Medals for II(AC) Sqn

Personnel of II(AC) Sqn have been presented with the NATO non-Article 5 Op UNIFIED PROTECTOR medal in recognition for their contribution to Op ELLAMY over the skies of Libya. They were also presented with the Op HERRICK Medal in recognition of their recent deployment to Afghanistan in support of UK and Coalition forces. OC the Sqn, Wg Cdr Nick Tucker-Lowe said: "None of this would have been possible without our loved ones...More information »

Government Publicly thanks Personnel for Op Ellamy

More than 100 Service personnel have been publicly thanked by the Government for their contribution to military operations over Libya at a reception at the Palace of Westminster. The Speaker, John Bercow, said: "The response of Members of Parliament and Peers is a testament to the high regard in which we hold them, and our respect for their service...More information »

Her Majesty The Queen visits RAF Marham

Her Majesty The Queen, in her role as Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Marham, visited the station and its personnel. During her visit The Queen was talked through the story of Op ELLAMY and spoke with members of IX (Bomber) Sqn, Tactical Imagery-Intelligence Wing, community support and welfare teams and had lunch with a selection of Marham personnel...More information »

Round-up of Op Ellamy

The RAF has produced a summary document of Op Ellamy. CAS said: “This flyer captures the major themes of Air Power’s contribution to the Libyan campaign and I commend it to you. At the end of the Operation, a people in a country on another continent are free to decide their own destiny... it is our air power that provided the environment, the space and the time for that ‘force’ to assure the people's freedom...More information »