The squadron was formed in 1983, in RAF Marham, Norfolk, where it has remained ever since, as a field squadron in the auxiliary RAF Regiment. In 2000, it was re-roled as an Operational Support Squadron and in February 2003 it became the first RAF Regiment auxiliary squadron to deploy overseas since 1945 when it was sent to Kuwait as part of
Operation Telic in the
Iraq War. The squadron reverted to its original status as a field squadron in 2004, and in 2010, was granted a squadron standard by
her Majesty the Queen. during
Operation Herrick. The squadron consists of around 120 men. ==References==