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
Thursday, 4 April 2013
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 informationWednesday, 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 informationEver 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
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