The pattern of Brigade rotations for Op HERRICK will change from Oct 13
and requires that some service personnel serve extended tours in
Afghanistan. A new taxable HERRICK Drawdown Allowance (HDA) will be
introduced... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF PR team interview OC 617 Sqn on the eve of the Dambusters
commemoration. Wg Cdr David Arthurton, 40, originally from Harrogate,
now living in Elgin. How do you feel, being the leader of such an
illustrious Sqn? "Leader of the Dambusters Raid, Wing Commander Guy
Gibson, seen with... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Afghan tour lengths to be extended for some. The troop rotation
arrangements outlining the tour lengths for deployed UK personnel in
Afghanistan between now and the end of UK combat operations in 2014 have
been announced. The MoD say the new arrangements are designed to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
For a 24 hr period - Thursday 16th
and Friday 17th May the BBC will broadcast a number of programmes across
radio and television commemorating the 70th anniversary of one of the
most spectacular air raids of World War Two. The package features... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
BAe146 C Mk3 arrives in theatre. The RAF BAe146 C Mk 3, from RAF
Northolt’s 32 (The Royal) Sqn, touched down for the first time in
Theatre at Camp Bastion. A second Mk3 is due to arrive out there at the
end of Apr. Although the Sqn have been operating the BAe146 CC Mk2 and HS125 in support of Ops Telic and Herrick for... More information If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
MoD update on UK Forces in Afghanistan. UK forces are deployed to
Afghanistan in support of the UN-authorised, NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission and as part of the... More information
The BFBS Op Ice Cream will be whipping up morale at stations and
garrisons throughout 2013 as it gets back on the road for the fourth
year running. Any unit can call on the desert-camouflaged van to hand
out free cones at events for service families, but those with troops
deployed on Op Herrick take top... More information
The units due to deploy to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick 18
have been announced by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond. The next
changeover of UK forces in Afghanistan is due to take place in Apr 13.
RAF forces deploying include: 31 Sqn, RAF; Elements of 5 (Army
Co-operation) Sqn, RAF; Elements of 32 (The Royal) Sqn, RAF; Elements
of Engineering Logistics Wg, RAF Odiham...More information »
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 »
The latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2012 have been
issued. For UK to Op Herrick, Op Kipion & BFPO 622 the date is 3 Dec
12 for other BFPOs it is 14 Dec 12. Latest Recommended dates of posting
from BFPO to UK (Surface) is 7 Dec 12 and from BFPOs to UK (Airmail) it
is 20 Dec 12. For children letters to Santa should be sent by 7 Dec 12.
The address is Santa's Grotto, Reindeer Land, SAN TA1...More information »
