IN THE NEWS IN THE
New exhibition at IWM London
The Imperial War Museum London’s new exhibition explores the impact of the Second World War on women’s lives through the photography of Lee Miller.
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6 Flying Training School
The 7th September 2015 marked the re-birth of No 6 Flying Training School (6FTS), having been disbanded in 1996.
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Investment in counter terrorism
Prime Minister David Cameron announces investment in counter terrorism capabilities for the Armed Forces.
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RAF Grounds Air Show For Good
RAF Waddington will no longer hold its international air show, after the Ministry of Defence judged security concerns and the risk to operations to be too great.
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8 Envoy Winter 2015
Two projects worth £15m
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded contracts worth a combined £15 million for two new projects at RAF Lossiemouth to support the station’s Typhoon aircraft.
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BFBS Big Salute
2015 Auction takes BFBS Big Salute total to date to more than £500,000! The 2015 BFBS Big Salute UK auction day made over £12,000 for five forces charities.
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Commercial Disadvantage
Armed Forces families posted overseas will be able to suspend their mobile phone contracts, the Defence Secretary has announced.
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2016 Air Tattoo tickets on sale
Super Earlybird admission tickets, priced at £29 for the Friday and £39 for Saturday and Sunday will be available until January 31, 2016.
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MBE for RAF Police Reservist
Over the next two pages are some of the late breaking news stories.
RAF deploys tornados A big
thank you
A RAF Police Reservist has been awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace by HM The Queen following two operational tours in Afghanistan.
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Karting Club Off to a Flying Start
Royal Air Force Leeming personnel have relaunched the Karting Club with brand new vehicles thanks to a central funding grant.
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Final RAF UK Operational Sortie
More than 74 years of continuous life-saving operations by the Royal Air Force in the UK came to an end on Sunday 4 October at 1:00pm.
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The whole force approach
Thirty-six Royal Air Force Reserve recruits became the first RAF Reservists to undergo part of their basic training alongside Regular recruits.
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Following the Government’s acceptance of the 2015 AFPRB recommendation, the RAF Families Federation conducted a survey to gather your views.
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Childcare New Business Grants
RAF Families Federation welcomes news of future nursery owners or childminders being encouraged by the Government to apply for a chunk of £2 million.
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Forces Help to Buy gets 5,000
The Defence Secretary aims to double the number of loan recipients under the Forces Help to Buy scheme that has already helped 5,000 personnel in 18 months.
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Free Legal Advice for Ex-Military
Top 100 UK law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys, is demonstrating its full support for enterprise in the military community by extending free legal advice to all X-Forces businesses.
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