provide specialist financial support & guidance to the ASACS Force Command whilst ensuring value for money and compliance with RAF Air Command's Corporate Governance policies. Support Wing Support Wing has approximately 100 service and civil servant personnel, who along with a large number of contractors support operations. The wing comprises three squadrons: Force Development Squadron which is responsible for all the key elements necessary to deliver Force Development Training, including the Training and Development Flight, Physical Education Section, Regiment Section and the Learning Centre. Personnel Management Squadron which includes Personnel Services Flight, the Service Community Support Officer, HIVE, General Duties Flight and the Medical and Dental Centres. Management Support Squadron which comprises Catering, Retail and Leisure, Estates and Facilities Management, Media and Communications and the Station i-Hub and Central Registry. ASACS Engineering and Logistics Squadron Elements of the ASACS Engineering and Logistics Squadron, which come under the control of the ASACS Force Commander (Station Commander RAF Boulmer) provide engineering support to the base. Other facilities RAF Boulmer also has a shooting range that is often used by Air Cadets of Durham / Northumberland Wing, ATC using the L98A2 Cadet GP Rifle. The station is the location of a Met Office automatic weather reporting station, used in the extended Shipping Forecast broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Affiliations The station is affiliated with . See also Improved United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment – UK air defence radar system in the UK between the 1990s and 2000s List of Royal Air Force stations NATO Integrated Air Defense System Notes References Bibliography External links Subterranea Britannica – Boulmer Rotor Radar Station Military units and formations established in 1943 Boulmer Longhoughton