▁offices ▁vac ated ▁by ▁ 4 8 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁Regiment ▁on ▁their ▁departure ▁from ▁Los si em outh . ▁Within ▁ 4 ▁years ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁ 5 1 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁Regiment ▁at ▁R AF ▁Los si em outh ▁resulted ▁in ▁another ▁move ▁for ▁the ▁Squadron ▁Head quarters ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁joint ▁Arm our y , ▁M T ▁and ▁Supp ly ▁facilities . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Training ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁became ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁providing ▁sust ain ment ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁R AF ▁Reg t ▁field ▁squad rons . ▁The ▁focus ▁on ▁collect ive ▁training ▁and ▁exercise ▁deploy ments ▁at ▁flight ▁and ▁squad ron ▁level ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁much ▁greater ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁individual ▁skills ▁and ▁currency . ▁O verse as ▁exer cis es ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁– ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁exchange ▁programme ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 2 1 st ▁Gr ound ▁Com bat ▁Read iness ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁US AF , ▁at ▁Fort ▁D ix , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁large - scale ▁comp uls ory ▁mobil isation ▁for ▁Operation ▁T EL IC . ▁The ▁Squadron ▁provided ▁trained ▁man power ▁to ▁augment ▁the ▁regular ▁R AF ▁Regiment ▁Field ▁Squad rons ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war - f ight ing ▁phase ▁of ▁Operation ▁T EL IC ▁further ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Squadron ▁have ▁served ▁with ▁regular ▁R AF ▁Regiment