Command, control, and support for overseas operations is typically provided through Expeditionary Air Wings (EAWs). Each wing is brought together as and when required and comprises the deployable elements of its home station as well as other support elements from throughout the RAF.
· No. 34 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Waddington) – ISTAR operations
· No. 38 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Brize Norton) – air transport operations
· No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Coningsby) – multi-role operations
· No. 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Leeming) – fighter operations
· No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Marham) – fighter operations
· No. 140 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Lossiemouth) – fighter operations
Several Expeditionary Air Wings are based overseas:
· No. 901 Expeditionary Air Wing (Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar) – Communication and information systems support
· No. 902 Expeditionary Air Wing (Middle East) – Helicopter support
· No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus) – Supports Operation Shader
· No. 905 Expeditionary Air Wing (RAF Mount Pleasant, Falklands Islands) – Protection of British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic
· No. 906 Expeditionary Air Wing (Middle East) – Air transport support