Upavon Today
Today, there is one RAF unit on this site. The UK Air Support Operation Centre (ASOC) moved to Upavon in November 2010. The UK ASOC is at the heart of Air Land Integration for the UK military and is responsible for the dynamic execution of missions in direct support to the land environment. The UK ASOC has been deployed in Afghanistan for over 7 years and is responsible for the execution of close air support missions across the country. No. 622 Volunteer Gliding Squadron, training cadets on the Viking T1 glider, is also located at Upavon The airfield is still used for training purposes by visiting RAF aircraft, and for gliding by No. 622 VGS and the Wyvern (Army) Gliding Club.
From late 1993, it became a British Army garrison called Trenchard Lines. When the Army initially moved into Upavon, it became home to Headquarters Doctrine & Training. On 30 January 1995, it then became Headquarters Adjutant General. In April 2008 the base was absorbed within the newly formed HQ Land Forces.
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