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Amport House
Amport House, the Armed Forces Chaplain Centre, was inaugurated on the 1 April 1996 to provide religious and welfare support and training for uniformed personnel of all three services. Originally the RAF Chaplain's School, the School moved to Amport House in 1962, having first been based at Dowdswell Court in Cheltenham.
RAF Bampton Castle
Parented by RAF Brize Norton, the Station is home to No 2 and 81 Signals Units which are involved with High Frequency Communications.
RAF Bentley Priory
Famous for its pivotal role as Fighter Command Headquarters during the Battle of Britain, Bentley Priory is now the home of several RAF directorates including the Air Historical Branch.
RAF Boddington
A signals Station, Boddington is home to No 9 Signals Unit and Headquarters TARE Units.
 RAF Boulmer
Boulmer was originally an Operational Training Unit when it opened in 1943. Today it is home to the School of Fighter Control and is one of the Control and Reporting Centres in the UK ASACS. The station is also home to Headquarters and "A" Flight of 202 Squadron with 2 Sea King HAR3s providing Search and Rescue and Mountain Rescue cover to the Borders.
RAF Brampton, Wyton, Henlow
RAF Brampton, Wyton, Henlow is the result of the merger of Brampton Wyton (itself a merger) with Henlow which took place on 1 Apr 01. The sites retain their own identities but are run under single command, with many of the support functions centralised. The unit also provides support for RAF Stanbridge and parenting for some activity at RAF Chelveston. The Station Commander is based at Wyton but maintains offices at all 3 locations, as do his 2 functional wing commanders, OC Personnel Support Wing and OC Station Support Wing. The role of the Station is to provide support for the lodger units thereon, most of which are Defence Logisitcs Organisation (DLO) formations.
 RAF Brampton
RAF Brampton is ever synonymous with the Joint Air Reconnaissance Centre (JARIC), but in addition it provides support to a number of other lodger units including elements of the DLO. It is also the base for the Defence Security Standards Organisation and RAF Infrastructure Organisation East Region.
 RAF Wyton
RAF Wyton is the largest of the 3 sites and provides the principal home for Equipment Support (Air) (ES(Air)), the air pillar of the DLO. In addition, it houses Corporate Technical Services, another DLO element. The Station's active airfield has now re-opened and is the home of the University of London Air Sqn, the Cambridge University Air Sqn and No 5 AEF.
 RAF Henlow
Henlow has been a ground-training base specialising in electronics since the end of the Second World War and was for many years synonymous with the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment (RAFSEE). The Station is now home to the Directorate of Engineering Interoperability (DEI), which is part of the Defence Communications Services Agency (DCSA) within the DLO. In addition it houses the Joint Arms Control and Inspection Group (JACIG), HQ Provost & Security Services (RAF), including the newly-formed Tactical Provost Wing, the RAF Centre for Aviation Medicine (CAM) and No 616 Volunteer Gliding School which operates Vigilant T1 motor gliders.
RAF Buchan
Originally opened in 1952 as an Air Defence Radar Unit, the site is home to a Control and Reporting Centre. CRC Buchan coordinates all aspects of air defence in its Area of Responsibility within the United Kingdom's Air Policing Area. Routinely working closely with similar units in Scandanavia, NATO navies and Airborne Warning and Control aircraft, the CRC provides an accurate Recognised Air Picture and Weapons Control Capability. RAF Buchan also parents Remote Radar Heads Saxa Vord and Benbecula.
RAF Digby
RAF Digby is the home of the Joint Services Signals Establishment.
 RAF Neatishead
Situated in Norfolk, Neatishead is the Control and Reporting Centre responsible for the Southern UK Air Defence Region. CRC Neatishead works closely with the Dutch, German and French CRCs, and like CRC Buchan, is involved in several NATO training exercises each year.
 RRH Saxa Vord
The Saxa Vord site in the Shetland Islands has had a radar since 1957, which gives early warning of any aircraft approaching from the North. This data is fed into the Integrated Command and Control System within the UK.
RAF Staxton Wold
Situated in North Yorkshire, Staxton Wold is a CRP in the UK ASACS. The site has been used for early warning since the 3rd Century AD, when a beacon was set in place by the Romans. In 1937, Staxton Wold was chosen as one of the 16 radar sites forming the Chain Home System, becoming fully operational in April 1939. The station played an integral part in destroying many enemy aircraft. Today, it is the only one of the original 16 sites still operating, thus laying claim to be the world's oldest operational radar site.
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