The Royal Air Force’s Air Mobility Force (AMF) has demonstrated its capability and readiness in the recent Exercise Venture Spirit.
Based out of RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Honington, the exercise involved multiple units including XXIV Squadron, Atlas Force, 99 Squadron, and various Global Enablement forces, focusing on agile combat employment skills crucial for rapid global deployments.
During the intensive week-long exercise, personnel were tested in a variety of dynamic scenarios that mimicked real-world crisis response operations. Key activities included loading and securing 1 Squadron RAF Regiment’s Foxhound Armoured Vehicles into an Atlas C Mk.1 aircraft, showcasing the precision and efficiency of the AMF’s operations.
Delighted to host an A400 as it performed a range of training sorties over 🏴 https://t.co/LJJcj4U9DQ pic.twitter.com/5ep5su1A1U
— RAF Lossiemouth (@RAFLossiemouth) April 22, 2024
Group Captain Gareth Burdett, Commander Air Wing, was quite as saying:
“Exercise Venture Spirit is how we take our junior crews who are capable of worldwide Air Transport, and turn them into competent warfighters. It is our prime opportunity to practice flying as we would on live, contested operations, and to do so with our key partners in 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team and the RAF’s own Global Enablement Force.”
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Am I right in thinking that the role of the RAF regiment is to take, support and defend Airbases ? That all came about after the fiasco at Melame during the Battle of Crete, when we failed to defend the key Airbase. They no longer have any AA or SAM capability (CBRD ?) and the chances of us needing to capture a foreign airfield is pretty minimal. And to be fare it was set up about the same time as the Parachute Regiment and SF, who would be the force used to take an Airfield. I see they were deployed… Read more »
Yes RAF Regiment was to defend airbases. They even had armored cars, Rolls Royce in WW2 and Polsten 20mm guns
They are for Force Protection mate, so not capturing airfields as such. That role is for SF primarily or elements of 16 or 2 Sqn RAF Reg, which has a para role and also supports the SFSG. They used to be lead in CBRN but that role went back to the army. They do not actually guard RAF UK bases, even though they are located at RAF Stations. That is the job of a mix of RAF Police, MDP, and the MPGS. RAF Reg Sqns, which form part of Force Protection Wings, are based aligned to the air elements that… Read more »
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