| MOD Stafford Beacon Barracks | |
| Location: | Stafford, Staffordshire |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Military barracks and support establishment |
| Pushpin Map: | Staffordshire |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Staffordshire |
| Pushpin Label: | MOD Stafford |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
| Site Area: | 165 hectares[1] |
| Used: | 2006–present |
Ministry of Defence Stafford otherwise known as MOD Stafford, Stafford Station or Beacon Barracks is a Ministry of Defence site in Stafford, in England. It was formerly Royal Air Force Stafford or more simply RAF Stafford, a non-flying Royal Air Force station.
The station was originally established as the home of No. 16 Maintenance Unit in the 1930s.[2] It became home to No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron in 1958.[3] The RAF Tactical Supply Wing was also formed at RAF Stafford in 1970 and operates still from MOD Stafford. An RAF Mountain Rescue Team was based at RAF Stafford.[4]
In April 2004 it was announced that units from RAF Stafford would be moved to RAF Wittering, effectively closing the station. RAF Stafford officially ceased to be an RAF station on 31 March 2006 to become Beacon Barracks.[5] However, as of August 2023, the RAF's "gate guardian" aircraft, a Harrier GR3 (pictured), remains in place.[6]
Beacon Barracks was renamed from RAF Stafford in 2006, after the Royal Air Force moved out.[7] In 2013, the British Government announced the redevelopment of the barracks, to allow 16 Signal Regiment to move there, in 2015.[8]
The following notable units are based at MOD Stafford.[9] [10]