No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing RAF

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British EnglishTemplate:Infobox military unit No. 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing RAF is a wing of the Royal Air Force Support Force based at RAF Wittering, England.

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:

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  • No. 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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The wing played a major role in the RAF deployment in the run-up to and during Operation Telic.Template:Citation needed

Commanders

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  • Wing Commander 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–)

References

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