RAF Belize, also known as BATSUB (British Army Training Support Unit Belize), supported training in the jungles and plains of Belize, it gave British troops some of the most testing exercises in the world with access to 5,000 square miles of primary jungle provided for free by the Belize government. It also supported the training of the Belize Defence Force. It was located next to Belize International Airport, in Ladyville. Finally it operated as the emergency medical airlift for the country.