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Friday, 4 October 2013

Operational Honours for the RAF - Oct 2013

Operational Honours for the RAF - Oct 2013. Operational Honours - Oct 2013. Armed Forces Operational Awards List No 41. Afghanistan. Distinguished Flying Cross. Flight Lieutenant... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Thursday, 3 October 2013

It's like October but without the cigarettes

For the past month, military muscle has been pushing a giant red ‘Stop’ inflatable disk around the country to raise awareness of the campaign and to mark the countdown to the official start of the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

RAF Merlins are back from 10 years of continual ops

The RAF Merlin Force is celebrating its return from 10 years of continual operational deployments following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The RAF Merlins, based at RAF Benson, first deployed to Bosnia in 2003 and have since... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Money available for RAF sports clubs, societies and sqns

RAF Community Support administers funding provided by both the RAF Central Fund and the Nuffield Trust. Whilst RAF Community Support has already hosted the final Central Fund Grants Committee meeting of the year, there are still opportunities available to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

UK hands over patrol Base Ouellette to Afghan forces

British troops have handed over control of Patrol Base Ouellette to the Afghan National Civil Order Police. The base, which is situated on Route 611 in the district of Nahr-e Saraj, has been... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

FT Magazine interviews Emma Egging

The Financial Times magazine has published an interview with Emma Egging, the wife of RAF Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging, who was killed when his Hawk jet crashed after... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Risk from anti-malaria medication

The Independent has reported that military personnel are being put at risk because MoD still prescribes the anti-malaria drug mefloquine. In response the MoD issues the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link