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Lots of posts about the RAF Regiment lately, this is the information I gathered before my first interview. It`s hopefully quite accurate - If it`s wrong, Please let me know - I`m not claiming to be a know all, just hoping this list will be usefull for those intrested in the RAF Reg.

RAF Regiment Orbat:
All Up Strength : 2500 (Including 275 Officers)

Field Squadrons
No 1 - St Mawgan
No 3 - Aldergrove
No 34 - Leeming

Feild Squadrons have a strength of approximatly 200, typically organised into 5 flights; a Headquaters/Support flight, two Flights equiped in the light infantry role, and two mobility flights mounted in Landrovers.

Rapier Squadrons

No 15 - Honnington
No 16 - Honnington
No 26 - Waddington
No 37 - Honnington

Rapier Squadrons are each equiped with 6* the upgraded Rapier 2000 Launchers (Feild Standard C)

Para Squadron
No 2 - Honnington

Joint NBC Regiment
No 27 - Honnington

No 27 Squadron comprises the RAF`s contribution to the Tri-Service Joint NBC Regiment. They are equiped with the Fuchs AFV.

Queens Colour Squadron
No 63(QCS) Uxbridge

The Queens Colour Squadron undertakes all cerimonial duties for the RAF. It is equiped as a feild squadron for Operational Duties.

Survive to Operate (STO) Units
No1 STO Wittering
No2 STO Leeming
No3 STO Marham

STO Units train non-Regiment RAF personel.

Other Units
RAF Regiment Depot - Honnington
Joint Rapier Training Unit - Honnington


More detail to follow...

i'm sure a 51 Sqn exsists somewhere!

enlighten me rockapes!

Just a few points to ammend/add.

51 Sqn RAF Regt is based at RAF Lossiemouth.

37 Sqn is not based at RAF Honnington, but at RAF Wittering.

RAF Regt field sqns are based on an all up strength of 164 men, split into HQ Flt, 3 Rifle Flts and a Manoeuvre Support Flt. Man Sp Flt contains the 81mm Mortar sections, GPMG(SF) and snipers. All the Flts are LR borne, and are therefore highly mobile. WMIK is being introduced to RAF Regt field sqns to increase mobile firepower.

3 Sqn operates a slightly different ORBAT, due to its IS role.

RAF Tac STOs don't really have a training role, that is the task of each station RAF Regt section. The RAF Regt Tac STO acts as a C2 hub for ground defence and survive to operate operations. Depending on the op, they would normally have an RAF Regt field sqn, maybe a Rapier sqn, RAF Police, EOD, etc, under command.

Cheers for that Rockape!
I`m always eager to learn more about the Regiment.

Sorry to sound ignorant, but what`s the IS role operated by 3 Sqn ?

3 Sqn has an Internal Security (IS) role, based out of RAF Aldergrove. In days gone by, they were responsible for the protection of the RAF airfield and International Airport. They still do some of that, however they're used far more Province wide now, conducting ops in support of the Army.