In a most welcome move, the UK Government has announced today that RAF Manston will be reinstated as a fully operational airfield where the MRCP (Multi-Role Camera Pigeon) squadron of the UK Border Force will be based. "We need this capability for surveillance of the UK's 7000 miles of coastline - RAF Manston's 9000ft runway is ideally suited to the MRCP, which will be known here as the Nimrod MRA5," said UK Border Force Director Aydin Marangoz.