 The remainder of the former RAF Manston was part of Kent International Airport, a civilian airfield, until the site was closed on the 15th May 2014.The USAF returned the Manston base to the RAF in 1959, and a number of training establishments were established there, including the Air Ministry Fire Training School.In 1989 the RAF consolidated the RAF Fire Fighting and Rescue Squadron from RAF Catterick to Manston, forming the RAF Fire Services Central Training Establishment (CTE).