List of Royal Air Force operations explained

This following list of Royal Air Force operations includes both national and multi-national operations, as well as joint and air-only operations that the Royal Air Force has participated in.

Current

Name From To Location Notes
Aluminium2022, FebPresentPoland & RomaniaUK contribution to NATO's response to the Ukraine-Russia Crisis.[1]
Azotize2014, April PresentLithuania & Estonia[2] UK contribution to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission.[3] [4]
Biloxi2017, AprilPresentRomaniaUK contribution to NATO's Southern Air Policing mission.[5] [6]
Broadshare2020, JanuaryPresentBritish Overseas Territories & overseas military basesMilitary assistance to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic overseas.
Kipion2011, JunePresentOman, UAE, QatarUK air presence in the Persian Gulf & Indian Ocean.[7]
Turus2014PresentNigeriaTraining and supporting the Nigerian Armed Forces to help it counter violent extremists.
Shader26 September 2014PresentIraq & Syria, operating from RAF Akrotiri[8] Providing humanitarian aid airdrops, reconnaissance and airstrikes as part of the Military intervention against ISIL.[9]

Previous

Name From To Location Notes
AccoladeRhodesCancelled, part of the Dodecanese campaign, World War II.
Banner1969, August 2007, July Northern IrelandMilitary support to the Royal Ulster Constabulary/Police Service of Northern Ireland
1998 2003 Southern Iraq Part of Operation Southern Watch
Boomster2018, March 2018, MarchUnited KingdomMilitary Aid following extreme weather conditions[10]
Bushell1984, November1985, December Ethiopia Famine relief[11]
Chocolate 12 November 1942 13 November 1942 Part of the Western Desert Campaign, World War II.
Coral2003, 14 June2003, 10 SeptemberDemocratic Republic of CongoHumanitarian operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2 April 1982 14 June 1982 Falkland Islands Part of the Falklands War[12]
Decisive Edge January 1996 December 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
30 August 1995 14 September 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Deliberate Guard December 1996 April 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Formerly Op Decisive Edge.
12 April 1993 20 December 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
19 March 2011 31 October 2011 Libya Part of the 2011 military intervention in Libya
1999 1999 Kosovo Part of NATO operations in Kosovo[13]
1 January 2002 2002 Afghanistan & Asia Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Fresco20022003United KingdomMilitary support during the UK firefighters' dispute
1 October 1990 March 1991 Iraq & Asia Part of the Gulf War
30 October 2014 13 November 2015 West Africa UK military contribution to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
20 June 2002 12 December 2014 Afghanistan & Asia Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Highbrow20062006Lebanon via CyprusUK military support to evacuation operation from Beirut.[14]
1992 1998 Southern Iraq Part of Operation Southern Watch
Khana Cascade March 1973 March 1973 Nepal Airlift to villagers.
LuminousAugust 2013November 2013CyprusProtection of UK Sovereign Base Areas[15]
MastererNovember 2019December 2019IcelandUK contribution to NATO's Icelandic Air Policing Mission[16] [17]
MaturinOctober 2005January 2006Pakistan and KashmirUK military contribution to humanitarian operations following earthquake.[18] [19]
Microbe13 September 194322 November 1943RhodesPart of the Dodecanese campaign, World War II.
Newcombe13 January 201314 November 2022West AfricaOperation Newcombe was the code name for two separate and concurrent RAF non-combat military operations in Mali. One operation involved logistical and airlift support for the French-led Operation Barkhane (previously Operation Serval), whilst the other encompassed peacekeeping in support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).[20] [21] [22]
PalliserMay 2000September 2000Sierra LeoneUK military intervention in Sierra Leone
Pitting13 August 202128 August 2021AfghanistanEvacuating British nationals and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban offensive.
Plainfare24 June 194812 May 1949Allied-occupied GermanyPart of the Cold War.
23 March 2020 2022 United Kingdom Homeland military operation to support tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
2001 2003 Iraq Maintaining no-fly zones in Iraq.
River27 May 1944Part of World War II.
RumanSeptember 2017October 2017CaribbeanProviding relief to the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma.[23]
December 2016 December 2016 Northern England Repairing flood defences during the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods.[24]
July 1944 Part of World War II
19 March 2003 22 May 2011 Iraq & Asia Part of the Iraq War
5 March 1944 Burma Part of the Burma Campaign, World War II
Toral20158 July 2021AfghanistanUK's contribution to NATO's Resolute Support Mission
Trenton20172020South SudanBritish contribution to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
2001 20 June 2002 Afghanistan & Asia Part of Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
Vigour 12 December 1992 12 December 1992 Kenya Relief flights.
September 1991 1991 Iraq
1944 1994 Poland Part of the World War II.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 February 2022 . RAF Typhoons reinforce NATO's response to Russia-Ukraine crisis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231115155011/https://raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-typhoons-reinforce-natos-response-to-russia-ukraine-crisis/ . 15 November 2023 . 15 November 2023 . www.raf.mod.uk.
  2. Web site: RAF Typhoons Wow Lithuanian Crowds . 2016-12-29 . www.raf.mod.uk .
  3. Web site: 2020-09-02 . Op Azotize: What Was The RAF's Role In Lithuania? . 2023-10-17 . Forces Network . en.
  4. Web site: Permanent Representatives to NATO visits Operation Azotize Royal Air Force .
  5. Web site: 29 August 2017 . RAF Typhoons hand over NATO Romania duties to Canada . 29 August 2017 . Royal Air Force . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829145835/https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-typhoons-hand-over-nato-romania-duties-to-canada-29082017/ . 29 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Members of Parliament visit RAF personnel on Enhanced Air Policing mission, Operation Biloxi Royal Air Force . 2018-07-22 . www.raf.mod.uk . en-gb.
  7. Web site: RAF - 83EAG . 2016-12-29 . www.raf.mod.uk .
  8. Web site: Grzeszczyk . Sian . 2022-09-26 . Eight years of Operation Shader: The UK's mission against IS . 2023-10-21 . Forces Network . en.
  9. Web site: Six Years of Operation Shader Royal Air Force .
  10. News: RAF flies supplies into snowed-in areas. 2018-03-05. BBC News. 2018-07-28. en-GB.
  11. Green . William . Swanborough . Gordon . Operation Bushell Ends . . March 1986 . 30 . 3 . 118–123 . 0306-5634.
  12. Web site: Spirit of the Air Volume 2 Number 4 2007 - Falklands Commemorative. www.raf.mod.uk. 29 December 2016.
  13. Book: AirForces Monthly. April 2016. Key Publishing Ltd. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. 6.
  14. Web site: Spirit of the Air: December 2006. www.raf.mod.uk. 21–24. 29 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20111207041016/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/C0E9CE90_1143_EC82_2E09419AEA63ACDB.pdf. 7 December 2011. dead.
  15. Web site: RAF Akrotiri - History. www.raf.mod.uk. 2016-12-29. By 2013, There was increasing concern that escalating violence in Syria was threatening to destabilise neighbouring nations. In Aug 13, 121 Expeditionary Air Wg was deployed to RAF Akrotiri in support of Op LUMINOUS. Op LUMINOUS cemented the Stations work on contingency it affirmed the decision to split Ops Wg into an Ops and a Logs Wg on 10th June 2013. This enabled Logs to concentrate on enablement the inflow of personnel and equipment while allowing Ops to concentrate on the operation itself. Activity during LUMINOUS was frenetic and the ‘plug and play’ of support Units into the Stn proved a success. Op LUMINOUS wound down in Nov 13 and a number of significant Lessons Identified have or are being implemented..
  16. Web site: Redefyne. NATO: RAF Typhoons over Iceland - EU Today. 2020-06-05. eutoday.net. en-US.
  17. Web site: Royal Air Force. 2020-06-05. Royal Air Force. en-gb.
  18. Web site: House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Nov 2005 (pt 25). Westminster. Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons. www.publications.parliament.uk. 2016-12-29.
  19. Web site: Spirit of the Air; Volume 1. www.raf.mod.uk. 6–12. 29 December 2016.
  20. News: Three Royal Air Force Chinooks arrive in Mali. 2018-07-19. UK Defence Journal. 2018-07-22. en-GB.
  21. News: Mali: RAF C17 cargo plane to help French operation. 2013-01-13. BBC News. en-GB. 2016-12-29.
  22. News: Mali: RAF surveillance aircraft Sentinel deployed. 2013-01-25. BBC News. en-GB. 2016-12-29.
  23. Web site: Operation Ruman .
  24. Book: AirForces Monthly. March 2016. Key Publishing Ltd. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. 30.

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