No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use British English|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name =No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF Previous units: No. 138 Airfield RAF No. 138 (Bomber) Wing RAF No. 138 Wing RAF No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing (Fighter / Ground Attack) RAF [[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg|90px]] | native_name = | image =[[File:138EAW.jpg|138 EAW badge]] | image_size = | alt = | caption =[[Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force|No. 138 Wing Badge]] | dates = 1 April 2006 - 10 November 1943 - 12 May 1944 12 May 1944 - 14 April 1946 1 April 1953 - 1 January 1960 | disbanded = | country = [[United Kingdom]] | allegiance = | branch = [[Royal Air Force]] | type = [[Expeditionary Air Wing]] | role = Fighter / Ground Attack | size =[[Wing (military aviation unit)|Wing]] | command_structure = | garrison = [[RAF Marham]] | garrison_label = | nickname = | patron = | motto =''Defend by Attack''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pine|first1=L.G.|title=A dictionary of mottoes|date=1983|publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul|location=London|isbn=0-7100-9339-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmott00tion/page/46 46]|edition=1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmott00tion/page/46}}</ref> | colors =  | colors_label =  | march = | mascot = | anniversaries = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = | battles_label = | decorations = | battle_honours = | battle_honours_label = | flying_hours = | website =  | current_commander= [[Group Captain]] P C Osborn | current_commander_label= Officer Commanding | commander1 = | commander1_label = | notable_commanders =  | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label = | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label =  | aircraft_fighter = [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II]] }} '''No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF''' is a deployable [[Expeditionary Air Wing]] of the [[Royal Air Force]] based at [[RAF Marham]], [[Norfolk]], England, UK.

The current wing was established on 1 April 2006 the unit has history dating back to February 1943.

==Second World War==

'''No. 138 Airfield RAF'''

The unit was formed on 10 November 1943 at [[RAF Lasham]] within [[No. 2 Group RAF]].{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=46}}

'''No. 138 (Bomber) Wing RAF'''

No. 138 Wing fought with No. 2 Group RAF, [[RAF Second Tactical Air Force]] (2TAF) in [[North-West Europe]] after [[D-Day]].

==Current use==

Re-formed on 1 April 2006 as an EAW, the Wing is led by the Station Commander of RAF Marham, supported by their Station management team. The deployable elements of the RAF Marham form the core of the EAW, reinforced by assigned Capability-based Module Readiness System (CMRS) personnel and elements of the [[Air Combat Support Units]] (ACSUs). EAWs enable the RAF to train as cohesive units of Air Power which are prepared and capable of transitioning quickly from peacetime structures and deploying swiftly on operations.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

During December 2021 the unit deployed to [[Stornoway]], [[Outer Hebrides]], Scotland, UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-brize-norton/news/the-raf-to-deploy-to-remote-islands-in-outer-hebrides/|title=The RAF to Deploy to Remote Islands in Outer Hebrides|publisher=RAF|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of Wings of the Royal Air Force]]

==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist}}

===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=Ray|last2=Hamlin|first2=John|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 |year=2007 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location=[[Tonbridge]], UK|isbn=978-0851-3036-59}}

==External links== * [https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-marham/ Royal Air Force - RAF Marham homepage]

[[Category:Royal Air Force wings|E 138]] [[Category:RAF Marham units]] [[Category:Military units and formations established in 2006]]