No. 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing RAF is a

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of the

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A4 Force based at

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. It is made up of several ground transport and logistics handling squadrons, whose role is to establish air and sea ports of disembarkation and the associated supply chain all the way to the front line squadrons.

Structure

No 85 (EL) Wg, with an establishment of approximately 660 personnel, comprises eight air combat service support units: * No. 1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron * No. 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron * No. 3 Mobile Catering Squadron *

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The wing played a major role in the

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deployment in the run-up to and during

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Commanders

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D M Lester-Powell (2002–04) *Wing Commander D H John (2004–06) *Wing Commander A R Curtis (2006–09) *Wing Commander E J Cole (2009–10) *Wing Commander I D Reynolds (2010–12) *Wing Commander A N Grant (2012–14) *Wing Commander G Williams (2014–16) *Wing Commander P Cane (2016–18) *Wing Commander D H P Wright (2018–20) *Wing Commander Wayne Tracey (2020–)

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* {{RAF Wings Expeditionary Logistics 085 85 Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)