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RAF Leuchars pilots train in Tay Estuary

Typhoon pilots from No 1 (Fighter) Squadron and No 6 Squadron based at RAF Leuchars took to the icy waters of the Tay Estuary to complete essential training drills testing their ability to survive in an emergency situation at sea.

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RAF personnel first to receive Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR medals

By Sharon Black

Royal Air Force personnel from IX (Bomber) Squadron, based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, have become the first to receive medals for their part in the NATO-led Libya operation last year.

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RAF surveillance aircraft clock up 20,000 flying hours

By Sharon Black

Surveillance aircraft based at RAF Waddington have notched up a collective total of 20,000 flying hours protecting British and other ISAF forces in Afghanistan.

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Search and Rescue Flight marks 9,000th rescue

By Sharon Black

Whilst Team GB were setting records at the London Olympics, the RAF Search and Rescue team of ‘C’ Flight, 22 Squadron, based at RAF Valley, reached their own milestone on ‘Olympic Super Saturday’ by completing the Flight’s 9,000th rescue.

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RAF protecting Camp Bastion

By Sharon Black

Personnel from Number 5 RAF Force Protection Wing, based at RAF Lossiemouth, have now been deployed at Camp Bastion for two months where they have responsibility for providing security at the main British base in Helmand province.

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RAF crew rescue injured walker in the Lake District

By Sharon Black

An injured elderly walker was last week rescued in the Lake District by the RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter crew from A Flight, 202 Squadron, based at RAF Boulmer.

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RAF Gunners welcomed home from Helmand

By Sharon Black

130 personnel from 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, have been given a rousing welcome home from their six-month deployment to Afghanistan by the townspeople of Bury St Edmunds.