51 Squadron
| Dates | Location | Higher Formation / Notes |
| 51 Port Training Squadron | ||
| 1948.04 | England: Marchwood | Formed by redesignation of 1018 Port Op Coy from BAOR 17 Port Training Regiment |
| Jan - Sep 57: Middle East | 17 Port Training Regiment | |
| Jun 58 - 1959: Cyprus | 17 Port Training Regiment | |
| 1959: Renamed 51 Port Operating Squadron | ||
| 1959 | Cyprus | 17 Port Training Regiment |
| 1960.12 | England: Marchwood | 17 Port Training Regiment |
| 1962: Renamed 51 Port Squadron | ||
| Jul 65: Disbanded. Port duties taken over by RCT | ||
| 51 Field Squadron (Airfields) | ||
| 1965.08 | England: Claro Barracks, Ripon | Reformed: 38 Engineer Regiment |
| 1966.01 | Singapore | Took over from 5001 Airfield Const Sqn (Light) of the RAF |
| 1968.03 | England: Waterbeach | 39 Engineer Regiment (Airfields) |
| Mar to Sep 71: Anguila: Op Sheepskin | ||
| Oct 73 - Jan 74: Oman: Op Tenable (3 Troop): looking for sites to drill for water | ||
| Oct 73 - Jan 74: Cyprus: (? Troop): working on a mole in a harbour | ||
| Oct 73 - Jan 74: Belize: (? Troop) | ||
| 13 Feb - 12 Jun 75: Northern Ireland Tour: Castledillon | ||
| Jun 77: Renamed 51 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
| 1977.06 | England: Claro Barracks, Ripon | 38 Engineer Regiment |
| 9 Jun - 11 Oct 78: Northern Ireland Tour: Castledillon | ||
| Nov 82 - Apr 83: Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | |
| Jan 83: Renamed 51 Field Squadron | ||
| 1988: Renamed 51 Field Squadron (Air Mobile) | ||
| Jun - Dec 95: Ploce, Bosnia: Op Grapple Surge | 24 Air Mobile Bde To build a camp for 24 Air Mobile Bde |
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| Sep 99: Renamed 51 Parachute Squadron (Air Assault) | ||
| 2006 | England: Rock Barracks, Woodbridge | 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) |
| Apr - Oct 06: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 4 | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| Apr - Oct 08: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 8 | ||
| Oct 10 - Apr 11: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 13 | ||
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