All posts in Regulars
Ex MAPLE PAST
On a windy morning on Thursday 23rd October, 12 members of V(Army Co-operation) Squadron visited Newark Air Museum. Museum volunteer Mick Coombes provided an in-depth guided tour of the aircraft on display that the Squadron had used during its history […]
Battle of Britain Parade
Westminster Abbey 21st September 2014 September was a busy month for ceremonial events in the RAF as Battle of Britain 74th anniversary commemorations were held across the country. One of the most prestigious of those events was undoubtedly the Service […]
The Best Kept Secret in the Air Force…
What is an Airborne Technician (AT) and how do I become one? This was the question I asked myself back in 2011 when I found myself working for a Chief Technician with a brevet I had never seen before. His […]
54(R) Squadron called out of Reserve to support Operations
2014 has proved a busy year for 54(R) Sqn OCU. The unit encompasses many differing areas of expertise and conducts conversion training on three different platforms whilst also delivering the “in demand” qualification through the QWI (ISR) course. The Waddington […]
Exercise Normandy Eagle 70th Anniversary 2nd – 8th June 2014
Exercise NORMANDY EAGLE was designed to allow personnel to conduct adventurous training related to the operations conducted during Operation OVERLORD, the Normandy landings of World War II during June 1944. It allowed participants to study specific actions that took place […]
DEWC rebranded JEWOSC under Joint Forces Command
On 1st July 2014 the Defence Electronic Warfare Centre (DEWC) transitioned Command and Control to Joint Forces Command (JFC) and assumed the new title of the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre (JEWOSC). The move marks the latest evolution in UK […]
D-Day 70th Anniversary Commemorations in Bayeux 02–07 June 2014
2014 saw the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the code name for the Battle of Normandy that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. D-Day, 6 June 1944, with the Normandy Landings. A 1,200 aircraft-strong […]
V(AC) SQN DEPARTS AFGHANISTAN
After 6 continual years of basing in Afghanistan, Number V(AC) squadron, flying the SENTINEL R1 aircraft, departs its ground base in Afghanistan, but still supports operations. In 2008 V(AC) Squadron deployed its ASTOR system in support of Op HERRICK. Ground […]
5 AC Sqn Update
On the morning of 25 January 2013 V (Army Co-operation) Squadron answered the call to deploy a Sentinel to Africa in support of the French Operation to Mali. The crews had been on standby for 2 weeks waiting for the […]
Crusaders FC
This week 14 Squadron’s football team, Crusaders FC, reached the halfway point in their inaugural season… …and to say there has been a turn around since the opening stages in mid January would be an understatement! After losing their pre-season […]