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The RAF airfield on Ascension Island is run on a day-to-day basis by around 19 RAF personnel, headed by a wing commander. [20] RAF Ascension Island is normally the refuelling point for the Ministry of Defence's South Atlantic air bridge flights to RAF Mount Pleasant, on the Falkland Islands, from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, in the UK. [22]
The Ascension Island Football League (Officially registered as Ascension Island Championship) is the top division of football on Ascension Island. [108] Three official football competitions organized by the Association are held on the island: the Ascension Island Football League, Knockout Tournament, and the Flipper Trophy. [109] [110]
RAF Travellers Hill, originally known as Travellers Hill Camp, is a small military village of the British Armed Forces, located near Two Boats on Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory. It was built following the Falklands War to house Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel working on RAF Ascension Island , opening in December 1983.
Flag of the Governor of Saint Helena [6] A Union Flag defaced with the colonial seal 1985–2019: Flag of Saint Helena [7] A British Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the coat of arms in the fly 1985–1999: Flag of the Governor of Saint Helena [8] A Union Flag defaced with the Island's coat of arms
The flag of Ascension Island. The flag of Ascension Island was adopted on 11 May 2013. [18] The flag is a blue ensign design, defaced with the coat of arms of Ascension Island. Prior to the adoption of this flag, the island used the Union Flag of the United Kingdom for official purposes.
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In August 2022, an RAF A400M aircraft flying from RAF Ascension Island was refueled for the first time by a Voyager KC.2 aircraft flying out of RAF Mount Pleasant. [48] In January 2023, an RAF A400M Atlas supported by a Voyager tanker aircraft, dropped the first of 300 fuel drums as part of a tasking to resupply the Sky Blu facility of the ...
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