No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing RAF

No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing RAF
Wing Badge
Active	2006–present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Logistics
Size	Wing
Part of	No. 2 Group RAF
Garrison/HQ	RAF Wittering
Website	RAF Wittering

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:

• No. 1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron
• No. 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron
• No. 3 Mobile Catering Squadron
• RAF Mountain Rescue Service

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

Commanders

• 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

Bibliography

• Cotter, J (2008). Royal Air Force celebrating 90 years. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-946219-11-7.

External links

• Official website