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| Kinloss rescue co-ordination centre closure announced | Kinloss rescue co-ordination centre closure announced |
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| The aeronautical rescue co-ordination centre (ARCC) at Kinloss in Moray is to close, it has been announced. | The aeronautical rescue co-ordination centre (ARCC) at Kinloss in Moray is to close, it has been announced. |
| The ARCC is to relocate to the National Maritime Operations Centre at Fareham. | The ARCC is to relocate to the National Maritime Operations Centre at Fareham. |
| The Kinloss centre has been responsible for co-ordinating all RAF, Royal Navy and Maritime and Coastguard Agency search and rescue helicopters. It also co-ordinates the Royal Air Force mountain rescue service. | The Kinloss centre has been responsible for co-ordinating all RAF, Royal Navy and Maritime and Coastguard Agency search and rescue helicopters. It also co-ordinates the Royal Air Force mountain rescue service. |
| A total of 27 RAF posts and 10 civilian posts are said to be affected. | A total of 27 RAF posts and 10 civilian posts are said to be affected. |
| The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the move would improve the UK's search and rescue services. | The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the move would improve the UK's search and rescue services. |
| However, SNP Moray MP Angus Robertson, the party's defence spokesman, said: "This is devastating news for the personnel at Kinloss, for Moray and for Scotland more generally." | |
| RAF Kinloss closed as an air force base in 2012, and became the Kinloss Barracks. |