RAF Regiment Gunner
The RAF Regiment is a highly specialised force with responsibility for providing Force Protection to enable and support RAF operations in the complex air ground environment . The typical airbase is home to a significant number of high value , strategically important aircraft . The potential loss of these aircraft and their ground based support equipment within the complex air ground environment can have severe operational consequences . Delivery of Air Force Protection demands an understanding of the airbase , and the surrounding ground and airspace . Specialists in ground combat operations , the RAF Regiment contributes to the defence of RAF assets in the UK and overseas . The nature of the typical airbase is a mix of open spaces of ground and concentrations of buildings , therefore the RAF Regiment are highly trained in close-quarter Battle techniques in order to operate in and around buildings as well as in the open .