With just 1 day to go before the last post for parcels to Afghanistan,
the British Forces Post Office is gearing up for its busiest time. The
British Forces Post Office (BFPO) provides a mail service for serving
British forces personnel and their families worldwide, including those
on... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
As training with the new F-35B Lightning II stealth aircraft continues
in Florida, USA, a RAF pilot has described how impressed he is with the
‘game-changing’ jet. Flt Lt Hugh Nichols completed his... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Master Sgt Pirje Reede from the Estonian Air Force in Talinn has just
completed the Advanced Management Leadership Course at Airmen’s Command
Squadron. The Estonian Air Force is 17 yrs and 350 people strong. They,
like the British Armed Forces, have... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Storybook Wings send CDs of stories, edited and highlighted with
whistles and music from the RAF parent who is away to the adorable
child(ren) at home. Would you like record and send a story or would you
like try your hand at editing them for others? (No experience needed as
all training is given.) Christmas message from... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
In the week that sees the RAF’s massive Globemaster transport aircraft
flying in humanitarian aid to the Philippines, a TV series starts today
(Thursday) showcases the RAF’s largest-ever cargo aircraft together with
other stories of behind-the-scenes life at the Military’s... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
New guidance has been issued on the compensation schemes available to UK
serving and former serving personnel injured as a result of their
service. There are a number of compensation schemes available, the
scheme that applies will depend on when and where you... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF Benevolent Fund is offering new challenge event 'Airfield
Anarchy'. This exciting event promises to be the longest, toughest,
muddiest mud run obstacle course in the UK. Hosted by Airfield Farm,
the event takes place on the former RAF airfield of RAF... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
From the MoDs Directorate Children and Young People. The Government is
running a campaign against abuse of youngsters. The briefing document
below has been written to provide information on the next phase of
the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Six months after receiving the new prosthetics, patients have been
telling their inspirational stories about how their lives have been
improved, including being able to play with their children in the garden
and even gaining the confidence to dance in public. Some of the 50
personnel who have been... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Included in this issue: Run Fast Keep Low, Herc Men, The changing face of Helmand, Light in the Darkness, Take it to the Top!, and much,
much more… Click here for online Envoy
A RAF C-130 Hercules crew delivering aid in the Philippines have helped
save 2 helicopter pilots who crashed into the sea off Manila. Having
already completed two... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
People planning to attend next summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo
on July 12-13 are being invited to make an extra pit stop as part of the
RAF’s official celebrations marking the Red Arrows’ 50th display
season. Up to 10,000 special... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF has begun training on the Puma Mk2 helicopter following a £260
million upgrade programme. The multi million pound upgrade means the
helicopters benefit from new engines which give them 35% more power
and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
From RAF Lossiemouth, your unit back home... RAF Lossiemouth is sending
individually addressed parcels to all 400 of its personnel out in
Afghanistan over the Christmas period. The Stn Cdr, Gp Capt Mark
Chappell, has also written a personalised Christmas card to each. Jennese Bailie, a PSF Welfare Clerk, has... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
State Schools, Academies and Free Schools in England, which have Service
children in Reception to Year 11, can receive the funding, which is
designed to assist the school to provide mainly non-educational support
(known as pastoral care) to Service children. The SPP is currently £300
per Service child, paid directly to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The £100,000 compensation awarded to each of 3 RAF recruits for injuries
caused by having to try and keep pace with their male colleagues on the
parade square has caused fury. To read the weekends report by the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF Regiment lay up 5 Standards and a Queens Colour and welcome
their new Honorary Air Commodore, Sir Stephen Dalton. The RAF Regiment
both old and new formed part of the congregation at Bury St Edmunds
Cathedral as the Corps commemorated... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Britain will give the Philippines the long term support it needs to get
back on its feet after the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan, International
Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced during a visit to
some of the hardest-hit parts of the country. The commitment was... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Kennedy, died on Monday at the age of 85.
Sir Jock, born Thomas Lawrie Kennedy in Hawick on 19 May 1928 enlisted
into the RAF as airman in April 1946 to complete his National Service.
He was soon picked up to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
RAF High Wycombe has opened a Fish and Chip shop inside the Junior Ranks
Mess, becoming the first of its kind across the RAF. The shop is open
five evenings a week (Wed - Sun) for all unit personnel and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Arriving at Cebu on Tue the RAF Herc crew and support team quickly
prepared the aircraft, with aid flights beginning the very next day.
Despite being in the Philippines for less than 24 hours, they have
already delivered 40 tonnes of essential aid to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
In the week that sees the RAF’s massive Globemaster transport aircraft
flying in humanitarian aid to the Philippines, a TV series starts today
(Thursday) showcases the RAF’s largest-ever cargo aircraft together with
other stories of behind-the-scenes life at the Military’s 'Heathrow'.
RAF Brize Norton is the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Lt Ollie Pocock has become the first Royal Navy pilot to serve on a
front line RAF Typhoon Sqn. Lt Pocock, 25, from Bristol joined No 6 Sqn
based at RAF Leuchars and is currently flying sorties as part of a
syllabus enabling him to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
An RAF C-130 aircraft has now landed at Cebu airport in the Philippines
where it will carry aid to the worst-hit and hardest to reach parts of
the country, including Tacloban, Roxas, Ormoc, Guiuan, Borongan. The
aircraft has come from RAF fleet in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
It is reported by the NHS Trust that the MoD Hospital Unit (MDHU) based
at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will close
next year. The closure means 140 military personnel based at
Peterborough City Hospital will move to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The MoD launched a consultation exercise on the New Employment Model.
But why is a New Employment Model necessary? Commodore Mike Bath, NEM
Programme Manager, explains more about aspects of the NEM that will be
of interest to RAF families. In recent years it has become clear... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Katherine Jenkins has performed two special concerts for hundreds of UK
troops after making a visit to Afghanistan with The British Forces
Foundation. The mezzo soprano singer, accompanied by renowned... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The MoD is investing £35 million to sustain the RAF’s stockpile of
Brimstone missiles. A contract with British defence firm MBDA will
guarantee the supply of weapons for the next five years. Carried by RAF
Tornados, Brimstone has been... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Recruit for Spouses, a recruitment agency which helps military partners
maintain their careers, is the latest winner of a Big Society Award.
The initiative, founded by Heledd Kendrick, a former... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Projects run by former armed forces personnel are to receive a further
£4.8 million after research showed they were turning around the lives of
thousands of young people. Education Minister Elizabeth Truss has
announced that... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF’s first mercy mission to the Philippines was given a warm
welcome by the British Ambassador to the Typhoon-battered islands. Mr
Asif Ahmad led the reception committee at... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The main thrust of Britain’s disaster-relief effort for the
Typhoon-shattered Philippines started in the early hours of Friday 15
Nov at RAF Brize Norton. As a team of movers from 99 Sqn loaded a JCB
bulldozer, two heavy... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A story in the Mail on Sunday said that the MoD spent £28 million last
year on hiring lawyers to fight legal claims against the military. In
response the MoD said: "With a dramatic rise in the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
An RAF C17 Globemaster transport aircraft has this morning departed from
RAF Brize Norton for the Philippine Islands to deliver emergency
supplies from the Department for International Development. The load
being delivered consists of vital equipment to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Stoll (formerly Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation) is holding its first ever
public carol concert ‘A Christmas Evening with Stoll Veterans’ at St
Paul’s Knightsbridge at 7pm on 19 Dec 13. The Concert will include... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Detailed here are the Last Dates of Posting to ensure mail is received
at their destination in time for Christmas 2013. The document is in 4
sections for ease of use: Last Recommended Posting Dates for... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Mental Health First Aid instructor courses for the Armed Forces
Community are being offered by Mental Health First Aid England and are
open to anyone from the Armed Forces community, the voluntary sector or
health sector. About the Course - the instructor training programme
is... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
RAF units deployed to Cyprus as part of the UK response to the crisis in
the Middle East have returned home. Aircraft and personnel from 121
Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) were sent to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A second phase of consultation with Service personnel on the New
Employment Model (NEM) launched on 11 Nov 13. This phase takes the form
of‘ targeted survey issued to 16,000 pre-selected personnel made up
of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The first of three Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft has been
delivered to the UK ahead of its entry into service with the RAF in
2014. The aircraft will form part of project Airseeker, which will
provide the UK with a... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Prime Minister has announced that Britain will deploy RAF military
transport aircraft and a Royal Navy warship and to help people
devastated by Typhoon Haiyan. At least one Boeing C-17 will be
allocated to move vital humanitarian aid and large... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
12 (Bomber) Sqn returned home after their final deployment to
Afghanistan and were met by 200 of their family and friends. The Sqn has
been on deployment in Afghanistan since Jul and handed over to 617 Sqn
at... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Archbishop of Canterbury has today paid a poignant visit to
the Ministry of Defence and the Cenotaph, coinciding with the 95th
anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War. The Most
Reverend Justin... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Harold Jellicoe ‘Coe’ Percival, a 99 year old ex member of the RAF
died last week without close family. The funeral directors Roland L
Whitehead and Daughter at St Annes, Lancashire, asked for service
personnel to attend the funeral and were astounded by the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Queen led the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London
with the Royal Family and Chief of Staffs in attendance, as
commemorations were held across the UK in honour of those who died in
wars and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Deployed personnel serving with the RAF’s 83 Expeditionary Air Group
were among the first in the world to mark Remembrance this year, at a
Sunset Ceremony at their base in the Middle East. More than 100 British
and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Royal Air Force collectors are urging charitable Londoners to dig
deep and help raise more than £1m for the Royal British Legion. Over 300
volunteers from RAF stations across the UK are taking to the capital’s
streets as part of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
617 Sqn was created in 1943 for specific purpose. Now, as then,
the RAF continues to deliver precision air power in defence of the UK
and her Allies. Here New Zealand Air Force officer Les Munro, the
last... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
In this quick survey we are looking to gauge how in-depth is the
understanding of the New Employment Model (NEM). All service personnel
will be affected in some way by NEM which will update the Terms and
Conditions of Service including pay, pensions, allowances and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Sunday Times claimed this week that 'Safety fears ground spy
plane'. The MoD had this to say: "The article claimed that the delivery
of the Rivet Joint aircraft, which will provide a... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
