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Les regards de l’ICART vous présentent Thibault Gast, producteur et gérant fondateur chez 24 25 FILMS, membre du jury de l’édition 2021 !
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The largest concentration was in the East of England, where most of the 8th Air Force and some of the 9th were located on near a hundred bases. The 8th Air Force was the largest air striking force ever committed to battle, with the first units arriving in May 1942.
Interactive map of RAF stations (bases) in the UK.
- Current Major UK Military Operations in The Middle East
- Major Bases and Facilities
- Numbers of Personnel
- Further Reading on The Middle East in 2023/24
UK armed forces are involved in three major military operations in the wider Middle East region. These are: 1. Operation Kipion, a long-standing maritime security mission in the Arabian/Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. 2. Operation Shader, the UK’s contribution to the global campaign against Daesh in Iraq and Syria since 2014. 3. Operation Prosperity...
Royal Air Force
The Sovereign Bases on Cyprus are home to the only permanent joint operating base in the wider region. RAF combat aircraft fly from Cyprus for Operation Shader. Transport, air-to-air refuelling and reconnaissance aircraft also operate from Cyprus. The RAF’s operational headquarters in the Middle East is at Al Udeid air base in Qatar. The RAF also has use of Al Minhad airbase in the United Arab Emirates, where it opened new facilities in March 2024, and Al Musannah airbase in Oman.
Royal Navy
The UK Naval Support Facility in Bahrain is the main naval facility in the Persian Gulf for UK naval vessels. Four mine-counter measure vessels and one Type 23 frigate are permanently based there, supported by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel. A permanent joint support facility in Duqm, Oman, opened in 2018, provides a permanent maritime base outside the Persian Gulf and a maintenance facility. The base can support the UK’s aircraft carriers when they are in the Indian Ocean. The base is also h...
Army
Army units are permanently deployed to Cyprus (on a rotating basis) and can be deployed to the wider region. In 2023 the army began four-month longtraining deployments to Oman.
Numbers of personnel in the region vary depending on operational requirements. The location of personnel permanently stationed worldwide can be found in the Ministry of Defence’s Annual Location Statistics. However, these do not reflect personnel temporarily deployed on operations to the region. The Ministry of Defence does not disclose the locatio...
Commons Library briefings on the situation in Israel, Lebanon, Yemen and Iran, which include information on UK armed forces deployments and activity, are collated on the Library’s website: Middle East instability in 2023/24
With bases across three continents, there’s a whole world of opportunities for Airmen to serve and succeed. Search below to see where your career could take you next. Search bases. Whether you have specific questions about how to join the Air Force, are seeking more information or are ready to apply, we’re here to help.
The US Air Force's 421st Air Base Squadron provides Menwith Hill with base and mission support services. The squadron is part of the 423rd Air Base Group which in turn is part of the 501st Combat Support Wing , both of which have their headquarters at RAF Alconbury in Cambridgeshire .
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The new 11 Gp combines the capabilities of the COS Ops AO with the Air Battle Staff, comprising the deployable Joint Force Air Component (JFAC), the National Air & Space Operations Centre (NASOC) and the Executive Team.
