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Thursday, 4 April 2013

On the BBC - Thrilling real-life drama is business as usual for RAF Search and Rescue

A new series of Helicopter Rescue lands on BBC One Wales on 8 April and viewers will be able to experience the drama and suspense of thrilling rescue footage featuring... More information

Six months in...

RAF FF Director, Bill Mahon talks to Patrick Eade, BFBS, about how things are looking 6 mths into his tenure and how the Federation is tackling the issues. Bill also discusses pay, rebasing, loss of RAF SAR, NEM... More information

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

SFA occupants to benefit from assistance provided locally

Last year, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and MODern Housing Solutions (MHS) recognised the need to provide a means for Service families to talk face-to-face with DIO and MHS staff locally about their SFA in addition to the DIO Housing Allocations Service Centre (HASC) and the MHS... More information

Ever considered entering the Emergency Services Triathlon?

Ever considered entering the Emergency Services Triathlon? The Emergency Services Triathlon 2013 this year is helping support the RAF Benevolent Fund. The event takes place in Nottingham receives competitors from all services including RAF, Mountain Rescue, Army, RNLI, Police, Fire, Ambulance etc. The services compete against each other to become the overall winning... More information

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Moving with the times - RAF awards wings to Remotely Piloted Air Systems pilots

Moving with the times - RAF awards wings to Remotely Piloted Air Systems pilots. Four RAF pilots have been awarded their specialised Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) pilots brevets. The graduation follows the announcement in Dec 12 by the RAF of the creation of a specialised flying branch for those flying Remotely Piloted Aircraft. The announcement was... More information

A Very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The RAF is 95

The Royal Air Force is 95 years old! It was Prime Minister David Lloyd George who, with General Jan Smuts, identified the need for what was to become the world’s first independent air force, partly in response to German Zeppelin raids on London in 1916-17. The result was an Order in Council made by... More information

Meeting of Minds

Britain's most senior military chiefs met with their US counterparts as a group, bringing them together as a Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee for the first time since 1948. This time, the Chiefs were not discussing current or prospective operations but met to discuss the strategic challenges they may face in the future. The meeting in Washington reinforced... More information