No. 99 Squadron
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Information
Role	Air Transport
Aircraft Operated	Globemaster C1
Home Station	RAF Brize Norton
Motto	"Quisque tenax (Each tenacious)"
History
Date Founded	15 August 1917
Badge	A Puma salient
Notable Battle Honours

No. 99 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from RAF Brize Norton, the RAF's air transport hub. This image is Crown copyright protected. ... Jump to: navigation, search The C-17 Globemaster III (P-38 is shown) The C-17 Globemaster III is a strategic airlifter manufactured by Boeing IDS, used by the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force. ... Jump to: navigation, search RAF Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Boeing Company NYSE: BA is the leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... Jump to: navigation, search The C-17 Globemaster III (P-38 is shown) The C-17 Globemaster III is a strategic airlifter manufactured by Boeing IDS, used by the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force. ... Jump to: navigation, search RAF Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom. ...

The first of the squadron's four Globemasters (C-17 in USAF service) was delivered to the RAF on May 17, 2001, arriving at Brize Norton, Oxfordshire on May 23. One of the first high profile missions of the squadron was the deployment of Lynx helicopters and support equipment to former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as part of a NATO peacekeeping force. Jump to: navigation, search The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... The AgustaWestland Lynx is a helicopter designed by AgustaWestland (formerly Westland Aircraft) and jointly produced with Aérospatiale, first flying on 21 March 1971 as the Westland WG.13. ... Jump to: navigation, search Official languages Macedonian¤,2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Bučkovski Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 145th  25,713 km²  1. ... Jump to: navigation, search The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D...

Since then the Squadron has supported the military exercise in Oman, the War on Terror in Afghanistan, and the Invasion of Iraq (Operation Telic.) More routine tasks have gone largely unpublicised, for example the replacement of 1435 Flight's Tornado F3s in the Falkland Islands. Previously the RAF had to lease commercial heavy lifters to return the aircraft to the UK, or launch a major logistical effort to allow a ferry flight. In any case the C-17 has proved invaluable to the RAF, so much so that the original seven year lease will be bought out, and an additional aircraft will be purchased. There may be follow-on orders at a later date. The war on terrorism or war on terror (abbreviated in U.S. policy circles as GWOT for Global War on Terror) is an effort by the governments of the United States and its principal allies to destroy groups deemed to be terrorist (primarily radical Islamist organizations such as al-Qaeda... Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted. ... While the UK officially does not foresee any threat to the Falkland Islands, it maintains significant military forces as a deterrent against any aggressor. ... Jump to: navigation, search RAF Tornado F3 The British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) Tornado F3 is a fighter/interceptor version of the Panavia Tornado in service with the Royal Air Force. ...

The Squadron continues its role as a transport squadron, previously operating Bristol Britannias from 1959 to 1976. The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a medium/long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly a number of air routes across the British Empire. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

No. 99 was disbanded in 1976, following the 1974 Defence White Paper, but was reactivated in 2000, to meet the transportation needs of the proposed Joint Rapid Reaction Force. Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search The European Union Rapid Reaction Force is a transnational military force managed by the European Union itself rather than any of its member states. ...

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