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	RAF Greenham Common - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Greenham Common is a piece of land in the south of England near the town of Newbury, Berkshire.
		Greenham Common was a piece of common land.
		On September 11, 1992, the USAF returned Greenham Common airbase to the RAF and on February 9, 1993, the Greenham Common airbase was declared surplus to requirements by the Secretary of State for Defence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greenham_Common (1154 words)

	RAF Brize Norton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom, is the largest airbase of the Royal Air Force.
		In 1965 the RAF returned to Brize Norton and both 10 Squadron and 53 Squadron moved from RAF Fairford in May 1967.
		In 1976 115 Squadron moved from RAF Cottesmore operating the Hawker Siddeley Andover in the radar calibration role.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Brize_Norton (858 words)

	Common practice period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In music the Common Practice Period is a long period in western musical history spanning from before the classical era proper to today, dated, on the outside, as 1600-1900.
		Common practice music shares many traits and is tonal as opposed to modal or atonal and includes classical and possibly popular music.
		Rhythm ically, common practice music metric structure s generally include: #Clearly enunciated or implied pulse at all levels, with the fastest levels rarely approaching extremes.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Common_practice_period.html (566 words)

	RAF Greenham Common Wilderness Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Greenham then came under the charge of the 7551st Combat Support Squadron, serving as the sister site to the huge USAF ordnance storage complex at RAF Welford 14 miles away, until its control passed to the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing at Upper Heyford in May 1970.
		The RAF used Greenham for an exercise in Spring 1965 and a Civil Defence exercise (Green Gable) was also held at the base in May 1966 involving 60 volunteers from around Berkshire.
		Greenham Common was not a vast distance from the Oxfordshire home of the F-111s and was chosen as the temporary base to host planes, crews, and support staff.
	www.megspace.com /politics/greenham/index_000005.htm (2375 words)

	KIOSK Magazine Online - uniquesept03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		RAF Greenham Common became home to the US Army Air Force in November 1943, when the 354th Fighter Group moved in.
		Following Operation Overlord, the Americans moved their entire operation to France and Greenham Common reverted to RAF control until it was closed in 1946.
		Although the military has pulled out of Greenham Common, three areas - including the silos - had to be kept intact so they were available for the Russians to inspect under the terms of the INF treaty until 2000.
	www.kiomag.com /uniquesept03 (882 words)

	RAF Greenham Common - Psychology Central
		Image:Greenham Common - June 2005 (1).jpg Greenham Common is a piece of land in the south of England near the town of Newbury, Berkshire.
		Of these airfields Greenham Common was perhaps the least developed, beginning in 1951 SAC spent over £2m building a new 10,000ft runway and massive new hardstandings.
		Image:Greenham Common bunkers.jpg On September 11 1992, the USAF returned Greenham Common airbase to the RAF and on February 9 1993, the Greenham Common airbase was declared surplus to requirements by the Secretary of State for Defence.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/RAF_Greenham_Common (1111 words)

	The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Greenham Common
		Greenham briefly passed back to the control of RAF groups 92 and 70 and was used for flight training on Airspeed Oxfords of No 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (PAFU) until the end of September 1943 and from May 1943 No 1511 Beam Approach Training Flight from RAF Upwood used the site.
		Greenham Common was formally handed back to the RAF on July 1st 1964 In January 1967, Greenham and RAF Sculthorpe in Norfolk were brought back into American use.
		RAF Greenham Common was closed for the final time on September 11th 1992, and was handed back to the RAF in a closing ceremony before remaining USAF personnel flew home.
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /airfields/greenhamcommon.html (1003 words)

	Base History - RAF Upper Heyford, England
		RAF Fairford, RAF Chelveston, RAF Greenham Command, and RAF Sculthorpe were returned to the Air Ministry.
		The 501st Tactical Missile Wing (TMW) was activated at RAF Greenham Common in July 1982 and the 303rd TMW at RAF Molesworth in December 1986.
		The last GLCMs at RAF Greenham Common were removed in March 1991, and the 501st TMW inactivated June 4, 1991.
	www.raf-upper-heyford.org /History.html (1210 words)

	Greenham Common Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They came to be known as "The Greenham Women." The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which called for the removal of all INF systems from Europe, and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 lead to a massive draw down in United States nuclear forces in Europe - particularly Cruise missiles.
		Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty On September 11 1992, the USAF returned Greenham Common airbase to the RAF and on February 9 1993, the Greenham Common airbase was declared surplus to requirements by the Secretary of State for Defence.
		Used by aristocracy and commoners alike before the Norman Conquest (1066), English was displaced in cultured contexts under the new regime by the Norman French language of the new Anglo-French aristocracy.
	forestburgh.new.york.en.ogarnij.info /en/Greenham+Common (11037 words)

	THE HISTORY OF GREENHAM COMMON
		Greenham Common has been, for most of its history, a valuable piece of common land and a shared sustainable resource for local farmers and cottagers.
		The Common has now been restored and re-opened for the people of Newbury to enjoy again, and an exciting and unusual new business park is being created for the benefit of the local community.
		For many, Greenham Common is synonymous with the Cold War and the peace protests against the siting of Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) at the former airbase during the 1980's.
	www.greenham-common-trust.co.uk /history.htm (647 words)

	RAF Greenham Common - United States Nuclear Forces
		American strategic bomber bases in the UK were agreed between the governments and Greenham Common was included in the second group of airfields chosen to house these detachments.
		RAF Greenham Common and RAF Molesworth were selected as the beddown sites for the GLCM in the UK.
		Greenham Common in the United Kingdom had 101 missiles and 29 launchers; Comiso in Italy, 108 missiles and 31 launchers; and Wuescheim in West Germany, 62 missiles and 31 launchers.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/greenham_common.htm (785 words)

	GREENHAM COMMON TRUST - THE ENVIRONMENT
		Following the purchase of the former RAF Greenham Common Airbase in 1997, 750-acres were immediately transferred to the control of the local council to be restored as common land, with financial support from the Trust.
		Greenham Common was reopened with unrestricted public access in 2000, providing a natural resource of national importance.
		As well as the half a million pounds already donated to West Berkshire Council towards the restoration of the Common, the Trust is also actively working towards a "green" business park, with green transport and commuting and energy efficiency being high on the agenda.
	www.greenham-common-trust.co.uk /environ.htm (114 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Background \| Choices and Features \| Military history of the common
		It earmarked Greenham Common, near Newbury in Berkshire, for a bomber operational training unit, and title for the land was obtained from Newbury District Council in May 1941.
		Although the military has pulled out of Greenham Common, it still owns three areas - including the silos - which are available for the Russians to inspect under the terms of the INF treaty.
		The most recent owners of the site, the Greenham Common Trust, states on its website: "The Greenham Common Trust is pressing for the sites to be released from the treaty so that they can be put to beneficial use for the local community.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/special_report/1999/11/99/greenham_common/503665.stm (522 words)

	Greenham Common, Berkshire
		At Greenham Common the airborne troops assigned to the 438th TCG were all inside the perimeter which was ringed with armed guards.
		By the time they reached Greenham Common their morale was at rock bottom, but with a heavy and successful training programme came a steady improvement and they were declared operational in April.
		Greenham Common was formally handed over to the 7th AD on June 18 1951, by which time it had become known locally as Tent City because of the vast array of canvas on the site.
	home.comcast.net /~aero51/html/airfield/greenham_common.htm (2528 words)

	Helfenburg - RAF Greenham Common (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The site is now managed by the Greenham Common Trust and they have decided to begin a naming policy of roads and buildings after the names of the men who perished.
		The evening before "Operation Overlord", General Eisenhower visited the 101st Airborne Division at RAF Greenham and it was here that he delivered his famous "The eyes of the world are upon you" speech.
		A number of SAC units used RAF Greenham Common as a temporary home for military operations until the base was deactivated in 1964.
	www.businesscardsontheweb.co.uk /html/helfenburg.htm (854 words)

	Peace on the Common - RAF Greenham Common (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		RAF Greenham Common is steeped in both history and controversy.
		RAF Greenham Common started out as a glider base for the UK Air Ministry.
		RAF Welford to be produced alongside Peace on the Common.
	www.ukusafe.net /greenham.html (269 words)

	The Danish Peace Academy : Greenham Common Peace Camp Songbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		By publishing this untitled and mostly hand-written Greenham Common songbook I hope to be able to add substance to the struggle against nuclear weapons during the cold war; especially the way women protested against nuclear weapons and against nuclear war.
		Greenham was an amazing experience altogether, the songbook brought a lot of memories back to me, especially the sound of many many women singing 'You Can't Kill The Spirit' in the bible flness of night while surrounded by a huge police force.
		Greenham Common and RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire would be the two GLCM bases in Britain.
	www.fredsakademiet.dk /abase/sange/greenham.htm (15688 words)

	The Short, Happy Life of the Glick-Em
		Greenham Common on that day was besieged by thousands of women anti-nuclear activists.
		Greenham Common residents were the colorful fringe of the anti-nuke movement.
		The Greenham Common protestors were part of a larger Western movement that gathered considerable force in the 1980s.
	www.afa.org /magazine/July2002/0702glcm.asp (3166 words)

	The Danish Peace Academy: Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp Songbook : Holloway Song
		Joan Hayman, who has died aged 77, was almost 60 when she began to spend time at the Greenham Common women's peace camp in Berkshire, which was established in 1983, two years after cruise missiles were first sited at the United States airforce base at RAF Greenham Common.
		TECHNIQUES used at Greenham Common are being used by protesters to highlight Fylingdales and Menwith Hill radar stations in President Bush's "Son of Star Wars" defence system.
		Helen John, 63, a founder of the Greenham Common protest, Angie Zelter, 49, another Greenham veteran, and Anne Lee were found guilty yesterday of criminal damage and told they could face prison.
	www.fredsakademiet.dk /abase/sange/greenham/song36.htm (853 words)

	Portfolio #06 - Stuart Freer
		The first Airshow at which I took photos was the first IAT at RAF Greenham Common in 1973.
		At RAF Alconbury the best spot was the now famous Owl End taxiway, where the RF-4Cs and F-5Es held for the active runway.
		RAF Bentwaters was just as good for taxiway shots - there wasn't even a steel mesh fence, just a low wooden one.
	www.sharpshooter-maj.com /html/port06.htm (395 words)

	Archive Record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Following the invasion of France, the Americans transferred their resources to France and Greenham Common reverted to RAF control until it was closed in 1946.
		NATO's decision in 1979 to base ground cruise missiles at Greenham Common was a response to the proliferation of nuclear forces which occurred throughout that decade.
		In January 1983 Newbury District Council revoked the common land bye-laws for Greenham Common, becoming the private landlord for the site and instituting Court proceedings to reclaim eviction costs, actions which were ruled as illegal by the House of Lords in 1990.
	www.genesis.ac.uk /archive.jsp?typeofsearch=i&term=notimpl&highlight=1&pk=1209 (747 words)

	Peace Banners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On August 27th 1981 world history was made in Cardiff when 36 women, four babies in pushchairs and six men set off on their march to RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire to protest about the American ground launched cruise nuclear missiles to be deployed there.
		Many children were with their mothers on the March to RAF Brawdy in 1982, on the seventeen Star Marches from all parts of the UK to Greenham, and inspired by Greenham there was a Lobby of Parliament by women and children organised by Babies Against the Bomb.
		Greenham women later chained themselves to the fence around the base after they were ignored by the press, the media, and the government.
	www.wfloe.fsnet.co.uk /GSculp.htm (445 words)

	Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp
		The commitment to non-violence and non-alignment gave the protest an authority that was difficult to dismiss – journalists from almost every corner of the globe found their way to the camp and reported on the happenings and events taking place there.
		The conduct and integrity of the protest mounted by the Women’s Peace Camp was instrumental in the decision to remove the Cruise Missiles from Greenham Common.
		Lecture for the BBC, referring to the Bylaws case (won by Greenham women in the House of Lords in 1990) said ‘…it would be difficult to suggest a group whose cause and lifestyle were less likely to excite the sympathies and approval of five elderly judges.
	www.greenhamwpc.org.uk (649 words)

	The Royal Air Force Regiment - Squadrons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In July 1983 the Squadron was deployed at short notice to RAF Greenham Common as part of the forces in support of Operation ROUST.
		This involved the physical security of RAF Greenham Common as it was threatened by anti-nuclear activists.
		No 15 Squadron RAF Regiment was the second of four Rapier squadrons to be equipped with Rapier Field Standard 'C' (FSC), and was re-declared operational to the Nation and NATO in June 1996.
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafregiment/15_sqn_hist.html (623 words)

	James A. Moran - 17th TCS Diary WWII
		The 51st TCW is transferred to newly-activated 12th Air Force, and moves to the Twelfth's base at Greenham Common on 9 Sep 1942.
		The patch was designed by Theron P. Hess at RAF Greenham Common during November of 1942.
		The 17th ground echelon moves to Greenham Common via troop train from Hungerford Station, while the air echelon flies the short distance to Greenham.
	www.firebirds.org /menu1/moranp_6.htm (1078 words)

	RAF Bentwaters Airmen Page F
		Highlights of the tour were the airshows I flew for the 50th Anniversary of the Layfayette Escadrille in France and the airshow at RAF Marham.
		The assignment at RAF Bentwarters was one of my best memories in the 20 years I flew the F-4 and the 31 years in the Air Force.
		Dad was at RAF Chicksands when he met my mom, and once my brother and I came along we spent a little time at RAF Wethersfield, (my brother Mike attended school at Lakenheath) RAF Alconbury, and RAF Bentwaters/RAF Woodbridge.
	www.geocities.com /maureenjim/aname_f (2663 words)

	Peace On The Common :: an Out of the Blue Media Presentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Designed for TV but also being released as a DVD this programme covers the history of Greenham Common chronicling the events that made it such a well known place.
		Greenham common today has been returned to usable common land.
		For nearly two decades, women, fearful of nuclear arms, camped at the gates in protest of the bases operations whilst inside the men and women of the RAF and USAFE resolutely carried out their duties in defence of freedom.
	peaceonthecommon.circle3design.co.uk (390 words)

	Troubled Texan Blog » Seeing the Light
		I spent a couple of years at Altus AFB, OK. and was then given orders to RAF Greenham Common/Welford in the United Kingdom.
		I flew into RAF Mildenhall and hopped a late night bus to RAF Greenham Common/Welford.
		He told us that since Britain had allowed the US to maintain nukes on British soil the peace women had been demonstrating, living outside, at the British bases that had nukes; Greenham Common was one of them.
	www.troubledtexan.com /weblog?p=62 (1042 words)

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