During October 1946 the Levies battalions were redesignated as wings and squadrons to conform to the RAF Regiment procedure. In December the Kurdish Squadrons in Cyprus and the Persian Gulf were returned to Iran.
By October 1946, the Levies battalions were reorganized into wings and squadrons to fit the RAF Regiment's organizational structure. Later that month, Kurdish Squadrons stationed in Cyprus and the Persian Gulf were transferred back to Iranian control.