RAF Regiment

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air force ground forces military corps

The RAF Regiment is a specialist corps of the Royal Air Force responsible for ground-based air defence and the protection of airfields and RAF personnel.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Royal Air Force Regiment 4
RAF Regiment depot 2
II Squadron RAF Regiment 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air force ground forces ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
abbreviation RAF Regiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RAF Regt
allegiance Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: King Charles III
branchOf British Armed Forces ⓘ
component Royal Auxiliary Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Royal Auxiliary Air Force units

regular units ⓘ
conflict Aden Emergency ⓘ
Falklands War ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Malayan Emergency ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan
country United Kingdom ⓘ
equipmentType infantry weapons ⓘ
light armoured vehicles ⓘ
short-range air defence systems ⓘ
established 1942 ⓘ
garrison RAF Honington ⓘ
garrisonCountry England ⓘ
motto Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ
surface form: Per Ardua
nickname The Rocks ⓘ
notableUnit 15 Squadron RAF Regiment ⓘ
27 Squadron RAF Regiment ⓘ
34 Squadron RAF Regiment ⓘ
51 Squadron RAF Regiment ⓘ
RAF Regiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: II Squadron RAF Regiment
parentOrganization Air Command ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
primaryMission protect RAF air operations on the ground ⓘ
role airfield force protection ⓘ
chemical biological radiological and nuclear defence ⓘ
force protection ⓘ
forward air control ⓘ
ground combat operations ⓘ
ground-based air defence ⓘ
protection of RAF personnel ⓘ
size reserve squadrons ⓘ
several field squadrons ⓘ
support units ⓘ
specialization CBRN reconnaissance ⓘ
airfield defence ⓘ
close combat ⓘ
ground-based air defence systems ⓘ
trainingLocation RAF Honington ⓘ
uniformBranchColor light blue ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RAF Regiment → abbreviation → RAF Regiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Regt
RAF Honington → garrison → RAF Regiment ⓘ
RAF Honington → hasMotto → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: We Protect the Force (RAF Regiment association)
Royal Air Force units → hasType → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Regiment squadron
RAF Ensign → hasUser → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Regiment
RAF Honington → hostsUnit → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Regiment Training Wing
RAF Regiment → notableUnit → RAF Regiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: II Squadron RAF Regiment
Royal Air Force → notableUnit → RAF Regiment ⓘ
15 Squadron RAF Regiment → partOf → RAF Regiment ⓘ
27 Squadron RAF Regiment → partOf → RAF Regiment ⓘ
34 Squadron RAF Regiment → partOf → RAF Regiment ⓘ
51 Squadron RAF Regiment → partOf → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Regiment
The Rocks → refersTo → RAF Regiment ⓘ
RAF Honington → role → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Regiment depot
RAF Honington → transitionedTo → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Regiment depot
RAF ensign → usedBy → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Regiment
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Regiment
The Rocks → usedBy → RAF Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Regiment personnel