Forces: April 18, 2000

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Britain's Royal Air Force is restructuring Strike Command into three Groups. No 1 Group includes all of the frontline fast jet fighters (Tornado, Eurofighter) except the Harriers. No 2 Group includes the tankers, transports, and intel aircraft. No 3 Group includes all of the Harriers (Air Force and Navy) plus the Nimrod maritime patrol planes and the search and rescue helicopters.--Stephen V Cole 


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