No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
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No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment is a field squadron of the RAF Regiment in the Royal Air Force. Its mission is protection of RAF bases from ground attack.
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Active | 21 August 1947 (1947-08-21) – September 1957 13 July 1964 – 31 March 1993 8 May 2001 – present |
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Type | Air Force Infantry |
Role | Force protection |
Part of | No. 5 Force Protection Wing |
Home station | RAF Lossiemouth |
Motto(s) | Celeriter defendere (Latin for 'Swift to defend')[1] |
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Badge | In front of a curved sword with a notched blade is a cheetah depicted at full stride. |
Badge heraldry | Approved in November 1975. The cheetah, a swift, aggressive animal capable of being controlled, is depicted in full stride and the sword with its cutting edge to the right emphasises its military use and refers to the County of Middlesex where the unit was formed.[2] |
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