Ali Al Salem is an airfield situated in Kuwait approximately 23miles from the Iraqi border. The airfield is owned by the Kuwaiti Government and during Operation Telic hosted the Royal Air Force and American aircraft along with their thousands of support staff. Since that operation, the base has been returned to the control of the Kuwaiti Government. An Air Force Base (AFB) is a term used to designate a military base of a number of air forces, including the United States Air Force (USAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). ... 23 (twenty-three) is the natural number following 22 and preceding 24. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...
The CAS heads the Air Force Board, which is a committee of the Defence Council.
The Tornado F.3 is the RAF's air defence fighter aircraft, based at RAF Leuchars and RAF Leeming to defend the UK’s airspace.
More routine air transport tasks are carried out by the Tristars and VC10s based at RAF Brize Norton, both used to transport troops and cargo, and for air-to-air refuelling.