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The Royal Air Force Police (RAFP) is the military police branch of the British Royal Air Force. It was formed on 1 April 1918, when the RAF was formed from the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). It is responsible for policing the RAF and its installations. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command providing security coverage at the Padang in Singapore during the National Day Parade in 2000. ...
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is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. // Formed by Royal Warrant on 13 May 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ...
Personnel of No 1 Squadron RNAS in late 1914 The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of World War I, when it merged with the British Armys Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to form the Royal Air Force. ...
Members of the RAFP are distinguished by their white-topped caps (giving rise to their nickname of "Snowdrops"), which they have worn since 1945, and black/red/black flashes worn below their rank slides, known as "Mars Bars". Unlike their Army colleagues in the Royal Military Police, they do not wear a distinctive red beret when wearing camouflaged uniform, although they do wear the same red 'MP' flashes on the sleeve of their uniforms. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. ...
Organisation and current role
The RAF Police is headed by a Provost Marshal, who until recently held the rank of Air Commodore. The RAF Police have recently undergone a period of downsizing in line with reductions across the RAF in both manpower and aircraft. The Provost Marshal now holds the rank of Group Captain, with an Air Commodore of the RAF Regiment being in overall charge of security for the RAF. The Provost Marshal is assisted by other Provost Officers (formerly known as Assistant Provost Marshals - APM), who are in charge of the RAF Police on a unit level and are responsible for advising the Station Commander on all aspects of policing and security. The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police (often called the provost). ...
An Air Commodoress sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Commodore is the fourth most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the deactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ...
A Group Captains sleeve/shoulder insignia Group Captain (Gp Capt in the RAF, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former RCAF) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ...
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An RAF station is a Royal Air Force military base. ...
There is a detachment of RAFP on most RAF stations. Usually it is a flight, commanded by a Flying Officer or Flight Lieutenant (as OC), with either a Flight Sergeant or Sergeant as Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) RAFP (sometimes referred to as the "Sheriff"). A Warrant Officer sometimes commands a police flight in place of a commissioned officer, or acts as second-in-command in a larger flight. An RAF station is a Royal Air Force military base. ...
A flight is a military unit in an air force, naval air service, or army air corps. ...
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A Flight Lieutenants sleeve/shoulder insignia Flight Lieutenant (abbreviated as Flt Lt and pronounced as flight lef-tenant, see Lieutenant) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. ...
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A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ...
For Warrant Officers in the United States military, see Warrant Officer (United States). ...
Larger stations may have a security squadron, with a Squadron Leader in command as Officer Commanding (OC) Security, who is also responsible for the general security of the station. The security squadron may also encompass a flight of RAF Regiment personnel. The police flight in such a squadron is usually commanded by a Flight Lieutenant as OC RAFP, with a Flight Sergeant as SNCO RAFP. A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ...
A Squadron Leaders sleeve/shoulder insignia Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr in the RAF, SQNLDR in the RNZAF and RAAF and S/L in the former RCAF) is a commissioned rank in some air forces. ...
The Officer Commanding (OC) is the commander of a sub-unit or minor unit (smaller than battalion size) in British and Commonwealth military usage. ...
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The RAF Police also fulfills the RAF's counter-intelligence (CI) role, similar to that carried out by the British Army Intelligence Corps. They provide specialist counter-intelligence and computer security support. Unlike their Intelligence Corps counterparts, who tend to specialise in a particular area, RAF Police CI specialists are trained in all aspects of the counter-intelligence field. Computer security (CSy) is a further specialisation within the CI field and personnel trained to this level are expected to perform all CI and CSy related tasks. Counter Intelligence A uk label started and owned by John Machielsen. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Intelligence Corps (also known as Int Corps) is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The modern station RAF Police flight may operate shifts, but these are usually only involved in community policing and are normally commanded by a Corporal (larger shifts may require a Sergeant). Some stations with large airheads may also operate shifts for Air Transport Security (ATSy). The police flight will normally consist of a Community Police Section, a Special Investigations Section (investigators trained specifically for criminal investigations - known as SI), and a CI Section. The special investigations role is undergoing a restructure that is centralising the task. In future special investigations will be handled by regional teams that will replace the station SI sections. This article is about the military rank. ...
Specialist units Outside the unit level, the RAFP also has its own Special Investigation Branch (SIB) for the investigation of serious crime. This is effectively the RAF's version of civilian police Criminal Investigation Departments. This is known as the Specialist Police Wing (SPW), and is split into four geographical regions covering the United Kingdom and Germany. This section of the RAFP is also responsible for forensic investigation through the RAF's own Forensic Science Flight. SPW is also responsible for the Counter Intelligence Field Force. The Special Investigation Branch (SIB) is the name given to the detective branches of all four British military police arms: the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, Royal Marines Police, Royal Military Police and Royal Air Force Police. ...
Charles Vincent, founder of the Metropolitan Police CID The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of all British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces to which plain clothes detectives belong. ...
The RAFP also has a tactical deployable wing known as the Tactical Provost Wing, whose major role is forward policing and Line Of Communication Policing (LoCP) in conflict zones. The TPW was heavily involved in the recent Gulf conflict. Military tactics (Greek: Taktikē, the art of organizing an army) are the collective name for methods for engaging and defeating an enemy in battle. ...
Wing is a term used by different air forces for a unit of command. ...
The Tactical Provost Wing (TPW) is a group of around 200 Royal Air Force Police with its Headquarters at RAF Henlow in Bedfordshire, England. ...
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RAFP members are also trained in Close Protection (CP) and carry out CP duties and operations wherever required to do so.
The RAFP operates a large Police Dog Section, with detachments at many RAF stations. These dogs are referred to as Air Dog followed by their name,[1] (Air Dog Simba, for example). RAF Police dogs and their handlers currently support overseas operations in 'hot' theatres such as Iraq & Afghanistan in both patrol and specialist search roles.
Training RAF Police are now trained at the Defence Police College, Southwick Park, along with the Royal Navy Service Police and Royal Military Police. Training in the 1950's was at RAF Netheravon Wilts, and in the 1960's at RAF Debden near Saffron Walden. Until the mid-1990s, trade training took place at RAF Newton in Nottinghamshire, training then moved to RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire. Defence Police College, Southwick Park The Defence Police College (DPC) at Southwick Park, near Cosham, England, is a tri-service establishment for training the Service Police of the British Armed Forces (Royal Navy Regulating Branch, Royal Marines Police, Royal Military Police, and Royal Air Force Police). ...
The Royal Navy Regulating Branch is the military police branch of the British Royal Navy. ...
The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. ...
RAF Newton (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGXN) was a Royal Air Force station, 7 miles east of Nottingham, England. ...
RAF Halton is one of the larger Royal Air Force (RAF) stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton, Buckinghamshire. ...
Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ...
Basic RAF Police training includes:
- police exams/assessments
- driving (on and off road)
- weapons training
- Lines of Communication Police training
- Air Transport Security
- Baton and handcuff training
- Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare
Personnel are also required to maintain good physical fitness and this is tested 6 monthly.
Royal Auxiliary Air Force (Police) 3 Squadron, Tactical Provost Wing is based at RAF Henlow in Bedfordshire. RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station near Luton. ...
Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ...
During 2005 elements of 3 TPW deployed on exercise with Territorial Army units of the Royal Military Police to Poland for Exercise Uhlan Eagle[2]. The Territorial Army (TA) is the principal reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ...
Role - Security support to RAF air transport fleet worldwide
- Searching of passengers
- Searching cargo
- Guarding aircraft
- Airfield security (in conjunction with the RAF Regiment)
- Military police and security support to the RAF at UK airbases or on deployment worldwide.
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The Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command providing security coverage at the Padang in Singapore during the National Day Parade in 2000. ...
References - ^ RAF Police demonstration team 2006 display notes
- ^ Royal Military Police journal
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