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The senior officer on a station is the Station Commander, who on a flying station normally holds the rank of Group Captain . Most RAF stations are administratively sub-divided into Wings and are controlled by a station headquarters. On a flying station the subordinate wings are normally Operations Wing, Engineering Wing and Administration Wing.

RAF stations typically have a fenced perimeter with hangars, offices and accommodation for personnel who live on the unit.

The RAF's stations are mostly in the United Kingdom ; however RAF Akrotiri is in Cyprus and RAF Mount Pleasant is in the Falkland Islands . There were previously many stations around the British Empire and in Germany .


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