Nov 6, '10. Distended means sticking out more than normal (shape), firm refers to the, well, firmness (texture). A belly can be distended and soft, or not distended and firm. Distension can be difficult to differentiate from obesity, firm is more obvious. Welcome to allnurses.
Royal Air Force Fairford (IATA code:FDD) is situated one and half miles away from Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. It is owned by the UK Ministry of Defence and operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF).t is a geographically separated unit of the 422nd Air Base Group and directly reports to the 3rd Air Force (3 AF). It provides mission support and executes full flying operations for the USAFE. The RAF Fairford base has a single runway, 3,046m long. The asphalt-paved runway is the longest runway in the UK.
US to close Air Force base in Mildenhall. The US is set to close a major Air Force base in Mildenhall in Suffolk and return the site to the UK. The base is home to 3,200 military personnel along with Air Force special operations forces and air refuelling tankers.