As you may have guessed by my user name, I am a member of the Tactical Provost Wing of the Royal Air Force Police.
Mr C Hinecap
Thank you for your explanation, that is the info that is mainly available in the public domain.
(Obviously not going to go into current ops
).
What we do!
LoCP - Lines of Communication Policing (as you described).
ATSy - Air Transport Security.
FP - Force Protection (Kabul & Iraq - nuff said!!!!).
CP - Close Protection (the bodyguard!!).
SPST - Service Police Search Team (we were involved at Soham).
GPD - General Police Duties, in support of RAF stn's and P&SS both in the UK and overseas.
NARO - (if you don't know you don't need to know!!)
Others I wouldn't even think about posting in a public forum ( and I'm not trying to big us up in any way shape or form!).
Blighty 1
I'm sorry some people have misunderstood the context of this thread but it was just to ask as to what Tpw specialise in. If they are there to guard HM assets, why aren't they given the tools to do their job?
A question we have asked so many time ourselves
Guarding the frame with a pair of size 10's and harsh language!
The other thing I would like to mention is that I am glad that they do what they do. It saves me standing there guarding the frame
Kindly remember that when you are p*ss*ng it up in your 5* hotel we are still on the frame! All we ask:
Leave us some water
Leave us some food
Herc Fleet - good at above
White Fleet - NOT!
It might seem that we are there for no apparent reason, it's not our fault, we just follow our tasking order! Why shouldn't we enjoy ourselves if the opportunity arises?