RE: [GZG] Everyone's got a piece of the action

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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lAt the start of WW2
doctrine was to rely on nearby Army units for airfield
defence, the trouble was that there wasn't always a nearby unit and they
kept getting borrowed for other things so the RAF Regiment was formed to
provide airfield defence against ground and air attack.
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[mailto:gzg-l-bounces@lists.csua.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of JIM MORRISON
  Sent: 02 September 2006 12:39
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  Subject: Re: [GZG] Everyone's got a piece of the action

  yup, basically they're there to defend airfields and forward
deployments
of the harrier and stuff like that.

    Wasn't the RAF Regiment created for airfield security? I haven't
bothered looking them up, but assuming that's the case, it seems like a
specific reason rather than encroachment to me.