{{Infobox military installation | name = RAF Henlow | ensign=Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | ensign_size=90px | native_name = | partof = | location = Henlow, Bedfordshire | nearest_town = | country = England | image =Henlow Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 4549988.jpg | caption =RAF Henlow from above | image2 = RAF Henlow badge.jpg | caption2 = Labor Arma Ministrat() | pushpin_map = Bedfordshire | pushpin_label = RAF Henlow | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Bedfordshire | pushpin_label_position = left | coordinates = | type = RAF training station | code = | site_area = | height = | ownership = Ministry of Defence | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = No. 2 Group | open_to_public = | condition = | built = | builder = McAlpine (1918) various since | used = 1918–Present | materials = | fate = | battles = | events = | current_commander = Wing Commander Chris Brooke | past_commanders = | garrison = | occupants = RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine Defence Cultural Specialist Unit Joint Arms Control Implementation Group Information Systems Support – Engineering Operations Defence Equipment & Support | elevation = | IATA = | ICAO = EGWE | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | r1-number =02/20 | r1-length = | r1-surface =Grass | r2-number =13/31 | r2-length = | r2-surface =Grass | r3-number =08R/26L | r3-length = | r3-surface =Grass | r4-number =08L/26R | r4-length = | r4-surface =Grass | website = | footnotes = ''Source: RAF Henlow Defence Aerodrome Manual }}RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG), elements of Defence Equipment and Support, and the Signals Museum. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be closed following a consultation. History Henlow was chosen as a military aircraft repair depot in 1917 and was built by MacAlpine during 1918. Four Belfast Hangars were built and are now listed buildings. Henlow Camp, a civilian settlement, grew up around the base at that time. Originally a repair depot for aircraft from the Western Front, the Station officially opened on 18 May 1918 when Lt Col Robert Francis Stapleton-Cotton