MOD Woodbridge

MOD Woodbridge
Near Woodbridge, Suffolk in England
MOD Woodbridge from the air.
MOD Woodbridge is located in Suffolk
MOD Woodbridge
MOD Woodbridge
Location in Suffolk
Coordinates52°05′16.08″N 001°24′02.97″E / 52.0878000°N 1.4008250°E / 52.0878000; 1.4008250
TypeBarracks and training airfield
Area369 hectares
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorBritish Army
Controlled byRoyal Engineers
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In useRoyal Air Force (1943–1948)
United States Air Force (1952–1993)
British Army (2006–present)

Ministry of Defence Woodbridge or MOD Woodbridge is a military installation located near the town of Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England. The site opened in 2006 and is operated by the British Army and incorporates both Rock Barracks and Woodbridge Airfield. The barracks are home to two Royal Engineers regiments. The airfield is used periodically by helicopters of the Army Air Corps for training exercises.

The site was previously known as RAF Woodbridge and had periods where it was operated by the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force. The RAF station closed in August 1993.