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Wirethe December 2011 wireTHE December 2011 www.royalsignals.mod.uk The Magazine of The Royal Corps of Signals A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER OF SIGNALS Lieutenant General Robert Baxter CBE DSc FBCS CITP FIET The year has not been an easy one with the first tranches of redundancy and sadly more to follow. All that I would say here is that the quality of our people remains something very special and attractive to any employer with their heads screwed on: a message I deliver at any and every opportunity. The year has also seen some real successes: the initial difficulties with Falcon being overcome; and the roll out of the latest version of Bowman with the Corps very much in the lead. And of course our operational performance in Afghanistan, Libya and around the world remains a source of immense pride to me as we deliver signals intelligence, communication and information systems and electronic counter measures. Sadly we have also seen deaths and injuries and I know that our thoughts and best wishes are with those left behind and those coping with serious injuries. Our Royal Colonel, Princess Anne, has had a number of excellent visits and medal parades. I get the impression that you and your families really enjoy these events. Her Royal Highness certainly does and so do I. Well done to those involved as you have shown the Corps off to excellent effect. On my own visits thank you for your patience in explaining some of the complex and challenging things you do to someone, me, who was brought up in an era of punch cards and main frame computers! More seriously I am very impressed with what you achieve as soldiers, technically and on the sports field. On the last point your achievements are many and varied from the runner-up Service entry in the Fastnet Yacht Race to winning the tug of war at the Braemar Highland Games in the presence of the Queen. More widely, 11 Signal Regiment, receiving the Carrington Drum for their quite staggering achievement in raising money for charity was heart warming to say the least. BRAVO ZULU indeed – if you don’t know what this means stop a passing Yeoman and ask. As always, I remain deeply proud of you all as you go about your complex, sometimes dangerous and frequently un-trumpeted tasks. It is an honour and privilege to be your Master. All the very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year from Gwynedd and myself to you, your families and loved ones. Sure and Swift. A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE SIGNAL OFFICER IN CHIEF (ARMY) Brigadier Tim Watts OBE ADC Welcome to this December edition of The Wire. I’m not going to attempt to sum up the year in detail. Suffice to say we’ve driven success on operations, provided a wide range of contingent forces at readiness, kept ourselves technically and militarily fit and ready, constantly adapting for the future, and we’ve won at sport. Of course there is much change in the air, but this has been another great year, and 2012 should be just as busy and rewarding. I just wanted to say a couple of things that I hope are interesting to all our readers, regulars, Gurkhas, reservists, the retired Corps and the wider family. First, the Museum. For those who have not been into the Museum in recent months, I’d really recommend a visit. We have re-defined the museum as the ‘showcase of Corps Ethos’, without detracting from its related role as the guardian of our history and heritage. The hard working team, many of whom are volunteers working for free, and with great support from some units and individuals, have modernised many of the displays and livened up the whole feel of the place. The aim is to make it more relevant and interesting to the serving Corps and, particularly to the young trainees in Blandford. This is a long term project, but the results already are remarkable – do join in the project by contributing or by simply dropping in. Second, the Corps has a growing web presence, through the Royal Signals Association, Royal Signals Institution and the Museum web sites and a range of Facebook groups, Wikipedia and YouTube. These are all linked so they can be reached easily. The Wire and The Journal can be easily read online too. Now these are up and running I’d really encourage people to get on and use them, jump into the forums and into Facebook, and really stay in touch. A special Christmas thought goes out to those of our Corps family who are deployed on operations, and to the gallant team embarking on the South Pole Challenge. In the meantime, Certa Cito, and a very Happy Christmas from Claire and me. RSA Website Museum Website RSI Website DECEMBER 2011 Vol. 65 No: 6 The Magazine of the Royal Corps of Signals Established in 1920 The Wire Published bi-monthly Annual subscription £12.00 plus postage Editor: Mr Keith Pritchard Editor Deputy Editor: Mrs A Petersen Mr Keith Pritchard Tel: 01258 482817 All correspondence and material for publication in The Wire should be addressed to: The Wire, RHQ Royal Signals, Blandford Camp, Deputy Editor Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8RH Email: [email protected] Mrs Amy Petersen Contributors Tel: 01258 482818 Deadline for The Wire : 15th February for publication in the April. 15th April for publication in the June. 15th June for publication in the August. 15th August for publication in the October. 15th October for publication in the December. Accounts / Subscriptions 10th December for publication in the February. Mrs Jess Lawson To see The Wire on line or to refer to Guidelines for Contributors, go to: Tel: 01258 482087 http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/heritage/1311.aspx Subscribers All enquiries regarding subscriptions and changes of address of The Wire should be made to: 01258 482087 or 94371 2087 (mil) or [email protected]. Remittances should be made payable to Royal Signals Benevolent Fund CONTENTS Page Other notable articles Page News from Operations 2 News from Blandford 13 Corps Calendar 2012 56 News from Training 14 Lanyard 2011 88 News from Regiments 22 71 Queens Gurkha Signals 62nd 112 News from Squadrons Birthday Celebrations Other Units 85 E-mail address changes Sport 97 Royal Signals Association 104 The e-mail addresses for RHQ have recently changed from the .mod.uk suffix to .com Last Post 108 The new address for The Wire are now: Obituaries 109 111 [email protected] Miscellaneous [email protected] FRONT COVER BACK COVER 21 Sig Regt (AS) Thanksgiving Service at Bath Abbey Cpl Houghton operating a 117f on Ex following the presentation of The Freedom of the City of PRAIRIE THUNDER 4 in BATUS Bath to the Regt. Authors alone are responsible for the content of their articles. The opinions expressed in the articles of this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy and views, official or otherwise, of the Royal Corps of Signals or the Ministry of Defence. All articles and submissions are published at the discretion of the Editor. This publication may contain official information. It should be treated with discretion by the recipient. Printed by Holbrook Printers Ltd, Norway Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth © Crown Copyright NEWS FROM OPERATIONS HONOURS AND AWARDS We congratulate the following Royal Signals personnel who received honours and awards in the Operational Honours list recognising service on operations in Afghanistan and national operations for the period 1 October 2010 to 31 March 2011. Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) LCpl Sebastian Edward WYTON-DE LISLE Mention in Despatches (MiD) A/Cpl Craig Graham CAMPBELL 21st SIGNAL REGIMENT (AIR SUPPORT) CO Lt Col GN Addley easy – I could not have asked for more from them and we RSM WO1 (RSM) MS Morgan leave here proud of what we have completed and achieved. JFCIS – by WO1 (FofS IS) Robson Welcome to the final instalment of the JFCIS team update. As you can see from the name above the duties of producing this final article have fallen to me. With Cpl Ski away on R&R all believed the world would collapse around us, but no, Capt Alun Kelly seems to be taking it all in his stride. The JFCIS football team goes from strength to strength in taking on all new comers; we have even partaken in a spot of American Football with our cousins from across the pond. The pre-game briefing saw a lot of confused looks and whispers of “can you translate for me”. However, after a few false starts and the RSM having to pick a few members of the opposition off the floor, an enormous amount of fun was had by players and spectators alike. We lost, but only just and seeing that we didn’t know or understand the rules losing by Going home after the final installation, MOB Price a touch down deserves a pat on the back. A special mention must go to Capt Rob ‘The Salmon’ Clifford for the Michael 220 SIGNAL SQUADRON (HELMAND SIGNAL SQUADRON) Jordan-esque leaps to stop the opposition. OC HICSSS Maj C Roberts This month has seen a huge amount of progress on all fronts thanks to all members of the HICSSS team. It has certainly been interesting to watch the professional development in all personnel throughout this tour as people have adapted to the technical nature of their jobs and have become experts in their respective fields. The evidence of this progress can be seen in the record low number of major issues that HICSSS are currently dealing with, and the completion of many large scale tasks which have involved co-operation and teamwork across all of the areas for which we are responsible.
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