Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing

Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
Active2 April 2001 – present[1]
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
 British Army
RoleSpecial operations aviation support
SizeTwo squadrons
Part ofUnited Kingdom Special Forces
StationsHeadquarters – RAF Odiham
No. 7 Sqn RAF – RAF Odiham
No. 658 Sqn AACStirling Lines
Motto(s)Resolute
AircraftBoeing Chinook HC6
Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II
Commanders
Current
commander
Group Captain Nicholas Knight
(RAF Odiham station commander)

The Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW) is a Royal Air Force (RAF) and British Army joint service organisation that coordinates the provision of aviation support to the United Kingdom Special Forces.[1][2]

The wing is under the peacetime command of the Station Commander of RAF Odiham. However the Army and RAF retain full command of their respective personnel.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "JSFAW - Responsibilities and Composition". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ "RAF Odiham - Service Community Official Guide" (PDF). British Army. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008.