Military Affiliations

The RAF Regiment was affiliated with the Company in 2004; its core mission is to counter a wide spectrum of threats to protect RAF air and space assets worldwide.  The Regiment also delivers critical operational training for the wider RAF. 

It comprises six regular and seven reserve squadrons, organised into five wings. Additionally, the Regiment provides Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to Defence and a flight-sized commitment to the Special Forces Support Group.

Five Force Protection Wings are based across the UK.  One wing leads Defence on Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems, while the remaining four provide command and control for their assigned regular and reserve squadrons.  The RAF Regiment is also responsible for the initial and ongoing professional training of its Gunners through the RAF Regiment Training Wing.  It trains the wider RAF and develops doctrine and concepts through the RAF Force Protection Centre.

An NCO Leadership Award, The Ben Flenley Memorial Bowl, is presented annually to a non-commissioned officer of the RAF Regiment who has displayed conspicuous leadership and courage beyond the normal call of duty.

Recipient: Corporal Liam Quinn
Presented by Sue Jones

The Royal Navy was first affiliated with the Company in 2006, initially through HMS SEVERN.  This sparked 11 years of dynamic engagement between the Company and the ship’s proactive crew.   Following her decommissioning in 2017 – marked by a ceremony at HM Naval Base Portsmouth on 27 October 2017 to celebrate the safe completion of her commission – the Royal Navy nominated HMS MEDWAY as her successor.  She was formally adopted as our naval affiliate in 2018. 

HMS MEDWAY is a Batch 2 River-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, named after the River Medway in Kent.  Launched in 2017 and commissioned in 2019, she is currently deployed to the Caribbean as the Royal Navy’s permanent presence in the region.   In this role, HMS MEDWAY supports the British Overseas Territories, remains ready to assist with relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster, and actively contributes to international counter-illicit trafficking operations.

The Company’s Sailor of the Year Award, The Mike Welply Memorial Award, is presented annually to a member of HMS MEDWAY’s company.

Recipient: Petty Officer George Evans
Presented by Sue Jones

The RMP were affiliated to the Company in 2007.  The RMP is the Corps of the British Army responsible for policing Army personnel and providing a Military Police presence, both in the UK and overseas on operations and exercises. 

Since the Second World War, the RMP has been active in every operational theatre, including the occupation of Germany, Palestine, the Suez Canal Zone, Korea, Cyprus, Kenya, Aden, Malaya, and Borneo. In more recent years, the RMP has served on the front line in the Falklands, the Gulf, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Alongside standard policing duties in garrisons, on exercises, and during operations, the RMP maintains several specialist streams:

• The Special Investigation Branch (SIB): Operating as the military equivalent of the CID, the SIB investigates serious and complex crimes committed by service personnel, their dependants, and civilians under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction (typically when serving abroad).
• The Close Protection Unit: This unit provides specialist security to senior military officers and government officials, ensuring their protection and freedom of movement in high-threat environments overseas.
• Specialist NCO Roles: RMP non-commissioned officers can also train as crime scene, cybercrime, and financial investigators, as well as specialising across the full spectrum of covert operations.

The outstanding RMP NCO award, The Colonel Herring Award for Excellence is presented annually to a deserving member of the Royal Military Police.

In 2011, to mark the 500th anniversary of the Office of Provost Marshal (Army), Company Liveryman Brigadier Eddie Forster-Knight presented a sword to the Company.  It is awarded annually to the individual (excluding the Master and Clerk) who has achieved the most to promote and support the work of the Company that year.  For further details on its origins and a list of past recipients, please visit our dedicated page.

Recipient: Sergeant L Cutler
Presented by Sue Jones

The RAFP was affiliated with the Company in 2009.  The RAFP provides specialist law enforcement, counterintelligence, and security services.  Its personnel identify and counter threats from terrorism, espionage, sabotage, subversion, extremism, and organised crime both in the UK and overseas.

The RAFP is structured into several specialised units:

• No. 1 Tactical Provost Squadron: Forms the principal tactically deployable capability of the RAFP, conducting aviation security tasks worldwide.
• Counter Intelligence and Security (CI & Sy) Squadron: Delivers focused counter-intelligence capabilities, specialist security consultancy, and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of criminal and counter-intelligence data.
• Specialist Investigations Branch: Conducts criminal investigations into serious crime.
• Forensic Exploitation Flight: Provides digital forensics capabilities alongside dedicated crime scene investigators.
• No. 3 Tactical Police Squadron: A generalist Royal Auxiliary Air Force Police squadron.
• No. 4 RAFP Squadron: Holds police and security responsibilities for Northern England and Scotland.
• No. 5 RAFP Squadron: Manages police and security responsibilities across North Wales, the North Midlands, and Lincolnshire.

The RAFP has been reorganised into six Force Protection Wings based across the UK. Two of these wings are designated as the lead component of the Joint Expeditionary Force, focusing on RAFP and RAF Regiment expeditionary capabilities, including wheeled armoured vehicles and military working dogs.

The award to recognises the most significant contribution to the protection of critical assets during the previous year, The Securing the Skies Award is presented annually to a member of the RAFP.

Recipient: Flight Sergeant Maltman
Presented by Sue Jones

3 Military Intelligence Battalion (3MI Bn) have been affiliated to the Company since 2012. 3MI Bn is an Army Reserve Unit under the operational command of Field Army 1 Military Intelligence Group which reports through the Land Operations Centre to Commander Land Forces and is based in London and Cambridge. 3MI Bn is extremely operationally focused, with several of its officers and soldiers currently deployed on operations overseas and the majority having recent operational experience. The Unit invariably has personnel deployed to European, Middle Eastern and African theatres of operations, as well as routinely supporting crisis and contingency responses from a UK-based HQ.

3MI Bn also provides reservist intelligence personnel to support various agencies from other Government Departments in Whitehall, Defence Intelligence at Main Building, Land IMINT/NCGI at RAF Wyton and Permanent Joint HQ in Northwood to name a few.  Notably, the Battalion mobilised personnel as part of the Military’s contribution against COVID-19, during the fall of Kabul and most recently to support wider efforts in Eastern Europe.  When mobilised 3MI Bn reservists fully integrate with, and work alongside, their Regular Army Intelligence Corps counterparts.

The Company’s Best Recruit Award is presented annually to a member of 3MI Bn.

Recipient: REDACTED
Presented by Sue Jones

35 Engr Regt (CS) were affiliated to the Company in 2020, when they were an Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search Regiment.  However, on 25 November 2025, they were re-roled to a Close Support Regiment.

The regiment is a unit of the British Army’s Corps of Royal Engineers, forming up in Carver Barracks near Saffron Walden, Essex. The Regiment is part of 12 Engineer Group and supports the British Army’s warfighting divisions.  Their primary responsibilities include:

Mobility and Breaching

• Overcoming Obstacles: Clearing enemy minefields, explosive hazards, and roadblocks using heavy armoured engineering equipment.
• Assault Bridging: Deploying rapid, mobile bridging systems to help armoured battle groups and heavy vehicles cross rivers, trenches, and gaps.

Counter-Mobility

• Denying Enemy Movement: Constructing strategic obstacles, anti-tank ditches, and tactical minefields to slow down, channel, or stop enemy advances.

Survivability and Infrastructure

• Force Protection: Digging defensive positions, building blast walls, and reinforcing command posts to protect friendly troops from artillery and air strikes.
• Tactical Routes: Repairing and maintaining main supply routes, clearing debris, and ensuring forward combat units can move freely across the battlefield.

The Company’s Hector’s Shield is presented annually to a member of 35 Engr Regt (CS).

Recipient: Corporal Reuben Griffith-Thompson
Presented by Sue Jones