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Major Change to R & R is Announced
Changes to the R&R policy for Service personnel deployed on operations have been announced. Under the new guidelines, Service personnel serving tours in Afghanistan and Iraq of six months or more will continue to receive two weeks mid-tour leave, but now with a guarantee that any days lost, as a result of delays in transit or for any other operational reason, will be made up at the end of the tour. Those on tour of less than four months will not receive R & R
The RAF Regiment have Lost an Exceptional Soldier
"Griff would always work as hard as he possibly could, impressing everyone who had the pleasure to work with him. He was always happy and excelled in fitness. It was an honour to have had Griff in my Section, not just as an exceptional soldier, but as a close friend who always acted professionally and inspired everyone he met. He will be missed by all on 1 Squadron. Per Ardua
The MoD Confirms the Death of a Member of the RAF Regiment
'It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a member of the Royal Air Force Regiment was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Friday 16 July 2010." Lieutenant Colonel James Carr-Smith, said: "The gunner was part of a vehicle patrol that was conducting security operations in the area to the north of Camp Bastion when he was killed in a traffic accident
This is Taranis...
A prototype unmanned combat aircraft of the future, Taranis has been unveiled by the MOD. Named after the Celtic god of thunder, the concept demonstrator will test the possibility of developing the first ever autonomous stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) that would ultimately be capable of precisely striking targets at long range, even on another continent
