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==Current operations== | |||
RAF units are both permanently and temporarily assigned to locations worldwide. | |||
Permanent deployments include: | |||
*UK Air Defence | |||
*[[Gibraltar]] | |||
*[[Ascension Island]] | |||
*[[Falkland Islands]] | |||
*[[Cyprus]] | |||
*[[Nevada]] (joint training facility in the [[United States]] | |||
Major temporary operations include: | |||
*[[Operation Telic]] (Iraq) | |||
*[[Operation Herrick]] (Afghanistan) | |||
*[[United States Central Command]], [[Tampa, Florida]] | |||
*[[Balkans]] | |||
*[[Sierra Leone]] | |||
*[[Diego Garcia]] | |||
*[[Persian Gulf]] | |||
*[[Georgia]] | |||
*[[Sudan]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 19 June 2009
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the youngest military service of the United Kingdom; the RAF and Women's Royal Air Force were formed on 1 Apr 1918.[1]
Current operations
RAF units are both permanently and temporarily assigned to locations worldwide.
Permanent deployments include:
- UK Air Defence
- Gibraltar
- Ascension Island
- Falkland Islands
- Cyprus
- Nevada (joint training facility in the United States
Major temporary operations include:
- Operation Telic (Iraq)
- Operation Herrick (Afghanistan)
- United States Central Command, Tampa, Florida
- Balkans
- Sierra Leone
- Diego Garcia
- Persian Gulf
- Georgia
- Sudan
References
- ↑ Royal Air Force, RAF Timeline 1918-1929