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of the British

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currently operating as part of

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and based at

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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 Army, the squadron moved to

RAF Lyneham Royal Air Force Lyneham otherwise known as RAF Lyneham was a Royal Air Force station located northeast of Chippenham, Wiltshire, and southwest of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The station was the home of all the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transpor ...

. At this time, the squadron amalgamated with the existing station movements squadron to provide a dual Base and Mobile capability. On 1 October 2006, the squadron was expanded into what is now No. 1 Air Mobility Wing.

Wing

In 2012, following the closure of RAF Lyneham, the Wing moved to its current home of

. The Wing currently operates as part of the RAF's A4 (Support) Force, sitting alongside the headquarters of the Air Mobility Force. No. 1 Air Mobility Wing is a high readiness air

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) comprises five mobile flights which provide dedicated manpower 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.

Structure

The structure of the wing is as follows: * Wing Headquarters. * Operational Support Squadron. * United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron (UKMAMS) (5 x mobile flights). * Air Movements Squadron (Providing 24/7 cover to handle flights arriving and departing RAF Brize Norton).

Squadron badges

File:United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron RAF Badge.png, Heraldic badge of the United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron RAF. File:RAF Air Movements Squadron badge.png, Heraldic badge of the Air Movements Squadron RAF. File:RAF Operational Support Squadron Badge.png, Heraldic badge of the Operational Support Squadron RAF.

References

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