No. 96 Wing (96WG) is a fixed-base support
wing
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of the
Royal Australian Air Force
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(RAAF). 96WG was formed out of the
No 396 Combat Support Wing, which was formed in the 20th November 2000. 96WG itself was re-designated as No. 96 Wing on the 1st of January 2014 as part of a 'staged restructuring.' In December 2001, a major restructuring transferred most Health Services Flights to a separate command structure, while
Darwin,
Townsville, and
Butterworth Butterworth may refer to:
Places
* Butterworth (ancient township), a former township centred on Milnrow, in the then Parish of Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
* Butterworth, Eastern Cape, now also known as Gcuwa, a town located in South Africa
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remained under the command of No. 396.
References
396
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Year 396 (Roman numerals, CCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus (or, less ...
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