No. 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing RAF
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No. 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing, RAF is 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 disemarkation and the associated supply chain all the way to the front line squadrons.
No 85 (EL) Wg, with an establishment of approximately 660 personnel, comprises four air combat service support units: No 1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron, No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron, No 3 Mobile Catering Squadron and the Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron (JARTS).
The wing played a major role in the RAF deployment in the run-up to and during Operation Telic.
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