▁R AF ▁with ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁best ▁standards ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁front - line ▁whilst ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁ach ieving ▁significant ▁redu ctions ▁in ▁cost . ▁ ▁The ▁Command ▁brought ▁together ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁log istics ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Member ▁for ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁Organisation ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁R AF ▁Support ▁Command . ▁ ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁Main ten ance ▁Group ▁Def ence ▁Agency , ▁Support ▁Command ▁Communic ation ▁and ▁Information ▁Systems , ▁the ▁Radio ▁Introduction ▁Unit , ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Serv icing ▁Development ▁Est ab lish ment . ▁ ▁Log istics ▁Command ▁was ▁head qu arter ed ▁across ▁two ▁sites , ▁R AF ▁Br am pton ▁and ▁R AF ▁Wy ton ; ▁on ▁the ▁later ▁base ▁ 4 ▁purpose - built ▁open - pl anned ▁pav il ions ▁were ▁built . ▁ ▁Its ▁mot to ▁was ▁S ust ent am us ▁ut ▁Bell ent ▁which ▁means ▁' We ▁sust ain ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁fight '. ▁ ▁The ▁Str ateg ic ▁Def ence ▁Review ▁( SD R ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁radical ▁and ▁far - re aching ▁modern ization ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁conducted ▁defence ▁activities ▁including ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁un ified ▁log istics ▁support . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁R AF ' s ▁innov ations ▁in ▁Log istics ▁Command ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁SD R ' s ▁' Sm art ▁Pro c ure ment ▁In iti ative '. ▁ ▁Log istics ▁Command