About US Recruiting across East Anglia, 2623 Squadron is proud of its local heritage with the wolf insignia reflecting the association Saint Edmund. Based at RAF Honington, near Bury Saint Edmunds, they train civilian men and women to become reservist RAF Gunners, working along-side their regular counterparts. Trained to operate within the Complex Air Ground Environment (CAGE) of an airfield, their command function and individual skills are routinely tested to ensure that measured Force is deployed to counter any ground threat. Reserve Gunner commitment is a minimum of 27 days a year and they can operate where ever the RAF is; home or deployed. Key Dates 2019 Complex Air Ground Environment in Support of RAF Typhoon Force 2004 Defence Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Wing 2003 Ground Based Air Defence deployment to Falkland Islands 1979 RAF Honington Base Defence Force