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	The Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		RAF Honington was started in 1935 and opened in 1937 in 3 Group with 77 Squadron Audaxes and Wellesleys and 102 Squadrons Heyfords.
		RAF Honington received the Freedom of the Borough of Bury St Edmunds in 1972 recognising and fostering the close associations with the town since 1937 which had been first recognised when the town "adopted" the station in 1947.
		The Army Cooperation Command felt that Lysanders were too slow and vulnerable and acquired American Curtiss Tomahawks, but the runway at Westley was not long enough for these, so 241 left for Snailwell.
	www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk /sebc/visit/rafhist.cfm (2455 words)

	Chapter XIX: Establishing the Iceland Base Command
		For the purpose of maintaining cooperation with the Icelandic Government a liaison section of the Force Headquarters was to be established and officers were to be assigned to duty with various agencies of the government.
		On the subject of his command relationship, General Bonesteel's instructions were vague: as long as the United States remained out of war he was to "coordinate" operations by "mutual cooperation" with the British.
		Command had been caught in the eddy of "Reverse Lend-Lease." The idea of reciprocal aid, which had been germinating since early summer, was intended to cover just such a situation as Iceland offered.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/Guard-US/ch19.htm (11936 words)

	Fighter Command Airfields of 11 Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Despite being nearly completely put out of action on the 30th, and the Station Commander himself was ready to burn the remaining hangars and buildings, but somehow, the station survived, not only throughout the war years, but until 1980 when the government decided to close down the station, and lay to rest is colourful history.
		In 1956 the RAF moved out and Gravesend Council approved plans for a housing estate to be built on the land once occupied by squadrons of Spitfires and Hurricanes.
		RAF Hawkinge was to be used as a satellite station for the Biggin Hill sector and squadrons would be rotated around as required.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0006.html (4480 words)

	RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary
		Transferring to the RAF in 1918 as a staff captain, Breen was later on the staff at the Air Ministry's Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties (1923) before promotion to squadron leader in 1925.
		Robb's RAF career developed rapidly thereafter with a series of key appointments, starting in 1944 as the Chief of Staff (Air) to Eisenhower, followed in 1945 by AOC-in-C RAF Fighter Command, Vice-Chief of the Air Staff in 1948 and finally as Inspector General of the RAF on his retirement in 1951.
		The son of an Army officer, Donald Stevenson was born on 7 April 1895 and served with the British forces in the First World War before transferring to the RFC in 1916, winning the MC and bar, and a DSO.
	www.raf.mod.uk /bombercommand/group.html (7427 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: The Supreme Command (ETO) [Chapter 3]
		Ultimately Allied Force Headquarters furnished SHAEF with the Supreme Commander, Deputy Supreme Commander, chief of staff, chief administrative officer, chief of intelligence, deputy chief of operations, deputy chief of civil affairs, chief of press relations, chief of the psychological warfare division, and adjutant general.
		Before his appointment as COSSAC chief, General Morgan had recommended that a staff be formed immediately as "the nucleus of the eventual Allied GHQ in the field" and that it be prepared at the earliest moment to assume direction of all offensive enterprises initiated from the United Kingdom.
		Later he became commander of RAF North Africa and deputy to General Spaatz, commander of the Northwest African Air Forces.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-E-Supreme/USA-E-Supreme-3.html (3880 words)

	Strike Command Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A brief tour at RAF Tern Hill as a helicopter instructor was followed by 2 years as Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of the Defence Staff.
		From November 1989 to November 1991 he was station commander at RAF Odiham from where he then went on to attend the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1992.
		He took command of RAF Laarbruch in October 1996, the Station at that time comprising 2 Harrier GR7 squadrons, one joint Puma/Chinook squadron, 2 RAF Regt squadrons (Rapier and Field), and HQ Tactical Survive to Operate Wing - in all, some 2300 Service personnel plus a further 4500 civilians and dependants.
	www.raf.mod.uk /stc/cinc.html (765 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: The Supreme Command (ETO) [Chapter 7]
		The RAF Bomber Command was to continue its main mission of disorganizing German industry, with its operations complementing the operations of USSTAF as far as possible.
		General Spaatz, commander of the U.S. Strategic Air Forces, had previously expressed the belief that if the Allies could use their full bombing forces against the enemy they might be able to conquer Germany without an amphibious invasion.
		Even the German commanders, while strong in their belief that the various air attacks were ruinous to their counter-offensive plans, disagreed as to which were the most successful.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-E-Supreme/USA-E-Supreme-7.html (7081 words)

	RAF Laarbruch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		RAF Laarbruch was one of the last airbases to be constructed in the series of "Clutch Airfields".
		To understripe the role of RAF Laarbruch as a PR-airfield, 306sqn of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), was assigned to Laarbruch's flying squadrons.
		In 1957 another task, the Air Defence task, was assigned to RAF Laarbruch besides the Tactical Reconnaissance, with the arrival of 68sqn with Meteor NF.11's wich came from RAF Köln-Wahn in Juli.
	www.home.zonnet.nl /R.Kellenaers/laarbruch.html (1945 words)

	RAF Valley - 4 Flying Training School History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Stationed since 1960 at RAF Valley, Anglesey, this Unit is today the only advanced RAF Flying Training School for fast-jet pilots and is thus the sole source of newly-trained pilots for the Jet OCUs.
		The School is proud of its heritage, having already been recorded in the pages of RAF history for its defeat of an organised army: in 1941, using obsolete aircraft flown by inexperienced pilots, the Unit defeated a revolutionary army in Iraq: surely a unique achievement for a training school.
		The Hawk was produced in the mid 1970s to meet a demanding RAF requirement calling for a new trainer to replace the several different types used at that time by the RAF to cover the training spectrum.
	www.rafvalley.org /fts.htm (4557 words)

	RAF-lincolnshire.info :: 5(AC) Squadron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It stayed here until 1965, moving to RAF Binbrook to be re-equipped with with the Lightning F6.
		In 1987 the Sqn moved to RAF Coningsby and re-equipped to the Tornado F3.
		A combined 5 Sqn and 29 Sqn force was the first RAF component to arrive in Saudi Arabia in Aug 1990 after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
	raf-lincolnshire.info /5sqn/5sqn.htm (330 words)

	XIII Squadron History - World War II - RAF Marham) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Squadron soon moved to France and by 2 October 1939 XIII Squadron had established itself at Mons-en-Chausseé as one of a number of Lysander and Blenheim Squadrons that together formed 22 Army Cooperation Command of the Air Component of the British Expeditionary Force.
		On 11 July 1941 the Squadron was told that it was to move to Odiham to be re-equipped with Blenheim aircraft to resume Army Co-operation duties.
		On 14 September 1945 the Squadron moved to Hassani where, under the command of Wing Commander F E Lewis DFC, it was disbanded on 19 April 1946.
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /organisation/13squadron/13-history2.htm (881 words)

	NEW COMMANDER FOR II (ARMY COOPERATION) SQUADRON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Wing Commander Steve Cockram RAF hands over Command of II (AC) Squadron to Wg Cdr A C Hine MA RAF
		On handover, Steve said "It has been a privilege to command the oldest fixed wing squadron in the world for a little over 2 years.
		As I reflect on the tour in the next few years, I will have lasting fond memories of all the fine people from all nationalities and walks of life that have been touched by II Squadron.
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /organisation/2squadron/handover-sep05.htm (150 words)

	Second World War Books: Book Survey
		By the end of the Second World War over 500 squadrons had been formed by the RAF, usually falling into one of five main categories: bomber, fighter, reconnaissance, army cooperation, and transport.
		Of the four titles reviewed, this is the best single volume on RAF squadrons if for no other reason than it covers them all.
		Each squadron's entry includes dates of formation, re-designation, disbandment, etc; commander (this is the only volume with that information); bases; aircraft model; principal activities; and assorted notes.
	stonebooks.com /archives/960419.shtml (958 words)

	Moïse's Bibliography: Army Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Merglen was in the 2d Foreign Legion Parachute Battalion in the raid on Phu Doan (Northwest of Hanoi), November 9, 1952, and commanded the battalion in the raid on Lang Son, July 17, 1953.
		General McGarr (commandant of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and soon to be commander of MAAG, Vietnam), argued for greater flexibility in U.S. Army doctrine, including doctrine for limited wars.
		Colonel Berry commanded the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam, from June 1966 to February 1967, in the area in and between War Zones C and D. Major Ronald R. Rasmussen, USA, "ROK Operations in Central Vietnam" (pp.
	www.clemson.edu /caah/history/FacultyPages/EdMoise/army.html (12325 words)

	Flightline UK - Royal Air Force Displays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 2003 Matt was one of the first six RAF pilots to form the Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit, 17(R) Sqn, at Warton; he completed his Typhoon conversion course in April 2004 and was involved in the early tactical evaluation of the Typhoon.
		The F3 is visibly different from the mud moveing version by having a longer nose to incorporate the Foxhunter radar and an extension to the fuselage to allow 4 Sly flash missles to be carried in the belly of the aircraft.
		He joined the RAF in 1995 and on completion of Advanced Flying Training was posted to the Tornado GR1 where he flew in the Ground Attack and Reconnaissance role with II (AC) Sqn at RAF Marham in Norfolk, where later he converted to the Tornado GR4.
	www.airshows.org.uk /rafdisplays/index.html (4059 words)

	RAF Pilots in WWII Sq. 26 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Lysander was a single engine 2 seater high winged aircraft used for army co-operation (spotting, reconnaissance, ground attack etc) - unlike other armies the RAF controlled all British military aircraft at the time.
		In a campaign of this type the Squadron was closely identified with the army units (of 2nd Division) it was supporting and in the course of the year had many detachments along-side them.
		These it took to Aden in 1963 where it was used for army support in the Radfan area and in the policing duties in that area.
	www.holum.net /gen/squadron26.htm (2888 words)

	RCAF operated, RAF owned aircraft
		A small number of RAF aircraft were loaned to the RCAF after the war, for cold weather testing in Canada, or for training the new fighter squadrons formed for NATO in the early 1950s.
		This unit was declared fully operational in August 1940 at RAF Station Northolt, Middlesex, and was heavily engaged for 8 weeks at the peak of the Battle of Britain.
		The RAF also peaked in manpower this year, and some sources place the Canadian contribution to their manpower at that time (wearing both RAF and RCAF uniforms) as high as 25 per cent.
	www.ody.ca /~bwalker/Cdn_others.html (2948 words)

	EU Army
		Robert Cooper, head of the Defence Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, and an extremely influential advisor of the Prime Minister, said in an article in Prospect magazine (www.prospect-magazine.co.uk.) that the EU should become "an empire".
		RAF squadrons will be put under the control of a single European air transport command likely to be introduced by EU defence chiefs, The Telegraph has learned.
		Involving RAF personnel in training crews, maintaining and possibly even piloting Luftwaffe aircraft is seen as one way of easing the financial strain.
	www.kc3.co.uk /~dt/eu_army.htm (13247 words)

	U.S. Pacific Command: An Official Military Website Sat, Aug. 19, 2006
		Members of the Alaska Air and Army National Guard have teamed up with members of the Mongolian Armed Forces to create an international medical team at Khaan Quest 2006.
		Ruben Vazquez of the 36th Medical Operations Squadron is being awarded for his sacrifice and great work while deployed.
		During this past year, Pacific-based U.S. military forces have served in large numbers in Iraq and Afghanistan, provided relief to thousands in the wake of natural disasters, built capacity in South East Asian nations combating terrorists and helped stabilize the region through exercises and engagement with countries throughout Asia and the Pacific.
	www.pacom.mil (502 words)

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		Magi, who is a fulltime firefighter with Squad 18, Special Operations Command, was one of 27 firefighters promoted at the ceremony.
		The soldiers were assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
		Squadron Leader Arthurton, an RAF exchange pilot, and Captain Rezac are with the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron.
	www.echo9er.net /blog (2652 words)

	RAF Acronyms A
		Below are only a few of the many abbreviations used in the RAF.
		We are trying to compile as many as possible in order to help those who are trying to decipher relatives service records and log books etc. If you know of any that have been missed then please let us know in order that we can add them to the list.
		AGS - Air Gunners School (1 AGS = RAF Pembrey 2AGS = RAF Dalcross 3 AGS = RAF Castle Kennedy from June1941 to dec 1942 then moved to RAF Mona then back to Castle Kennedy10/43, 7 AGS =
	www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk /acronymsA.htm (694 words)

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