RAF Boulmer

The mission of Battlespace Management Operations (BM Ops) is to execute and manage an agile and adaptable tactical Air Command and Control capability, including the provision of Area Air Traffic Management that contributes to the delivery of Air Power in the UK and on contingency operations worldwide.

With the stand-up of the BM Ops organisation at RAF Boulmer in 2016, the Station Commander also has the operational role of Gp Capt BM Ops, responsible for the generation, sustainment and operational output of both the Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS) and Area Air Traffic Management functions.

The mission of the Control and Reporting Centre is to police NATO Air Policing Area 1 and train for out-of-area operations.

The Control and Reporting Centre at RAF Boulmer is tasked with compiling a Recognised Air Picture within NATO Air Policing Area 1 and providing tactical control of the Quick Reaction Alert Force. The CRC also supports the training of students undergoing training at the School of Aerospace Battle Management and controls military aircraft on routine training missions.

In summary, the CRC is manned 24/7 to support both NATO and national Quick Reaction Alert requirements.

The ASACS Business Management Team, based in Station Headquarters at RAF Boulmer, is responsible for delivering the overarching governance and assurance of all business management and support services across the Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS). Specifically, the Business Manager is the owner of the ASACS Business Plan and is responsible for ensuring that all business activities are identified and accurately reported in order to secure adequate funding to enable the ASACS to fulfil operational outputs. 

The mission of RAF Boulmer Support Wing is to provide timely administrative and specialist services in support of units and personnel at, or parented by, RAF Boulmer.

Support Wing has approximately 200 Service and Civilian personnel, the majority of whom work from the Main Site. The Wing comprises three Squadrons:

· Force Development Squadron

· Personnel Management Squadron

· Management Support Squadron

· Station Health, Energy and the Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development (SHEPSD) section

· Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP)

The Station Chaplain and SSAFA Forces Help Worker are also situated within Support Wing in Station Headquarters on the RAF Boulmer Main Site.

At the very heart of the UK air defence network; Engineering staff provide continuous 24-hour support to ASACS and stand ready, at a moment’s notice, to deal swiftly and proactively with the many changes that are frequently thrown their way.

ASACS Eng Sqn consists of a number of different elements including:

· Engineering Squadron Headquarters

· Communication and Information Systems (CIS) Flight

· Radar Flight (North) which consists of RRH Benbecula, RRH Brizlee Wood, RRH Buchan and RRS Saxa Vord

· Radar Flight (South), which consists of RRH Neatishead, RRH Staxton Wold and RRH Portreath