No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF explained

Unit Name:	No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron
Dates:	1 October 2006–present (as wing)
Country:	United Kingdom
Role:	Combat service support
Size:	Wing of three squadrons
Command Structure:	No. 2 Group RAF
Garrison:	RAF Brize Norton

No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF is a combat service support wing of the British Royal Air Force currently operating as part of No. 2 Group RAF and based at RAF Brize Norton.

History

UKMAMS

Formed at RAF Abingdon in 1966 as the UK based mobile movements capability. In 1974, following the closure of RAF Abingdon and its consequential hand-over to the British Army, the squadron was moved to RAF Lyneham. At this time, the squadron amalgamated with the existing station movements squadron to provide a dual base and mobile capability.^{[1] [2]}

On 1 October 2006, the squadron was expanded into the No. 1 Air Mobility Wing.^{[1] [3]}

Wing

In 2012, following the closure of RAF Lyneham, the wing moved to RAF Brize Norton.^{[3] [4]} The wing operates as part of the RAF's A4 (Support) Force, sitting alongside the headquarters of the Air Mobility Force.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

No. 1 Air Mobility Wing is a high-readiness air combat service support unit, capable of providing early entry air movements support, both in the United Kingdom and abroad, to operations and exercises. United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron (UKMAMS) consists of four mobile flights which provide dedicated workforce to meet exercise and operational tasking, both contingent and enduring. The Operational Support Squadron (OSS) provides all logistics support to UKMAMS, plus permanent air movements detachments (PAMDs) at five locations worldwide.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Structure

The structure of the wing is as follows:^{[9] [10]}

• Wing Headquarters.
• Operational Support Squadron.
• United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron (UKMAMS)^{[12] [13]} (4 x mobile flights).
• Air Movements Squadron (Providing 24/7 cover to handle flights arriving and departing RAF Brize Norton).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mobile Air Movements - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives. 2022-01-11. www.forces-war-records.co.uk.
2. Web site: 2018-09-02 . RAFMAMS Association - History . 2022-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902010151/http://rafmams.co.uk/History.html . 2 September 2018 . dead.
3. Web site: RAF Stations – L (Lyneham). 10 January 2022. Air of Authority – A History of Royal Air Force ORganisation.
4. Web site: 2018-09-02 . RAFMAMS Association - News . 2022-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902022946/http://rafmams.co.uk/News.html . 2 September 2018 . dead.
5. Web site: Olver. Rob. 1 AMW: Loading Aircraft For Half A Century. 2022-01-11. Forces Network. en.
6. Web site: Training at RAF Wittering for humanitarian operations. 2022-01-11. www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. en.
7. Web site: 2021-12-02. RAF base became 'foreign land'. 2022-01-11. Stamford Mercury. en.
8. Web site: Increased aircraft activity at RAF Wittering. 2022-01-11. www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. en.
9. Web site: RAF Brize Norton. 10 January 2022. Royal Air Force Website.
10. Web site: 16 August 2019. New Beginnings for No. 1 Air Mobility Wing. 10 January 2022. Royal Air Force Website.
11. Web site: 2021-07-12. New commander takes on role at RAF Wittering. 2022-01-11. Stamford Mercury. en.
12. Web site: 2021-06-03. Exercise Swift Pirate causes quite a buzz. 2022-01-11. Stamford Mercury. en.
13. Web site: 2021-03-08. RAF's air mobility team returns from four-month Mali deployment. 2022-01-11. Airforce Technology. en-US.