Support Force

Overview

ABOUT Support Force

Support Force delivers vital high readiness deployable logistics, engineering and enabling capabilities needed to enable, sustain and recover operations and exercises around the world.

It is responsible for all the expeditionary engineering and logistics aspects of the RAF, the supporting reserve capabilities and RAF Music Services. The engineering and logistics elements of Support Force are also known as Air Combat Service Support Units (ACSSUs). ACSSUs provide the expertise and focus to support deployed air operations.

Commander

Group Captain William Andrew MSc MA BSc RAF

Group Captain Will Andrew is the Commander of the Support Force and was commissioned as a RAF Logistics Officer in 2003. He has commanded at all ranks, most notably Station Commander of RAF Henlow, and recently completed a tour as Chief of Staff in the Standing Joint Force Logistics Component. He has deployed on multiple operations as well as a wide range of Logistics-facing roles. A keen sportsman, he focusses on golf when time and family allow.

What we do

The Support Force provides a wide range of engineering and logistics capabilities that are essential to the set-up, establishment and operations of Airports of Embarkation / Disembarkation, Sea Ports of Disembarkation, and Deployed Operating Bases.