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to afamilies’ day as well organised as yours”. This event did not happen by chance, an enormous amount of effort was put into the day by so many individuals, both within and outside RAF Brize Norton. We are extremely grateful to all those who gave their time to make this the truly amazing day that it was; it is going to be avery hard act to follow!
Brief Facts This squadron was formed in 1982 as adirect result of the Falklands conflict. It is also the largest squadron in the RAF Reserves.
Reservists of 4624 Squadron work alongside RAF regular personnel, handling passengers and freight at airfields around the world.
Families Day activities.
Cadets from 2120 (Witney) Air Training Corps Squadron kindly supported the event with their flight simulator which was afantastic opportunity for all ages to test their skills. The Regiment Section brought out all their big guns (literally) with avast array of weapons on display; for the younger members the bouncy castle and goodie bags
generously donated by the RAF Families Federation also proved very popular.
Since the Families’ Day we have received many letters and messages of thanks. Flt Lt Mike Caffrey,OC2120 (Witney) ATCSqn summed it up “I appreciate that seats were limited and it was an incredible act of generosity on the part of your Squadron to include my Cadets and Staff …. In my 17 year military and military reserve career,Ihave not been
As part of their training, they undergo initial movements training, consisting of 12 weekends and a 17-day residential phase. This is then followed by further on-the-job training.
Further information
raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorton/ organisation/
no4624sqn.cfm
raf.mod.uk/recruitment/lifestyle- benefits/life-as-a-reserve/
Hon Air Cdre presenting the HAC’s trophy to SAC Griffiths-Jeans.
raf-ff.org.uk Autumn 2017 Envoy 17
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