RAF Force Protection Force explained

Unit Name:	RAF Force Protection Force
Dates:	2004–2022
Country:	United Kingdom
Branch:	Royal Air Force
Role:	Force Protection
Garrison:	RAF Honington

The RAF Force Protection Force was created in 2004 as the successor to the Tactical Survive to Operate Headquarters (Tac STO HQ). It consisted of Force Protection Wings which were tasked with protection of RAF stations in the UK and overseas. Each Wing was based around RAF Regiment and RAF Police squadrons, with supporting personnel.^[1] ^[2]

The Force Protection Force was disbanded in November 2022 and replaced by the separate Combat Readiness Force and Air Security Force, both part of Global Enablement, which itself was created by combining the RAF Force Protection Force, Battlespace Management Operations and Support Forces.^[3]

Structure

In 2018, there were seven Force Protection wings.^[4]

No. 2 (C-UAS) Wing

RAF Leeming

No. 3 Force Protection Wing RAF

Its motto is Parare Et Protegrere ("Prepare & Protect").

RAF Marham

No. 3 RAF Force Protection Wing Headquarters
No. 2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
No. 6 RAF Police Squadron
No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment

No. 4 Force Protection Wing RAF

RAF Brize Norton

No. 4 RAF Force Protection Wing Headquarters
No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 2624 (County of Oxfordshire) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
No. 7 RAF Police Squadron

No. 5 Force Protection Wing RAF

RAF Lossiemouth

No. 5 Force Protection Wing Headquarters
No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAuxAF
No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
No. 4 RAF Police Squadron

No. 7 Force Protection Wing RAF

RAF Coningsby

No. 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters
Air Land Integration Cell

RAF Honington

No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment