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The Station

Mount Pleasant Complex was opened in 1985 to establish a fighter and transport presence in the Islands.

Currently based at Mount Pleasant are No 1435 Flight with 4 Typhoon FGR4, No 1312 Flight, with a Voyager tanker and an Atlas C1 (A400M).

RAF personnel also support a wide range of roles on the ground; from radar operators to weapons technicians in support of the Typhoons.

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Commander

Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands

Brigadier Charlie Harmer

Brigadier Charlie Harmer graduated from Harper Adams Agricultural College in 2000 and commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 2001. His operational experience includes Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

After graduating from the Higher Command and Staff Course (HCSC) in 2022, Brig Harmer was appointed Regimental Colonel Royal Artillery. He assumed command of British Forces South Atlantic Islands in June 2025.

Who's based here

Units

Flies the Typhoon FGR4 and provides air defence to the Islands. The flight's history dates back to the battle of Malta in 1942 and has been posted continuously in the Falklands since 1988.

Providing air-to-air refuelling, air transport, search and rescue and maritime patrol. After having been active in the 1940s and 1950s, it was reformed in 1983 at RAF Stanley and relocated to RAF Mount Pleasant. Flying Voyager aircraft.

Operates Chinook helicopters from RAF Mount Pleasant. It has been active at various points since 1944 in the transport role, such as in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. The Flight often finds itself delivering supplies to the outlying population as much as it supports the British Army and RAF commitments across the region.

Mount Pleasant Complex NEWS

British Forces Atlantic Islands Demonstrate joint strength in Operation SOUTHERN SOVEREIGNTY.

Christmas fun run brings festive cheer to Mount Pleasant Complex.

British Forces South Atlantic Islands and British Antarctic Survey Partnership Strengthens UK Operations in the South Atlantic.

HMS Forth: 5 Years, 155 000 Nautical Miles, One Incredible Journey.

Key dates

1985   Mount Pleasant Complex opened

2009   1435 Flight equipped with Typhoon FGR4