 a b c d Cotter 2008 p 33 RAF Akrotiri History www raf mod uk Retrieved 29 December 2016 RAF Units Return from Cyprus www raf mod uk Retrieved 29 December 2016 a b AirForces Monthly Stamford Lincolnshire England Key Publishing June 2016 p 13 RAF Typhoons return from Baltic Air Policing mission www gov uk Retrieved 29 December 2016 Core Business for 135 Expeditionary Air Wing www raf mod uk Retrieved 29 December 2016 RAF Typhoons hand over NATO Romania duties to Canada Royal Air Force 29 August 2017 Retrieved 29 August 2017 British Typhoon jets arrive in Romania for NATO enhanced Air Policing NATO Allied Air Command 25 April 2017 Retrieved 19 July 2017 RAF Typhoon scramble intercepts Russian aircraft over the Romanian Black Sea Royal Air Force www raf mod uk Retrieved 28 July 2018 RAF Typhoons return to Romania to resume NATO Black Sea Mission www raf mod uk Retrieved 22 July 2018 Members of Parliament visit RAF personnel on Enhanced Air Policing mission Operation Biloxi www raf mod uk Retrieved 22 July 2018 RAF Typhoons scramble over the Black Sea Royal Air Force www raf mod uk Retrieved 22 July 2018 Royal Air Force Royal Air Force Retrieved 28 April 2020 Tornado GR4 SP196 Squadron Prints www squadronprints com Retrieved 29 December 2016 RAF 903 EAW www raf mod uk Archived from the original on 18 March 2015 Retrieved 29 December 2016 CAS Visits 140 Expeditionary Air Wing Personnel in Estonia www raf mod uk Retrieved 29 December 2016 Inside Mission Control Directing The Air Campaign Against Islamic Statestate Forces TV Retrieved 20 September 2017 a b c 901 EAW RAF Archived from the original on 12 May 2015 Retrieved 14 May 2015 a b c d Cotter 2008 p 38 901 EAW C Flight Royal Air Force RAF Retrieved 8 December 2013 83 Expeditionary Air Group 901 EAW www raf mod uk Archived from the original on 14 May 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2022 902 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Archived from the original on 15 May 2015 Retrieved 14 May 2015 a b c 903 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Archived from the original on 18 March 2015 Retrieved 14 May 2015 UK deploys Reaper to the Middle East Gov UK 16 October 2014 Retrieved 25 July 2023 RAF Rivet Joint on first operational deployment over Iraq Flight Global 21 August 2014 Retrieved 25 July 2023 RAF Shadow R1 milavreachout org 27 February 2022 Retrieved 25 July 2023 New RAF unit strengthens relationship with United Arab Emirates MoD Retrieved 1 February 2013 a b c Coalition operations in Libya to continue Ministry of Defence MoD 21 March 2010 Judd Terri 19 March 2011 Operation Ellamy Designed to strike from air and sea The Independent London Retrieved 20 March 2011 Libya update MoD 20 March 2011 Operational Update on Libya 25 March MoD 25 March 2011 Retrieved 25 March 2011 a b Falklands Garrison still going strong MoD Retrieved 20 January 2015 RAF Retires TriStar Tankers As Voyager Fleet Grows Aviation International News Retrieved 29 December 2016 Typhoons arrive in Falklands Archived 23 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine 904 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 Retrieved 1 October 2013 Evans Michael 6 June 2009 Harriers ready to take off from Kandahar The Times No 69655 p 93 ISSN 0140 0460 Coalition Against Gadhafi Growing Defense News 20 March 2011 Archived from the original on 21 March 2011 Retrieved 21 March 2011 UK military to be stretched by long Libya campaign Reuters 19 March 2011 Jane s Defence Weekly 16 March 2011 Bibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Expeditionary Air Wing Cotter Jarrod 2008 Royal Air Force celebrating 90 years Stamford UK Key Publishing Ltd ISBN 978 0 946219 11 7 Richardson Donna 28 June 2006 EAWs improve UK RAF deployment capability Jane s Defence Weekly p 31 https www heraldry wiki com heraldrywiki wiki No 906 Expeditionary Air Wing Royal Air Force 906 EAW badge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Expeditionary Air Wing amp oldid 1223740530 Deployed Wings, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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