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INSIGHT ISSUE 3 INSIGHTMAGAZINE 1 2 INSIGHTMAGAZINE INSIGHTMAGAZINE 3 INSIGHT 32 34 ISSUE 3 2014 From the 56 Do you want more from Insight? 64 Download the Aurasma App from Editor… the App Store/Google Play. Use the app to scan an article/ advert and unlock your interactive Thank you Bremner! magazine today! Search for ‘Lance Publishing’ and follow us! Double tap to view full I would like to begin with participation within the screen or single tap thanking Squadron Leader Lincoln Grand Prix Sportive – to find out more. Bremner for continuing no mean feat! The challenges the development of the and opportunities of working Insight Magazine into within a joint squadron are the excellent product it highlighted through V Sqn’s is today. I am grateful Exercise MAPLE ASSAULT, for the opportunity to an exercise focusing In this issue… continue in the vein on fieldcraft skills and of representing RAF developing junior leadership. Waddington and the local We also have articles community to meet their illustrating the excellent EDITORIAL TEAM: STATION COMMANDER’S NOT A BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY PADRE needs as our customers. work from individuals [email protected] 06 FOREWORD 18 45 receiving commendations Progressing into the in recognition of External Email: Use personal email addresses listed summer months the Station meritorious service. Tel: 01522 720271 (Extension No. 7801) continues to have an Editor: COMMUNITY MATTERS STATION CHARITIES EVENTS TO MARK ARMED extremely busy and focused Looking ahead, outside 06 20 COMMITTEE 50 FORCES DAY schedule: continued support of the busy operational Sqn Ldr Julian Arnall from the Station’s aircraft in tempo, we have the RAF [email protected] support of NATO tasking in Waddington Air Show which Deputy Editors: RAF WADDINGTON’S CHAT SAFE CYBER SECURITY Eastern Europe, in addition will hold some of the world’s Flt Lt Kevin Lee COMMITMENT TO 32 EX MAPLE ASSAULT 53 BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE to providing assistance best display teams and 07 DEPLOYED FAMILIES COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM in Nigeria to help locate individual performances. It [email protected] the missing schoolgirls. also allows RAF Waddington Mrs Marie Isaac Both of these tasks could the pleasure of inviting the not have been predicted, local and wider community [email protected] AIRPLAY YOUTH SUPPORT THE LINCOLN SANTINI RAF WADDINGTON FLIGHT but highlight the high- onto the base to look first- Distribution: 07 AND HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES 34 GRAND PRIX SPORTIVE 56 SAFETY DAY readiness and posture RAF hand at the impressive Sgt Booth Waddington personnel hold. platforms used to project Clearly none of this would Air Power across the world. [email protected] Artwork: S Oliver RAF WADDINGTON PIPES have been possible without OPENING THE DOORS TO EDUCATION AND AND DRUMS SUPPORT the support from families The proactive editorial Photography: 08 THE AIR WARFARE CENTRE 36 RESETTLEMENT DAY 57 REGIMENT GUNNERS and the local community. team welcomes articles or suggestions to continue to Sgt Pugley, Cpl Bibby, SAC Pope, SAC Carruthers, SAC Clarke This month’s magazine has meet the changing needs Advertising by: RAF WADDINGTON a wide variety of articles of the Station and local Jo Marchant 4CHILDREN STATION CENTENARY SERVICE PERSONNEL 42 NURSERY COMMEMORATION DAY including RAF Waddington’s community. If you have 09 RECEIVE COMMENDATIONS 58 any feedback or articles, Tel: 01536 526674 please contact the team at Designed by: WAD-insighteditorialteam@ Emily Robb mod.uk. 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Insight is produced by kind permission of the Station Commander, RAF Waddington. 4 INSIGHTMAGAZINE INSIGHTMAGAZINE 5 Community Matters RAF WADDINGTON’S Airplay Youth Station Half way through the year already, Support and Commander’s and what a year it has been so far! Commitment to In early May I was support or the enhancement Holiday Activities delighted to be invited of the moral component of to the Officers’ Mess, RAF the RAF family. Although Foreword... High Wycombe, to take I was the lucky individual Deployed Families If you would like further Welfare Support Team at part in the No 1 Group presented with the award by information about current RAF Waddington is always Annual Awards Dinner. the Air Officer Commanding Throughout a Serviceperson’s career provision or an idea of what pleased to receive feedback No1 Group, Air Vice-Marshal future holiday programmes on existing support available Station Commander To my surprise and delight, Atha, this is most definitely it is now almost commonplace... are for the remainder of to Service families and, Group Captain Richard RAF Waddington was selected an award for the whole of 2014 please contact John of course, constructive Barrow OBE, RAF from all the 1 Group stations the Community and Welfare Ferguson (Community suggestions on how we can for the ‘People Award’ this Support Team at Waddington, ...that Service personnel will ensure that families are aware of Development Officer) on enhance support in future. year. The People Award is who over a sustained period spend time away from home. the support that is available during 01522 722614 or email on presented to the individual or have worked tirelessly to Regardless of whether this periods of Operational Deployment [email protected]. Best wishes, It seems that organisation that has made the support Service families from is part of an Operational or periods of prolonged separation. John Ferguson most significant contribution both this and other units to Deployment or a domestic Consisting of a short presentation As always, please remember Community Development Officer every time to welfare, community the best of their ability. exercise or training course, with an opportunity to ask those that the Community and RAF Waddington family members left behind really important questions, I write for can still experience additional briefings are friendly, informal stresses and strains. and offer a great opportunity to the Station meet other families experiencing Separation through duty is similar pressures and stresses. Magazine we never easy and, coming more frequently than at any time Deployed Families Trips have... in recent history, it can often be a real challenge to Service As part of RAF Waddington’s families. RAF Waddington commitment to its families affected ...increased the determination of 51 continues to place great by deployment or separation operational tempo. Squadron and the Project importance on providing through duty, the Station has Once again another Team. Now efforts can support to families affected by long supported regular days out RAF Waddington focus on preparing for separation through duty. Through and visits to local (and not so Force Element has their future deployment its dedicated Community and local this year) leisure attractions. stepped up to join on operations. Welfare Support Team, RAF The programme for 2014 is the international Waddington continues to provide really exciting with some new effort, with V(Army In parallel with this a range of activities/initiatives locations to visit. All of the trips Cooperation) Squadron operational tempo, I am providing practical support so far this year have been really supporting the continually impressed leading up to, during and after popular and those attending have Nigerian government with the additional the Serviceperson returns home appreciated the opportunity to do in the search for the efforts of our people to from deployment. Regular events something different, particularly kidnapped schoolgirls. support charities and and activities continue to take during the school holidays! local community projects. place at RAF Waddington and The ability of RAF The recent successful at venues within the County If you are currently affected, Waddington to prepare charity boxing night was of Lincolnshire and beyond. or due to be affected by aircraft and personnel a fantastic event, bringing operational deployments or will to deploy at short notice people from across the Families Deployment Briefings be separated through duty for to almost anywhere in Station, and raising an – First Thursday of every month. a minimum of 60 continuous the world takes a level outstanding £4,000 for days during the remainder of of commitment and charity. In addition, Service Personnel deploying 2014, just look at what you will flexibility that reflects the Station Football overseas are well looked after be able to look forward to… extremely positively Team’s efforts against and well prepared prior to on the Unit and the Lincoln City were superb, departure. At RAF Waddington, July – Whitby (and fish & chips) RAF as a whole. This giving the professional we passionately believe that the on the North Yorkshire Railway tasking is a significant players a real run for families of Service personnel effort for V(AC) their money. Once again should also be well looked August – Flamingo Land & Squadron while still this attracted a healthy after and equally well prepared. Drayton Manor Theme Park supporting operations crowd from across the Regardless of the relationship to in Afghanistan. Station and raised more a Serviceperson, whether it is a September – Sudbury Museum With the remaining money for great causes.