Chapter 18 - Air Power In Relation To Current Operations Flashcards
The UK defence mission
“To deliver ____ for the people of the ____ ____ and the ____ ____ by defending them, including against ____: and to act as a ___ ___ ___ by strengthening international ___ and ___. The RAF has a key role to play in achieving this mission, through the delivery of ___ ___.”
Security, United Kingdom, overseas territories, terrorism, force of good, peace and stability, air power.
Name the 5 components of the UK defence mission.
1) United Kingdom
2) overseas territories
3) terrorism
4) force for good
5) international peace and stability
United Kingdom
The primary role for the RAF is ___ ___ of the United Kingdom.
Which is done using QRA ___ ___ ___ Force.
The ASACS ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Forces is responsible for compiling a ___ ___ ___ with radars monitoring the UK airspace and providing tactical control of the QRA force.
Air defence
Quick reaction alert force
Air surveillance and control systems force, recognised air picture
United Kingdom
What is MACA?
Military Aid to Civil Authorities - use of military personnel to aid in any civil issue such as the recent floods in the south west
United Kingdom
Training - the majority of flights in the UK are for training purposes. Winston Churchill one said…
Make your mistakes in peacetime so you don’t make them in war
Overseas territories
Name the 6 main overseas territories
Cyprus Gibraltar Ascension islands Falkland Islands Sandwich islands South Georgia
Overseas territories
Falklands - the RAF provides key elements of the forces that ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, to ensure the security of: the falklands, South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia.
A Hercules can parachute supply drops to remote and isolated communities in an emergency and assist in which two things? It is switched from air transport to do these roles.
Headquarters British Forces South Atlantic
Search and rescue, medical evacuation
What does SATT stand for?
Service (men and women) Awaiting Trade Training
Where is mount pleasant airfield?
An airbus voyager provides AAR for the _ typhoon air defence fighters that operate from RAF Mount Pleasant to watch over the islands and guard them from the air
What do the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team do here?
Falklands
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They monitor and, where necessary, dispose of land mines left over from the conflict
Ascension
Name the RAF airfield at Ascension Island.
It provides an invaluable link and airhead for the ___ ___, particularly the Falkland Islands.
Provides ___ ___ ___ capabilities.
Wideawake airfield
South Atlantic
Air Power reach
Gibraltar
The RAF managed the airport at Gibraltar which not only supports all military movements but…
Again this airfield provides ___ ___ ___ capabilities.
Is a very busy airport for civilian movements to and from the UK and Spain.
Air power reach
Cyprus
There are two ___ ___ ___ within Cyprus: the ___ and ___.
Name the two territories in the west sovereign base area.
Name the two territories in the east sovereign base area.
These territories provide essential support to ___ and any future operations in the ___ ___.
Sovereign base areas (SBAs)
West SBA and East SBA
Akrotiri and Episkopi
Dhekelia and Ayios Nikolaos
Afghanistan, Middle East
Terrorism
Recent campaign in Afghanistan (___-___) began on October 7th ___.
What was this operation called?
Which was a response to what?
NATO agreed that sept 11 was an armed attack and therefore an attack against all ally members, so NATO invoked…
2001-2004, 2001
Operation Enduring Freedom
September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on the USA
Article 5
In December 2001 the ___ ___ ___ ___ (ISAF) was created.
Was was it’s aim?
What year did NATO assume command of ISAF?
International Security Assistance Force
To assist the Afghan Transitional Authority in creating and maintaining a safe and secure environment in Kabul and its surrounding area.
2003
The 83 Expeditionary Air Group is the headquarters of the __ __ __ __.
Who is responsible for the delivery of air power across a joint operating area between the _ expeditionary air wings.
Which cover the ____ campaign, the ___ ___ and part of the ____ ____.
UK Air Component Commander
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Afghanistan campaign, Middle East, Indian Ocean
