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Its headquarters are at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Honington" title="RAF Honington">RAF Honington</a> and it deploys throughout the world to support RAF and UK defence missions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force-_2nd_Tactical_Air_Force,_1943-1945._CL508.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Royal_Air_Force-_2nd_Tactical_Air_Force%2C_1943-1945._CL508.jpg/220px-Royal_Air_Force-_2nd_Tactical_Air_Force%2C_1943-1945._CL508.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Royal_Air_Force-_2nd_Tactical_Air_Force%2C_1943-1945._CL508.jpg/330px-Royal_Air_Force-_2nd_Tactical_Air_Force%2C_1943-1945._CL508.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Royal_Air_Force-_2nd_Tactical_Air_Force%2C_1943-1945._CL508.jpg/440px-Royal_Air_Force-_2nd_Tactical_Air_Force%2C_1943-1945._CL508.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="554" /></a><figcaption>Foreground - Cpl Brian Nash and on the left, directing Army motorcyclist, is Cpl Harry Petters, RAF Police, 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943–1945, controlling traffic at "Gripper's Cross", a busy roundabout on the <a href="/wiki/Caen" title="Caen">Caen</a> to <a href="/wiki/Bayeux" title="Bayeux">Bayeux</a> Road in <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a>. </figcaption></figure> <p>The RAF Police was formed on 1 April 1918, when the RAF was formed by the merger of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a>. By the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="World War">World War</a> II there were 500 officers and 20,000 NCOs in the RAF Police. In January 1947, the RAF Provost Branch became a Specialist Branch within the RAF. In December 1950, <a href="/wiki/George_VI_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="George VI of the United Kingdom">George VI</a> approved the badge and motto <i>Fiat Justitia</i>. By 2009, the RAF Police had served in 66 countries around the globe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform_and_insignia">Uniform and insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Uniform and insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the Royal Air Force">Uniforms of the Royal Air Force</a></div> <p>RAF Police <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officers</a> are noticeable by their white-topped caps (giving rise to their nickname of "Snowdrops"),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which they have worn since 1945, and by black and red flashes worn below their <a href="/wiki/Shoulder_mark" title="Shoulder mark">rank slides</a>. RAF Police <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned officers</a> wear the standard peaked cap of all RAF officers, with the red and black flashes. In dress uniform, all RAF Police wear a red and black <a href="/wiki/Brassard" title="Brassard">brassard</a> on the left arm, reflecting the flashes worn with normal <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_uniform#Service_working_dress" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Air Force uniform">working dress</a>. In tactical dress, RAF Police personnel wear red "MP" <a href="/wiki/Tactical_recognition_flash" title="Tactical recognition flash">badges</a>, the internationally recognised symbol for <a href="/wiki/Military_police" title="Military police">military police</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_oath">The oath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The oath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"I do solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm that as a member of the Royal Air Force Police I will well and truly serve His Majesty the King, acting with fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality, upholding fundamental human rights and according equal respect to all people; and that I will, to the best of my power, maintain service law and investigate independently and impartially all service offences against people and property; and that while I continue to be a member of the Royal Air Force Police I will, to the best of my skill and knowledge, discharge all the duties of that appointment faithfully according to law."<sup id="cite_ref-factsheet_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factsheet-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role">Role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pride_London_Parade,_July_2011_(10).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Pride_London_Parade%2C_July_2011_%2810%29.jpg/220px-Pride_London_Parade%2C_July_2011_%2810%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Pride_London_Parade%2C_July_2011_%2810%29.jpg/330px-Pride_London_Parade%2C_July_2011_%2810%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Pride_London_Parade%2C_July_2011_%2810%29.jpg/440px-Pride_London_Parade%2C_July_2011_%2810%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3802" data-file-height="2429" /></a><figcaption>Royal Air Force Police member with distinctive armband and white cap in 2011.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Police_Dog_Handler.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Royal_Air_Force_Police_Dog_Handler.png/220px-Royal_Air_Force_Police_Dog_Handler.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Royal_Air_Force_Police_Dog_Handler.png/330px-Royal_Air_Force_Police_Dog_Handler.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Royal_Air_Force_Police_Dog_Handler.png/440px-Royal_Air_Force_Police_Dog_Handler.png 2x" data-file-width="2519" data-file-height="1943" /></a><figcaption>A Royal Air Force Police Dog Handler attached to <a href="/wiki/42_Commando" title="42 Commando">42 Commando</a>, on patrol in <a href="/wiki/Helmand_Province" title="Helmand Province">Helmand Province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> (2011).</figcaption></figure> <p>The RAF Police are responsible for the policing and security of all service personnel, much like their Royal Navy and British Army counterparts. </p><p>Provision of policing, counter-intelligence and specialist security support to the RAF includes:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Front line, Response and Law Enforcement duties</li> <li>Criminal and security investigation</li> <li>Serious and Complex Criminal Investigations – a <a href="/wiki/Defence_Serious_Crime_Unit" title="Defence Serious Crime Unit">DSCU</a> responsibility since December 2022<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Aircraft protection and security</li> <li>Covert Operations</li> <li>Counter Intelligence Operations</li> <li>Cyber and <a href="/wiki/Information_security" title="Information security">information security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dogs_in_warfare" title="Dogs in warfare">Military working dogs</a></li> <li>Force protection (on deployed operations)</li> <li>Close protection of VIPs</li></ul> <p>In addition to policing, the RAF Police has security investigators tasked with the investigation of non-criminal conduct offences involving security threats. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Special_Investigation_Branch" title="Special Investigation Branch">Special Investigation Branch</a> has been disbanded and replaced with the tri-service Defence Serious Crime Unit. </p><p>Counter Intelligence Operations Squadron investigate security breaches and support the RAF through the gathering of intelligence and protective security based activities. </p><p>These specialist capabilities are supported by forensic and intelligence units. Members of all wings are used for operations overseas, deploying as individuals, with the aircraft they support, or as a formed unit drawn together under the Tactical Police Squadrons. Members of the RAF Police may also specialise in <a href="/wiki/Bodyguard" title="Bodyguard">close protection</a> duties, ensuring the safety of VIPs and other dignitaries in hostile environments.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The RAF Police are the only branch of the Service Police who operate police dogs within the UK military. They manage all RAF <a href="/wiki/Dogs_in_warfare" title="Dogs in warfare">military working dogs</a>, with detachments at some RAF stations. RAF Police dogs and their handlers support overseas operations. Recently, this has included Iraq and Afghanistan, in both patrol and specialist search roles.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The RAF Police is subject to inspection by <a href="/wiki/HM_Inspectorate_of_Constabulary" class="mw-redirect" title="HM Inspectorate of Constabulary">HM Inspectorate of Constabulary</a>, in the same way as the UK's civilian police forces.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Office of the Provost Marshal (OPM)</b> is the HQ of the <a href="/wiki/Provost_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Provost Marshal">Provost Marshal</a>, who holds the rank of <a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">group captain</a>. A component of the RAF's Global Enablement Organisation and now re-rolled as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Security_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Security Force (page does not exist)">Air Security Force</a> (ASF), the RAF Police is organised into capability <a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (military aviation unit)">wings</a> that operate both within the UK and overseas. </p><p>The Provost Marshal also holds the title Commander of the Air Security Force. </p><p>Detachments of RAF Police can be found at some <a href="/wiki/RAF_station" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF station">RAF stations</a>. Usually, the detachment consists of a <a href="/wiki/Flight_(military_unit)" title="Flight (military unit)">Flight</a>, commanded by either a <a href="/wiki/Flying_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying Officer">Flying Officer</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Flight_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Lieutenant">Flight Lieutenant</a>; a <a href="/wiki/Flight_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Sergeant">Flight Sergeant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> usually functions as the senior <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> of the flight. </p><p>RAF Police Flights are responsible to and directed by a RAF Police <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">Squadron</a>. Squadron HQs are based at the larger RAF stations and provide remote oversight of the Police Flights at the units within their respective area of responsibility. Squadron HQs are themselves responsible to, and directed by, the Deputy Provost Marshal of the RAF Police, who is a <a href="/wiki/Wing_commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing commander (rank)">wing commander</a>. RAF Police personnel are not responsible to, or under the direct command of, the Commanding Officer (Station Commander) of the station at which they are situated; all service police on RAF Police wings remain under the command of the Provost Marshal (RAF). Their authority to act as service police stems directly from the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Act_2006" title="Armed Forces Act 2006">Armed Forces Act 2006</a>. Service police are able to issue lawful commands to any service person, regardless of their rank or trade. </p><p>The RAF Police also provides the RAF's <a href="/w/index.php?title=Counter-intelligence_%26_Protective_Security&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counter-intelligence & Protective Security (page does not exist)">Counter-intelligence & Protective Security</a> (CI & PS) role, similar to that carried out by the <a href="/wiki/Intelligence_Corps_(United_Kingdom)" title="Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)">Intelligence Corps</a> and elements of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Signals" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Signals">Royal Signals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>. IT Security is a further specialisation within the protective security field, and personnel trained to this level are expected to perform all PS and IT Security related tasks. Over 400 RAF Police personnel are seconded to roles within Strategic Command, providing Counter Intelligence and Protective Security capabilities to UK and overseas operations. No Law Enforcement capability is maintained on StratCom. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_operating_model,_2021"><span id="New_operating_model.2C_2021"></span>New operating model, 2021</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: New operating model, 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The RAF Police is to reform in 2021–2022. These reforms will see Wing Headquarters align with individual RAF groups, and the squadrons align with individual operational forces (e.g. Lightning Force, ISTAR Force, etc.) within their respective groups.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_Operating_Model,_2022"><span id="Future_Operating_Model.2C_2022"></span>Future Operating Model, 2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Future Operating Model, 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2022, HQ AIR instigated a rapid and challenging change program in its operating model for the whole of the RAF.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has seen all single service SIBs amalgamate into a single formation headed by a newly created Provost Marshal (Serious Crime), resulting in the RAF SIB capability being handed to the new <a href="/wiki/Defence_Serious_Crime_Unit" title="Defence Serious Crime Unit">Defence Serious Crime Unit</a>. </p><p>In November 2022, the 1-star (Air Officer (AO) FP) was re-roled into AO Global Enablement (GE), resulting in the disbandment of the FP Force. </p><p>PM(RAF) is in command of the RAF Police, MPGS and associated civil servants. This new force is known as the Air Security Force (ASF). PM(RAF) also now attracts the title of Commander ASF. </p><p>Instead of the traditional geographical squadrons, there are now three Police and Security wings and nine capability-facing squadrons. These are: </p><p><b>Wings</b> </p> <ul><li>1 Police & Sy – People facing</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>2 Police & Sy – Platform facing</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>3 Police & Sy – Air Mobility facing Sqns</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>1 Tactical Police & Sy Sqn</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>2 Counter Intelligence and Security Sqn</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>3 Police (Reserves) & Sy Sqn</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>4 Police & Sy Sqn supporting the Typhoon Force</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>5 Police & Sy Sqn supporting the ISTAR Force</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>6 Police & Sy Sqn supporting the Lightning Force</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>7 Police & Sy Sqn supporting the Air Mobility Force</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>8 Police & Sy Sqn supporting the 22 Gp Training Units</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>9 Police & Sy Sqn supporting Battlespace Management & Space Force.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_operations">Recent operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Recent operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Police_at_Camp_Bastion.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RAF_Police_at_Camp_Bastion.png/220px-RAF_Police_at_Camp_Bastion.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RAF_Police_at_Camp_Bastion.png/330px-RAF_Police_at_Camp_Bastion.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RAF_Police_at_Camp_Bastion.png/440px-RAF_Police_at_Camp_Bastion.png 2x" data-file-width="2680" data-file-height="1508" /></a><figcaption>Royal Air Force Police guarding the Main Entry Point at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Shorabak" title="Camp Shorabak">Camp Bastion</a> in <a href="/wiki/Helmand_Province" title="Helmand Province">Helmand Province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> (2013).</figcaption></figure> <p>In Afghanistan, as part of the RAF's Force Protection Wing, the RAF Police provided security for <a href="/wiki/Camp_Bastion" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Bastion">Camp Bastion</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with external support to frontline troops, operating within fighting patrols, detainee handling and Weapon Intelligence Specialists. </p><p>On 12 May 2012, <a href="/wiki/Corporal#United_Kingdom" title="Corporal">Cpl</a> Brent McCarthy – an RAF Policeman stationed at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Brize_Norton" title="RAF Brize Norton">RAF Brize Norton</a> – was shot and killed while on duty in <a href="/wiki/Helmand_Province" title="Helmand Province">Helmand Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>RAF Police, along with other units, took part in the Mobility Guardian exercise in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between the 14 Aug 21 and 28 Aug 21, RAF Police deployed on <a href="/w/index.php?title=Op_PITTING&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Op PITTING (page does not exist)">Op PITTING</a> alongside 16 Air Assault Brigade. Screening and securing approx 122,000 people evacuating from Afghanistan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Training">Training</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Defence_School_of_Policing_and_Security" title="Defence School of Policing and Security">Defence School of Policing and Security</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Police_Military_Working_Dog_Trials_HON-20221108-235-MWD-191.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/RAF_Police_Military_Working_Dog_Trials_HON-20221108-235-MWD-191.jpg/220px-RAF_Police_Military_Working_Dog_Trials_HON-20221108-235-MWD-191.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/RAF_Police_Military_Working_Dog_Trials_HON-20221108-235-MWD-191.jpg/330px-RAF_Police_Military_Working_Dog_Trials_HON-20221108-235-MWD-191.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/RAF_Police_Military_Working_Dog_Trials_HON-20221108-235-MWD-191.jpg/440px-RAF_Police_Military_Working_Dog_Trials_HON-20221108-235-MWD-191.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>A Royal Air Force Police military working dog handler with a dog during training in 2022.</figcaption></figure> <p>Ground trades personnel within the Royal Air Force start their service career at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Halton" title="RAF Halton">RAF Halton</a> where they undergo basic training consisting of 10 weeks. Once this is successfully completed, recruit intakes are dispersed to the various Ground Trades Training Schools. </p><p>Potential RAF Police recruits are trained at the <a href="/wiki/Defence_School_of_Policing_and_Security" title="Defence School of Policing and Security">Defence School of Policing and Security</a> at <a href="/wiki/Southwick_House" title="Southwick House">Southwick Park</a>, Hampshire, along with recruits of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Police" title="Royal Navy Police">Royal Navy Police</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_Police" title="Royal Military Police">Royal Military Police</a>. In order to conduct some of the wider specialist roles, particularly involving the investigation of more serious and complex crime and security investigations, extensive further post-graduation training is provided outside DSPS to all RAF Police specialists by Home Office police forces and training providers. Most of the training requirements of a Home Office police force in terms of detective training and covert operations are delivered to specialist RAF Police elements. </p><p>During the 1950s, training was carried out at <a href="/wiki/Netheravon_Airfield" title="Netheravon Airfield">RAF Netheravon</a> in Wiltshire, and in the 1960s at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Debden" title="RAF Debden">RAF Debden</a> near <a href="/wiki/Saffron_Walden" title="Saffron Walden">Saffron Walden</a>. Until the mid-1990s, trade training took place at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Newton" title="RAF Newton">RAF Newton</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire" title="Nottinghamshire">Nottinghamshire</a>, before moving to RAF Halton in <a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a>. In 2004, all UK service police training was consolidated at Southwick Park. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Service_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Service Police">Service Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_Police_Crime_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Service Police Crime Bureau">Service Police Crime Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_Police" title="Royal Military Police">Royal Military Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Police" title="Royal Navy Police">Royal Navy Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Police" title="Royal Marines Police">Royal Marines Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Investigation_Branch" title="Special Investigation Branch">Special Investigation Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Police" title="Ministry of Defence Police">Ministry of Defence Police</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force_Police&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPine1983" class="citation book cs1">Pine, L.G. 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