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16 27 Editor: Diane Wilson Ext: 6739 Email: diane.wilson704@ mod.gov.uk RAF Marham Web Page: www.raf.mod.uk/rafmarham Designer: Laura Lang Email: laura@ lanceprint.co.uk Sales Manager: Jayne Bailey Tel: (01536) 334219 Email: jayne@ 18 28 lanceprint.co.uk regulars 617 Squadron Remembrance Printer: Lance Print Ltd Station Commander's Foreword ...... 22 ...... 28 Tel: (01733) 390564 ...... 05 207 Squadron Community Support ...... 28 disclaimer: The views expressed by the contributors to the ...... 24 Marham Matters are not necessarily those of the Editor, MoD, RAF or the publishers and do NEWS not reflect Station policy. All precautions are taken to ensure accuracy. Advertisements are 15 Sqn RAF Regt accepted on the understanding that they conform From the Editor to the British Code of Advertising Practice. This ...... 08 magazine is published by kind permission of What can we say about the protection of the most the Station Commander. All Images © Crown 2620 RAuxAF Sqn Community 2020 – a year like no other! vulnerable in our population. Copyright 2020, unless otherwise stated. All whilst still conducting ...... 09 If anyone had told me back day to day operations, albeit Stockists: in January that I would be in a slightly different way, The Surgery, Marham, Manor Farm Medical Catering Flight Charity Events writing the final foreword to ensure we stand ready to Centre, Swaffham, Plowright Medical Centre, of the year from my house protect our nation should Swaffham, The Surgery, Swaffham, Howdale ...... 12 in the second nationwide we be called upon. We’ve Surgery, Downham Market, Hollies Veterinary Clinic, Downham Market, The Crossings Veterinary SERE training in Norway lockdown of the year I would not all made it through the Clinic, Downham Market, The Grove Veterinary have laughed at them. But year unscathed and it is Surgery, Swaffham, Priory Centre, Downham ...... 14 here I am, in my dining room, important to remember that Market, Lynn News, King’s Lynn, St Martin’s at listening to the jets head some people have had an Shouldham VA Primary School, Marham Infant Pumpkinfest at the Allotments out for a bit of autumnal extremely difficult year. School, Marham Junior School, Downham night flying training. Market Academy, Nicholas Hammond Academy, ...... 16 I would like to wish you Swaffham, Town Halls in Downham Market, Back in January we all had so and your families a safe Kings Lynn and Swaffham, BAE, Warton, Armed Search Dog Juno many plans for the year, and and healthy Christmas. Forces Careers Office in Norwich, Cambridge and Peterborough, Royal Air Force Association in ...... 18 by the middle of March all of For those deployed I hope Downham Market, Downham Market Air Cadets, those were cancelled or put the time goes by quickly. All other RAF bases. Fire Safety Advice on hold. We have made huge Marham Matters will be sacrifices as individuals for back in February 2021...... 19 Diane
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Station Commander’s Foreword We are still open! As we move through the festive period, things remain And practising social distancing... far from normal and COVID will undoubtedly affect how we ...Please be patient celebrate. However, looking forward, the prognosis looks and help us protect our more positive as vaccines slowly come to the fore, which will staff and each other hopefully allow us to return to a semblance of normality; albeit I’m certain some things might endure for much longer.
Despite this, I am delighted to say the final stages of 2020 have been perhaps the most 207 Squadron are now fully productive for the Lightning up to speed and training Force since our stand-up in student pilots and engineers 2018. As an example, for almost at a pace that will allow the 3 months our United States Force to grow; such that we Marine Corps guests from MCAS be able to sustain the current Yuma seamlessly operated with squadrons and stand-up 809 617 Squadron; both from RAF Squadron in a few years’ time. Marham and onboard HMS Kings Lynn - 01553 773168 QUEEN ELIZABETH, and truly Such achievements do not Downham Market - 01366 386655 pushed the boundaries of what simply emanate from the sterling www.londonroadvets.co.uk we can do with this amazing efforts of the flying squadrons. aircraft. There were, as expected The Station is a huge system of some, lessons and observations different support organisations to be taken forward, and we that each underpin our day-to- will do so; but these were day activity; without which, we fewer than I anticipated and would fail to deliver serviceable overall I conclude we are in an aircraft to fly. Therefore, to excellent position ahead of everyone associated with RAF We wish the readers of Marham next year’s carrier deployment Marham, a personal thank you where VMFA-211 and 617 for your outstanding efforts Matters a fantastic festive season Squadron will again integrate during such an exceptionally and a Happy New Year! together onboard the carrier. challenging year. Jim The team at TaxAntics help service personnel with their expense claims, property businesses and other assets or tax issues. We operate Deadline for Next Issue: 20th January 2021 on a fixed fee basis and not a percentage of any tax reclaimed on your behalf. Please submit all entries for the next issue by the date stated above The 31 January is when individuals should aim to file their personal tax returns online by. TaxAntics can ensure your tax return J. W. SARGEANT is professionally prepared making the most Family Butcher beneficial use of allowances and reliefs. The Best Traditional Avoid a winter of discontent and contact Butcher in the Area us to find out how we can help you. FAMILY RUN Established for over 75 years Personal & Business Tax * Property Tax * Estate Planning We produce all our own cattle and only use farm produce www.TaxAntics.co.uk FREEZER AND COOKED MEATS [email protected] to suit your requirements Stow Bridge Nr Downham Market 01276 600 990 Tel: (01366) 382232 www.marhammattersonline.co.uk ISSUE 6 2020 MARHAM MATTERS 5 marham matters “A Fantastic Way to spend a couple of hours or more!!!” as Presents Galore ! ristm Shop Shut Ch Treasures ORDER ONLINE 12 Beers of Treasures for the Future Christmas from the Past Now In Stock! Britain’s Biggest Beer Shop
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1515 SQUADRONSQUADRON RAFRAF REGIMENTREGIMENT
15 Squadron RAF Regt has found its feet at RAF Marham since their move from RAF Honington on 1 September 20; integrating into station life in every way possible.
Operationally, 15 Squadron Crucially the Squadron were the Squadron has created and RAF Regt continues to conduct also involved in Ex CRIMSON established its own JPR training activities to prepare for holding WARRIOR, the RAF’s culminating programme, to lead the RAF Regt Contingent Operational tactical and collective training in this niche and hugely relevant Readiness from 1 April 21. The event, with critical validation of capability for the Royal Air Force. Squadron has been conducting the UK’s Carrier Strike Groups Live Fire Tactical Training at interoperability. This saw 2 Since our last article, the Stanford Training Area (STANTA); Ground Extraction Force teams Squadron has welcomed Cpl developing the marksmanship from 15 Squadron RAF Regt Eden back into the fold from We currently have personnel and combat warfighting skills working alongside 42 Commando his deployment on Op KIPION, deployed in the Falkland up to Flt level using all the Royal Marines during various as well as 3 new Junior Officers Islands and on Op KIPION weapons and tactics in the training serials to recover to the station: Fg Off Eyett, Fg as well as having personnel Squadron’s inventory, up to downed aircrew and develop Off Raikes and Fg Off Gould, detached to the Support and including HE grenades. UK Joint Personnel Recovery who all recently graduated from Weapons School at Warminster; Concurrent to the specialist (JPR) capacity in preparation for the Junior Regiment Officer’s gaining vital 81mm Mortar training exercises, the Squadron the inaugural deployment of Course (JROC). Furthermore, the qualifications for the Squadron. maintained responsibility for the Carrier Strike Group in 2021 Squadron has said goodbye to AIR’s Op TEMPERER commitment; (CSG21). The Squadron were Sgt Figge, who after 30 years The Squadron is looking the military operation to hugely successfully during this as an ICT technician, of which forward to an exciting time support the Civil Authorities exercise, making leaps forward 7 were spent on Squadron, has ahead both on and off base, in the event of a terrorist in its preparation to support the begun his retirement process with the upcoming series of incident, which the Squadron CSG21, a fantastic climax of a and we wish him the best SERPENT’S VENOM exercises fulfilled until 1 October 20. great deal of hard work. Notably, with his future endeavours. within touching distance.
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Over the weekend of 26-27 September 2020, members of 2620 Squadron, with the support of 15 Squadron RAF Regiment, deployed to All-Saints Church in Walsoken, Wisbech. OC 2620 Sqn, laying wreath.
The purpose of the visit was to Allan Landall reached out that a large body of miscreants Landall, with OC 2620 Squadron, conduct a community project to 2620 Squadron to help. were conducting industrial Squadron Leader Gavars, laying in order to showcase the RAF 2620 Squadron arrived on levels of grave robbing! Granted, a wreath on behalf of the as a force for good within site at 0900 on Saturday and nothing is entirely impossible Squadron and RAF Marham. the local community and to spades, rakes, trimmers and with RAF Regiment gunners, support the local RAFA branch. strimmers were all brought a few reassuring words to the We would like to thank those The church cemetery hosts six to bear to help tame the Police from the Warrant Officer who supported our endeavour commonwealth war graves wilderness that had overcome ensured the incident was over the weekend. All of the and a war memorial, to honour the cemetery. Given the scale resolved with a few laughs. tools used were kindly loaned by those who had fought and died of the task, the Squadron squadron members. It would not during the two world wars. decided to focus its efforts After a full day and a half of work, have been possible to achieve Annually Flt Sgt Larham and on what would give the most 2620 Squadron had cleared what was achieved without squadron personnel parade at significant visual impact to enough weeds, branches and the foresight and generosity of the Walsoken Remembrance those that would walk through ivy to fill the better part of an squadron personnel. Further Service held in the church the cemetery. The main path articulated lorry. Through the mention is made for A1 Facilities, grounds. Unfortunately, the and the graves within the hard work of all volunteers the owned by Mr Derek Hardy, grounds had been neglected immediate vicinity of the main project was a resounding success, giving up his time and service over the last few years and it path were designated as the the cemetery was certainly for the weekend to assist the was clear to see that nature was main effort, and the clean- left in a far better condition. Squadron in its efforts. We intending to reclaim the land. up operation commenced. Fenland District Council kindly would like to thank Wisbech As is true with most things, the However, the Squadron had agreed to collect and dispose of RAFA and Mr Ian Grey, Wisbech scale of the task was not truly only been at work for an hour the green waste through their RAFA Chairman, who arranged realised until boots were on the before the Squadron Warrant own disposal chain. The project a cooked lunch to be provided ground. The cemetery contained Officer was summoned to concluded with a wreath laying for the Squadron, free of charge. graves spanning two centuries, the cemetery gate. Upon service, held by the Reverend A wreath was also donated many of which were covered arrival, he was to the Squadron by Wisbech by grass, overshadowed by greeted by members RAFA. Going forward 2620 trees and in some cases, wholly of the local Squadron will seek to continue enveloped in ivy. The situation constabulary, who After its now strong relationship with had become so unmanageable had received a report Wisbech RAFA and the local that Wisbech RAFA and Reverend community there, and we look forward to assisting our local community further in the future. Flt Lt Tudor (PTVR)
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The children of Cherry Tree Academy have once again designed Christmas cards to send to our DeployedD Service personnel who are deployed overseas this Christmas. One winner was chosen from each of Christmas the Infant and Junior academies with 2 runners up from each. Thank you to each of the children who submitted a design, they brought smiles to the Cards faces of all who saw them.
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of you may not, our primary aim is to assist Holiday decorating • Be careful with holiday decorations. Choose personnel with their recovery from Mental decorations that are flame resistant or flame retardant. • Keep lit candles away from decorations and other or Physical health issues. things that can burn. • Some lights are only for indoor or outdoor use, but not both. • Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords or loose bulb connections. Read manufacturer’s instructions for number of light Before Heading However if you have any strands to connect. Out or to Bed concerns that you feel are • Use clips, not nails, to hang lights so the cords do Blow out lit candles when starting to affect your personal or not get damaged. you leave the room or go to • Keep decorations away from windows and doors. bed. Turn off all light strings work life then please let us know and decorations before as we are here to offer support Holiday entertaining leaving home or going to bed. and signpost to specialists who • Test your smoke alarms and tell guests about your can help. The members of home fire escape plan. FACTS • Keep children and pets away from lit candles. the team, located downstairs ! More than one-third of in the FDS building, are; • Keep matches and lighters up high in a locked cabinet. • home decoration fires are • Stay in the kitchen when cooking on the stovetop. started by candles. Sqn Ldr Rapson • Ask smokers to smoke outside. Remind smokers to ! More than two of keep their smoking materials with them so young • every five decoration Sgt Roberts children do not touch them. fires happen because • Provide large, deep ashtrays for smokers. Wet decorations are placed too close to a heat source. Cpl Avery To do this we conduct monthly cigarette butts with water before discarding.
visits to discuss what support NATIONAL FIRE There are a number of ways that you may need and how you can PROTECTION ASSOCIATION The leading information and knowledge resource personnel can come and see us achieve these things either by on fire, electrical and related hazards for advice, one is to just knock yourself or with a little help and nfpa.org/education ©NFPA 2019 on the door and walk in and one guidance. We will continue to of the team will be more than do this throughout your period happy to talk to you and offer of being Long Term Sick or any advice accordingly. Another Temporary Non Effective. We will is via your chain of command or also offer you courses that you may through another department, be interested in doing during your such as SSAFA or the Med Centre. time away from work, which will in turn aid you in your recovery. If you are on Long Term Sick Leave for over 28 days the The welfare team are keen Welfare office will step in to for personnel to know they support you directly. We will are available to help and maintain contact with you whilst can offer Briefings to Line you are at home or in the Barrack Management and sections. Block to ensure that you are not We also produce a quarterly alone and have access to the newsletter which is promulgated appropriate support required. on the Marham Community Noticeboard on Facebook.
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also encouraged a healthy competition, boasting morale within the workplace Catering Flight during these disoriented times. With the leader completing the Head most miles each day varying, the final leader of the challenge was going to be a close call. With the final day of the task Space completed all the scores where collected and the results were in. Fantastically the team had Free Headspace made it, with an overall score of 1357 miles and a triumph for app for Service SAC Cocker-Stephens being the overall leader of the event. Families Due to the efforts of the Catering Team, so far The value that families add they have raised £310 for to Service life cannot be Neuroblastoma UK and £331 overstated. Their efforts to for Cancer Research UK. sustain domestic stability, enabling personnel to focus Both Just Giving pages on delivering operational are still open to receive capability are hugely important and widely welcome donations: recognised. What is also clear www.justgiving.com/ are the challenges associated team/MarhamMunich with Service life that families https://fundraise. face, encountered regularly through the work of the Naval October and November have seen cancerresearchuk.org/ Families Federation (NFF) page/marham-cat-flt and Royal Navy Family and tremendous team spirit and charitable People Support (RN FPS).
endeavours within Catering Flt with two Honington – Marham In trying to improve the socially distanced and approved Charity lived experience for Service On Tuesday 3 November a small families, the NFF, supported events taking place. team from the Officers' Mess by RN FPS, have bought 3000 kitchen set off on a charity tab licenses to the commercial in aid of RAFA. The 29.2 miles mindfulness application tab stretched from the main ‘Headspace’ as part of a gate at RAF Honington to the twelve-month pilot. In main gate at RAF Marham. addition to the online HeadFIT Marham to Munich run, walk, row, ride or swim the The 3-man team consisting of tool that has been designed distance it would take to travel SAC Black, Cpl Bryson and Cpl for Defence Personnel, up to This year has been different from RAF Marham to Munich, Jackson left RAF Honington at 3000 RN regular and reserve for us all, with no exception to where the main Oktoberfest is 1830 and arrived back at RAF Service families will have free RAF Marham Catering Flight. held, a distance of 675 miles. Marham at 0510 ready to serve access to Headspace until Throughout the year the Catering The team started on 1st breakfast in the Officers Mess! all licenses are exhausted; Flight produce and deliver October and had until 15th priority being, those families numerous amounts of functions October (when the Oktoberfest With temperatures hitting most receptive to this in all the messes. Due to Covid-19 was originally meant to be freezing throughout the night support due to the effects all of these functions have had held on camp) to complete the team suddenly realised of Service life, and most to be cancelled this year. the targeted miles. that East Anglia isn’t as flat as likely to make full use of it. everyone says. There were sore One of these functions was to be A group of 18 individuals limbs the following day with To access the offer visit the Oktoberfest, the Oktoberfest ranging from LAC to Sqn Ldr the team Shaking and Baking www.nff.org.uk/headspace is an annual function held from the section took part in in the kitchen rather gingerly. for all ranks and is one of the this challenge. All willing to help SAC Black is a member of the Catering Flights larger events. raise money for both worthy RAF Marham RAFA branch and Therefore, to still celebrate charities. Within the first few was the driving force behind Oktoberfest this year, Cpl days it was easy to see the this event. Final fundraising Holmes came up with a different 675-mile target was easily figures are being calculated but view to commemorate the going to be met, with the an outstanding achievement. function. Instead of drinking team averaging just under and dancing the night away , 100 miles a day. which is now forbidden due Impressively the target was to Covid restrictions, the new met by day 8. Therefore, plan was to hold a charity event Cpl Holmes made the which included the Catering decision to add on Flight as a team but could be the return journey and completed with social distancing. challenge the team to meet a further 675 miles, This event was to raise money pushing the target up for two charities, Neuroblastoma to 1350 miles in total. UK and Cancer Research UK. Both these charities are close to The team accepted this Cpl Holmes and many people challenge and continued within the Catering Flight. their hard efforts. As well The aim of the challenge was to as promoting fitness, this
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RAF Marham AllotmentsAllotments Summer 2020 seemed to arrive and leave quickly with a mixture of good and bad weather interspersed with uncertainty and changing government guidance.
Some key attributes of the 2020 forward. Plots were set aside It was important for the allotment drizzle due to controlled access. allotment are affordability for growing and once the minor and its’ relationship with the The weather was actually in our 617 articles and accessibility to the whole issue of cross-pollinated Cucurbit community that Pumpkinfest favour, although it didn’t seem community. Membership fees (Mumpkins are described in the 2020, as with 2019, would not be a that way at the time. Minutes are small, but enough to cover previous edition to this journal) produce sale. Instead, donations after the clean-up, what can only essential maintenance and had been overcome, plans would be welcome for a wide be described as a substantial fuel costs. Large, unforeseen progressed nicely through the variety of pumpkins, gourds, downpour rolled through the expenditures like breakages are summer. Seeds were re-sown, cakes, tea and coffee. A raffle was local area and would have not accounted for, but equally are and a watering rota was organised organised and areas across station washed the whole event out not commonplace. The success of during the warmer weeks. The helped including RAF Marham had it arrived much earlier. The Pumpkinfest 2019 which was the procurement of additional water Catering Flt and 3 FP Wg HQ. welcome inject of cash was again brainchild of Vickie, meant that storage units, arranged and Mr. Rick Durrant of Cherry Tree very timely due to the recent funds were generated quickly, collected by George came in Academy was also instrumental unserviceability of the allotment the cash inject coming at a time useful and provided much needed in arranging donations. Raffle rotavator and the difficulty when allotment equipment was capacity for the thirsty plants. prizes and produce were associated with generating starting to show signs of wear. generously donated through funds from charitable sources. Used on maintenance and other Planting, watering and the general Rick by Allpress Farms, Alan overheads during the winter, it was weekly administration of the Bartlett and Sons Ltd, Adrian apparent that the event should Pumpkin plants was simple to Garett and Angus Stuart from be regenerated for October 2020. arrange. It also provided a dose Tharros Farms. The donations Plans were therefore written up of wellbeing to the members in were vital to the success of the during the spring for a similar a heathy outdoor environment event and showed the spirit and event later in the year with during what was a tough period. generosity of the community Vickie and Elaine at the helm. Once September arrived, the focus which extends outside the started to shift, and it became boundaries of RAF Marham. As with 2019, the two clear that Pumpkinfest 2020 allotmenteers drove Pumpkinfest would need careful management Despite the turbulent and to remain within government stressful year, Pumpkinfest guidance. Once the details were 2020 was a huge success; to the thoroughly analysed and RAF tune of 3 times more than the Marham Station HQ consulted, same event in 2019. In excess of event planning could begin £1000 was raised, even with a in earnest with limited access, substantial number of people one-way systems and track queuing outside the gates in the ‘n’ trace in all catered for.
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In October, the allotment received some sad news. During Lockdown, Jo Worthington-Chapman, 1924 – 2020. in the early part of Spring, a relationship had been forged Round Norfolk Relay between a retired lady called Jo who lived in Wereham, and the RAF Community Allotment. This came about when the The Coronavirus pandemic has affected allotment OIC, Flt Lt Hudson, AllotmentsAllotments helped with her garden everybody and has changed the way we maintenance during a time when it was most needed. have conducted our daily lives. Sport is
This was entirely a voluntary been hugely affected with mass gatherings gesture but one that she insisted outlawed by government guidelines. The must be paid for as was her tenacious nature. A compromise organisers of the Round Norfolk Relay (RNR) was therefore reached where she would donate a small sum In mid-October, Jo died peacefully running event took the tough decision not to the allotment which she did. at her home. She was 96. the run the 34th edition in 2020.
The RNR course mirrors the county year that this event will be boundary over a distance of 198 run virtually. 17 individual miles, divided into 17 unequal runners would still run the leg stages which makes the race a lengths of the original course, unique running experience. anywhere they liked and at any point in the month A staggered start, based on of September. Evidence anticipated finishing times, of the run would need to ensures that teams of similar be collated by the Team ability start together, with faster coordinator and sent to the teams chasing. If the stagger race organisers for analysis. works, all teams should finish the race by 9:15am to 10:00am on To keep the spirit of the original the Sunday. With the first teams version the majority of the team starting at 5:30 am on Saturday from RAF Marham used the this allows for teams running 10Km Peritrack to run their legs an average of 8mins 40secs per and finish within a 10 minute mile throughout the course. window. Starting at different points around the peritrack Run over 24 hours, without a individual runners ran distances break (and carrying a baton), between 7.90 miles and 18.13 the event is much more than miles each to finish at the just a normal relay for it requires Station Gymnasium. All runners special preparation, planning and successfully ran their legs within support. It is not an event for a the allocated time and we await club without a spirit of adventure, our results from the organisers. RAF Marham has entered on 11 separate occasions and relish each Support for the event was opportunity when this event is run. provided to the runners by 93EAS who provided a water So how do you create a similar station outside their Sqn. event with a pandemic invisibly lying at our doorsteps? If you’re interested in joining Virtually that’s how. 2020 will the running club in any capacity be the first and hopefully last contact Sgt Freeman.
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Flight Sergeant Danks and SEARCH DOG JUNO 12 months on as an Operational, voluntary SAR team
Flight Sergeant Danks has been a member of Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue (NorLSAR) since 2015 when he qualified as a SAR technician. Due to numerous transferrable skills, he attempted and passed the SAR Team Leaders course in 2018, and having decided to get Juno (as a family pet) and then train her as a SAR dog in October 2016, they both passed the Lowland Rescue SAR dog and handler assessment in February 2019. Since then they have been called out regularly to search for missing, vulnerable members of the public throughout the region, hoping to locate them and return them back to their families and loved ones.
conducted within and on the then fields, and finally a large in and around the county outskirts of small villages and wooded area. Within the wooded independent of Juno. Juno’s towns, marshland, woodland, area at approx. 150m from FS training is twice a week, ranging open fields, Norfolk coastline, Danks, Juno started circling. from basic searches where one river banks and industrial zones. With numerous people intently person maybe hiding approx. Reasons for members of the watching Juno’s marker on the 100m away and off a woodland community going missing TV in the control van, the Police have been wide and varied, but radioed in to say that Juno may track for Juno to find, to multiple recent searches have included have found something. Juno people to find in a wooded those with mental health issues, then returned and immediately area of up to 50 acres. Such family break-ups, suicides and sat at FS Danks’ feet, alerting training is incredibly rewarding, despondents. Sadly on occasions him that she had made a find. but the entire commitment to not everyone can be reached in On returning to the location NorLSAR and supporting the time; however, when located, the that Juno had previously circled, local community in this fashion Lowland Rescue has 36 regional missing person is always shown Juno had found a roll mat. With takes its toll. However, supporting based teams, with over 1800 the utmost respect and dignity, Juno trained to seek out human members of the local community professionally qualified with NorLSAR working side by scent, she had successfully as the only qualified SAR dog volunteers, covering over a side the other emergency services located human scent absorbed handler in the region, once in a third of the UK. A member to then return the missing into the roll mat, and took FS while produces such a strong, organisation within UK Search person to their loved ones. Danks back to it. An important tangible feeling that suddenly and Rescue, Lowland Rescue find in the search, the male makes it all worthwhile. teams provide Search and Over the past 12 months NorLSAR was later located safe and well, Rescue coverage “From Hill have established tactics to make and returned to his family. to High Water”, whenever best use of Juno’s abilities. She requested. NorLSAR, the Lowland is now kitted out with a real- Training has continued at an Rescue team covering all areas time GPS tracker, that enables equal pace for the duo, making of Norfolk, consists of a group of the Police and incident search sure that FS Danks’ SAR skills, volunteers from within Norfolk managers to track Juno’s and most importantly Juno’s who are trained in search and movements on a wide screen nose is at the top of its game rescue techniques; prepared and TV within the teams incident when called upon. FS Danks ready to help the police look for control vehicle. During a live attends SAR basic training missing people 7 days a week, search for a missing male, Juno twice a month, leading teams 365 days a year come rain or searched a large open area, conducting training exercises shine, NorLSAR has 45 members currently on call on any given day.
Since his last Marham Matters article in September 2019, FS Danks and Juno have been involved in a high number of live call outs. Members of the public that have gone missing resulting in a live NorLSAR call out utilising Juno’s skills have ranged from those in their late 80s to teenagers, with searches
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FS Danks recalls radio, and Juno’s search harness “It was approaching the end with bells and GPS tracker. I also had of last summer and Norfolk Juno out of the car by this time on a Constabulary received a call at lead. At that moment I glanced at the Fire approx.1800 from a member of gentleman still sitting in his chair. His the public stating that their wife demeanour had changed. From total had gone missing; the Police, due despair and loss, having looked the Safety Advice to the specifics of the case, called 30m across the field at me and Juno For Parents and Child Carers on NorLSAR to assist. The call out he now had a small glimmer of hope message made to all members, as in his eyes, that his wife may be found. is standard practice only included very basic information; in this “Shortly after Juno and I had started case ‘CALLOUT – 81 YEAR OLD searching, I was radioed that the lady Reducing risks to below, should be given clear FEMALE, DEMENTIA. RVP IS AS had been located. I returned back to children Matches, instructions about what they FOLLOWS……’ I immediately put the RVP, completed my post search lighters and candles should and shouldn’t do. With older my NorLSAR uniform on, grabbed paperwork, and Juno and I returned children, it’s better to explain why. some cheddar cheese (Juno’s home. I later learned that the couple It’s important that they know how reward for finding someone), put had previously lived in the area, and Remember to keep things to prevent a fire: Juno into the car, and set off for when the husband went back to the that can cause fires out of the rendezvous point (RVP). I was pub to retrieve the phone, the lady children’s reach. Not to touch or play with second to arrive on scene, after had got up from her chair outside Position lighted candles matches, lighters, candles, the NorLSAR Search Manager the mobile home and walked to a and tea lights out of reach electrical appliances or sockets. who would coordinate the search. nearby bus stop, and boarded a bus. of children. To tell a grown up if they see The RVP was a small grassed She got off the bus approx. 12 miles matches or lighters lying around. field, with a number of police away and walked up to a house Electrics and heaters To be extra careful near fires and cars parked up next to a large in a small village and attempted heaters. mobile home. Sitting outside the to gain access to the house via the Teach children not to poke Never to switch on the mobile home in a deck chair was front door. The owners of the house anything, including fingers, cooker. an elderly gentleman who was opened the front door, realised the into sockets. Not to touch saucepans. holding his head in his hands, lady was very confused and upset Consider getting plug guards Not to put things on top of and was visibly very distressed. so they called the Police. The house to cover sockets. heaters or lights. The Search Manager came across that the lady went to was the house Make sure electrical to me at my car to start briefing that she used to live in some 30 appliances (TVs and Share these safety messages me on the search specifics at years ago, and due to her condition, computers) in children’s with your children so they the same time as I started to she thought she still lived there. bedrooms are switched off know what to do in the event get all my search kit ready. at night. of a fire. Tell them: NorLSAR training is enjoyable, Fit a childproof guard in front • If you see smoke or flames tell “The elderly gentleman was the yet at times hard. The long cold of open fires or heaters – the a grown-up straight away. husband of the missing lady; his nights, when it gets dark early, and best ones can be fixed to the • Get out of the building as wall. wife was suffering with dementia. it always seems to be windy and quickly as you can if there is a fire. They were on a short holiday and raining whenever training is held, Make sure children don’t play near fires or heaters to avoid • Don’t go back for anything, even staying in their mobile home, and saps motivation; even more so when toys or pets. didn’t live in the area. Earlier that you have a young family, and a wife them getting burnt. • Find a phone. (You might need to afternoon they decided to walk the who’s patience wears thin from time 1.5 miles to a local pub for lunch. to time. However, that look in the In the kitchen go to the neighbours to find one.) When they had finished their meal, gentleman’s eye, the glint of hope • Call 999. Ask for the fire and rescue the husband and wife returned that maybe his wife will be found safe As kitchens can be dangerous service and tell them your address. to the mobile home. After a short and well will stay with me for a places for children, avoid (You might want to practise while, the wife remembered she long time….at least through the leaving them unsupervised. making this call with children had left her phone at the pub, coming winter months!” Avoid using the front of the and will need to make sure they so the husband told his wife to hob when small children are know their address.) wait at the mobile home while Looking to the future, as well as around. • Only call 999 in a real emergency. Make sure that saucepan he returned to the pub to collect maintaining his current SAR Team • Never hide if there is a fire. Get out handles don’t stick out to the phone for her. When he got Leader skills, FS Danks plans on as quickly as you can. back to the mobile home after starting advanced search dog avoid them being knocked off. • If there’s smoke, crawl along the
collecting the phone, his wife training with Juno. Currently there shutterstock.com at Karandaev Evgeny © floor (the air will be clearer down had disappeared. Juno and I is only 1 qualified voluntary water there). was to search the surrounding search dog and handler in the What your children area, encompassing all the fields, country, although the demand • Go into a room with a window if farmland and woodland in a hope for such specialist search dogs is should know the way out is blocked. of locating the gentleman’s wife as high. That handler and dog are You will want to make sure • Put bedding or towels along the quickly as possible. By the time the planning to retire in the very near children are always safe. This bottom of the door to stop Search Manager had completed future, and FS Danks and Juno includes teaching them how to smoke getting in. the brief, I was ready to deploy with are attempting to fill that void, prevent a fire and what to do if • Open the window and shout Juno. I had my full search kit on, if they can make the grade. there is one. You will probably “HELP FIRE”. my large team leaders bag on my NorLSAR give talks and need to talk about fire safety with children more than once, back (complete with multiple first presentations to local and RAF Marham Fire Section aid equipment, 3 litres of water, regional clubs and groups. to make sure that they have remembered and understood torches, maps, spare radio batteries If you would like to know more GET OUT etc), a leg bag for all of Juno’s about NorLSAR, and how they what you have taught them. As a general rule younger STAY OUT rewards, air direction powder and operate, please email them on AND CALL 999 immediate first aid bandages, [email protected]. children, around five and
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terms. If you’ve a mechanical sharing of aircraft between 207 bent, the challenges of keeping and 617 Sqn, we have been PARAMOTORING a 2-stroke lightweight engine are able to reliably deliver 4-ship continuous as is the collecting of formations for every exercise ‘useful’ tools. Several of the flyers mission. Whilst Joint Warrior 617 Squadrontake their interest in the mechanics was a holistic assessment of of paramotoring seriously enough the CSG, Crimson Warrior is tactically focussed on Combat Air, providing detailed scenarios against near-peer adversaries The last quarter has been non-stop action for 617 Sqn. As the UK’s and stretching our abilities to only front-line 5th generation fighter squadron, we’ve been tasked the limit. It also allows both us and VMFA-211 to develop future to prove that capability almost continuously throughout September leaders by exposing them to real-world threats in the training and October, both from sea and land. environment. With the presence of our US colleagues from both the USMC and RAF Lakenheath, As you’ll hopefully remember converting the Marines to the site. The scenario and missions I think it’s fair to say that this from my last article, we have unique layout of HMS QNLZ as tested all aspects of the CSG year’s Ex Crimson Warrior is the been joined by USMC F-35B well as refreshing and qualifying including air combat, strike premier air combat exercise in squadron VMFA-211 from MCAS new UK pilots for day and night missions, special forces insertion, Europe and is probably second Yuma, AZ. They will be our sister carrier operations. The QE class is close air support to ground units only to Exercise Red Flag squadron for the UK’s first 5th significantly different from the US and anti-surface and sub-surface globally, which we took part in generation Carrier Strike Group America and Wasp class carriers operations. As the CSG’s principle in Nevada in January. (CSG) deployment next year. As in its greater deck area and the offensive weapons system, we such, they have co-located at addition of the Ski-Jump at the found ourselves tasked with our As I write this the exercise Marham for the third quarter bow. The Ski-Jump allows us to full spectrum of missions all of is drawing to a close and by Tim’sof 2020 storyto allow us to become Windtake-off forward with 15the or same so years payload and in which were being assessed to the time you read this article accustomed to operating Ia was shorter undergoing distance a whichlong layoff leaves enable the UK to declare an initial the USMC will sadly have I was much younger and a together. frommore diving, of the soflight I needed deck availableto get maritime operating capability for returned to Arizona, until we Corporal on ‘Adventure Training’ in outfor landingand do something and manoeuvring (without the Lightning Force by the end of see them again in spring next theThis German period Alps started as part with of 1 2 Sqn other aircraft and helicopters. the year. year. The rest of year will be climbing hills!). It was then I RAFweeks Regiment of isolation back in at the Marham early focussed on unit level training, rediscovered paragliding. I started 90’s.due I say to Adventure ongoing restrictions Training, but The qualifying period also Unfortunately, the worries producing new flight leaders to investigate, the RAF provide it wasregarding a cover thestory COVID-19 to carry out virus. gave the ship’s company time regarding viral infection put paid and completing qualifications, training for free and will loan mountainThis allowed training us readyto focus for onthat to practice manoeuvring such to any plans for port visits during as well as continuing to improve you kit when you’ve qualified…. year’spreparing Cambrian all ourPatrol aircraft in Wales. for sea a large number of F-35s and the exercise but as ever we found the serviceability of our fleet and hmmm….interesting… I applied So,whilst I was under also jointly a Bergan taking (50lb part helicopters around the deck and our own ways to socialise and developing our operating site in several training exercises tohangar. Crickhowell, In addition qualified to the and 15 jets, relax onboard in between what at Marham. Even with the pace minimum) and we were keeping from Marham, integrating with thenwe were spent joined years bylooking 6 Merlins for hills, from was an extremely busy schedule. of the last two months, many up a good pace – pretty much Typhoons and F-15s. Once with820, wind824 and in the 845 right NAS, direction totalling After waving farewell to HMS improvements to efficiency running – up the side of a German isolation was complete, and we andthe atlargest the right number strength. of aircraft In the yet QNLZ as she transited back to of operations and quality of mountainwere assured topped we with wouldn’t snow. We be seen on the new British carriers. Portsmouth, we had a short life have been ongoing at 617 east of the country, namely the stoppedtaking to any eat illness our lunch, aboard a very the With qualifications complete 3 day reset period at Marham Sqn and the wider station in Lincolnshire/Norfolk border, soggyNation’s bread Flagship, roll, filled we with departed meat we progressed to Exercise Joint prior to launching immediately the background. These allow there is a distinct lack of hills. So, I unidentifiableMarham for and a month some onlimp HMS Warrior which had a somewhat into Exercise Crimson Warrior. the force to continue to grow followed up some Facebook links saladQueen now Elizabeth.permanently 15 aircraftdeformed flew different appearance to previous Thanks to the outstanding work and deliver its cutting-edge I had for training with UFly4Fun at intoonboard something from the Marham, shape of whilst one years. As well as the usual of our small but dedicated team capability for UK defence. Winglands airfield, 30 mins drive of ourthe Berganrest of ourpouches. personnel road training of Royal Navy frigates, of engineers, combined with moved down to Portsmouth alongsubmarines the A17 and from destroyers, my house. this I Hux Wiping the sweat out of my eyes prior to sailing. The first 10 visitedexercise the was airfield the firstout ofin interest,over a I looked out over the days were spent onlydecade to bump to include into one a full of Carriermy old valley below, matesStrike fromGroup previous (CSG). Seeing squadrons the in I saw 2 full complement of aircraft carrier, the Regiment. Seems he’d already destroyers, submarines, frigates beenand supply flying for ships several assembled years!
Paragliders together was certainly The rest as they loping lazily around, an awe-inspiring say is history, I using the limited thermals to qualified climb and head out over the as a Club valley and climb to the mountain Pilot back in July and my addiction peaks. We were close enough to this method of flying has grown to watch one pilot land next to exponentially. It’s the closest to his car, pack his kit into the back going back to the oldest methods and drive off. The second landed of flying with full exposure to next to a bar, packed his kit and the elements. It’s the simplest vanished inside. It was clear I was method of powered flight and the getting Adventure Training wrong! cheapest in real
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Community Update from the Community Support team: The activity table has been or the borrow bags so if you stocked twice weekly over have something in mind please marham the past 8 months and we will do get in touch. continue to do so throughout the hub coming months. We hope you’ve The Marham Stars awards are enjoyed the activities so far and still running, forms are available have included a sneak peak of from the activity table. one of the Christmas activities to COMMUNITY SUPPORT - OC AMEY SFA appear on the table shortly, your If you have anything you’d like WO Graham Spark Contact Details very own Marham Hub Advent to see in the next edition of Mini Tel: 01760 337261 Ext: 6136 www.ameydefenceservices.co.uk calendar. There will be lots of Marham Matters then please or 95951 6136 Tel: 0800 707 6000 other activities so please email Maydie.smith595@mod. Email: graham.spark984@ gov.uk mod.gov.uk Repairs Maintenance collect your packs when you’re Requests at the shop. community support Option 1 (24/7, 365 days a year) advisor We also have the borrow bags marham Maydie Smith Allocations, Move and if you wish you try one out Tel: 01760 337261 Ext: 6136 Appointments, Furniture, then please contact the Marham Email: maydie.smith594@ Retention and Other Hub on x6136. We welcome any hub mod.gov.uk Help with SFA suggestions for the activity table Option 3 - Option 3 (Central Hive Information region - Marham), Open Monday Officers to Friday from 8.30am till 3pm Zara Murfitt Tel: 01760 337261 Ext: 6136 RAF Marham Amey Local or 95951 6136 Customer Service Centre Email: zara.murfitt515@ 3 Woodview Road, RAF Marham, mod.gov.uk Kings Lynn, PE33 9NP (Monday 9am till 3pm & Tuesday to Anne Germany Friday 9am till 12 noon) Tel: 01760 337261 Ext: 6136 or 95951 6136 Email: anne.germany364@ Welfare mod.gov.uk SSAFA STATION YOUTH WORKER ADMIN SUPPORT & Ian Savage APPOINTMENTS Mobile: 07850 973228 Teresa Smyth Email: ian.savage@ Tel: 01760 337261 Ext: 6578 actionforchildren.org.uk Welfare workers Community Carol Bullas Development officer Tel: 01760 337261 Ext 6501 Jocelyne Newman Adele Berryman Tel: 0300 1635 185 Tel: 01760 446378 Email: jocelyne.newman395@ Helen Layfield mod.gov.uk Tel: 01760446199 Ext: 6199 Out of hours Safer Neighbourhood 03000111723 Team, Watlington Tel: 0845 456 4567 or 101 SSAFA Volunteer Co-ordinator RAFP Community Officer Tel: 07984 908622 Cpl Tia Butterworth Ext: 7214 WO PMS Tel: 0777 395 8067 WO AL Creeth (this phone is manned 24hrs 7 days) Tel: 01760 337261 Ext: 7231 PADRES Tel: 01760 337261 Ext 7550 Housing 07876 395920 SCSO Flt Sgt Terry Norman mrm-chaplaincycentregroup@ Tel: 01760 446052, on mod.gov.uk base 95951 6052 Email: terrance.norman134@ Charlie Houlder-Moat mod.gov.uk Chaplaincy families worker Twitter: scsomarham (Methodist Forces Board) 07773636607 or x7550
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Get Busy and be a Marham Hub Star, its open to everyone so why not make the most of your time and see if you can earn all 4 awards. Send us an email, put a post on the Community Support Noticeboard group to give others inspiration or pop in to see us (when marham we reopen) and show us what you’ve done, we’ll need some evidence (photos are fine. No photos needed for baked goods, we’ll happy accept for a taste test!!!). Nature
hub Green Star Nature - The Green Star Award is our Nature Award. Have you made a wildlife habitat?, made a bird feeder or carried out a survey of birds visiting your garden?, perhaps you have grown something?, these are just a few ideas so get thinking. Complete 3 different activities stars and let us know what you have done to earn yourself a Green Star award. Educational
Yellow Star Educational - Have you learnt a new skill?, perhaps you have learnt to play a new instrument?, carried out a cool science experiment at home or in the garden?, you might have learnt a new language?. Just let us know what you have done and earn yourself a Yellow Star Award, remember you must complete 3 tasks to get your badge.
Red Star Creative Creative - Have you baked a showstopper?, written a story or a poem? painted an amazing picture or tried out a new craft? complete 3 different tasks to earn a Red Star Award.
Blue Star The Planet - How have you helped the planet?, you might have recycled your books or toys, recycled rubbish?, you might may have carried out a litter pick or saved water or electricity?, let us know what 3 things you have done to help the planet and earn your Blue Star Award. Planet
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Heavens Above We will remember them. By Padre Mark Perry
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Welfare Lodge Culinary Corner The festive season is officially Still here! The start of December Bookings brings lots of food into season, such as the dreaded Brussel here to Sprouts to Chestnuts for We have had lots of questions roasting, from Venison to Turkey! asking when the Lodges help are opening again and why In the fruit section, keep an we are not taking bookings, eye out for Fresh Pears, apples some of the reasons are to and Satsuma’s. Now is the If you’re in the Military at RAF do with restrictions due to perfect time of year for your come to mind for Christmas! Here Marham, as a single serving Covid and needing to use the spiced Apple Crumbles and a is a little recipe for Mulled wine! person or a family, SSAFA Social Lodges for isolation of families massive dousing of custard on Perfect for in a flask for a trip to the Workers and Personal and coming back from Overseas top! Maybe that doesn’t tickle seaside for a winter coastal walk or Family Support Workers are and for welfare. Additionally your fancy, maybe a steaming perhaps just with Netflix on in the here to help when times get we took the opportunity to brownie with a huge scoop of evening! tough. do some work on the Welfare ice cream does it for you instead. Lodges over the Covid period, All around the area you can Recipe We know that military staff redecorating, fitting curtains, find stalls outside houses with • 750ml of Red wine, Ideally a and families face some unique updating some of the items in home-made produce, you might French Merlot but any fruity red challenges such as regular the Lodges to help you enjoy be lucky to find Cranberry sauce, wine! deployments, having to live your stay. home grown fruits made into • 200ml of orange juice apart and frequent moves. Our jams, chutneys and jellies! • 100ml of water team provides comprehensive The Welfare Lodges are • 200g Demerara Sugar and confidential support. opening for limited bookings, On the vegetable table, we now • ½ Orange Zest we have introduced an online have colourful beetroots! Which • 1 Whole star Anise Despite COVID lockdowns, booking and a calendar so can come in amazingly different • 5 Whole Cloves, we are working as usual & you can check availability colours, Candy beetroots are • 3 Dried Juniper berries although the way we work before you book plus details slightly sweeter than red (as the • 1 cinnamon stick has changed slightly to of how to pay and the name suggests) and have this • 1 cardamom pod reflect Government advice, Booking Form, we are limiting gorgeous pink and white rings • 1 bay leaf you to 1 Lodge per booking. your SSAFA team at RAF going through it! Them as well • 1 sprig of fresh thyme Marham are still here to as Gold, White and the everyday The page can be found on purple! Swede, parsnip, kale, We start by combining everything offer support and guidance the RAF Marham SharePoint Brussel sprouts, leeks and in a saucepan. Simmer gently for Home page on MoDnet under turnips are all in season now. 15-20 minutes. Carefully pass the Monday-Friday 08.30 – 17.00 “ I want to Book something” Personally I find Brussel Sprouts mulled wine through a fine sieve bearable when they’re fried with and into a jug. It is now ready to So, whether you or your Unfortunately due to Covid onion and bacon or even spam. serve! If you fancy experimenting, family are dealing with Restrictions and Marham Hub then nothing is stopping you stress, depression, difficult limited opening times, we From our bountiful surrounding from changing the thyme to Sage relationships, financial are only accepting bookings seas we can now get our hands or making it sweeter by adding problems, resettlement, online by Service personnel, on fresh winkles and sea bass, more sugar. If you taste bitterness, housing, childcare, equality if you do not have access to A simple dish can be made with the chances are you may have issues, bereavement, military the online page due to your sea bass if you were to keep it simmered it either for too long or discharge or deployments, we partner being Deployed or whole, gut it and remove the on too high a temperature. You can help. With your consent we Detached then please Email head. Roast it on a bed of onion, can easily play around with the can liaise with local authorities MRM-CSFHiveGroup@ leek, diced celeriac and a dash flavours, add a grated apple or and services on your behalf, mod.gov.uk with your of white wine. Once cooked, more orange if you want! whilst maintaining a client dates and requirements. drain the juices out and a dash focused confidential service, of cream then steam the winkles If fancy making some mince pies that operates outside of the in it you have a very seasonal then do it the cheats way by normal chain of command. seafood dish! Hopefully, Smoked buying pastry and the mincemeat, Mackerel Pate could be seen in but add a twist to it! I’m always a your fishmongers around this fan of nuts in cakes and biscuits, Please call Teresa: time! If you had children with you get 07825 340211 them to decorate the tops of the (during office hours) Let’s stop with the healthy pies with cut out shapes using fruit and veg and focus on the pastry cutters and glue them on Email: festive stuff! We all have different with milk! Again these recipes are [email protected] Christmas delicacies in mind extremely versatile, with your jar or call Single Point of when we think of this time of of mincemeat try more suet, more Contact: 03000 111 723 year! Chocolate coins, mince sugar or more eggs for a more (24 hrs) to be put in touch pies, Boxes of Celebrations, creamy taste! with one of the support Christmas Cake and so on! team. There are so many recipes that SAC Pulham
www.marhammattersonline.co.uk ISSUE 6 2020 MARHAM MATTERS 27 marham matters Semper Paratus RAF Marham Co-Response Team 207 Squadron are continuing to thrive in remember the fallen the new way of working with COVID-19. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: In light of the latest lock down restrictions, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we now have minimum manning in the We will remember them. workplace to reduce the risk to our people. The RAF Marham Co-Response Team remember the fallen on Remembrance Day and always, with the placing of poppies on their In the meantime, and to make The Squadron continues to vehicles for the month of November. the most of our combined have personnel deployed Many thanks to SERCO for their support and assistance. Lightning Force expertise, we in support of Op RESCRIPT. have joined forces with 617 They have been providing Squadron. We have also had a military support in the form of large influx of new engineers of logistics and advice to civilian various backgrounds, who are authorities planning the Tommy Atkins keen to get to grips with the national response to COVID WO Finney Station Warrant Officer worlds most advanced fighter 19, as well as manning mobile jet. This whole force approach testing units throughout the When Jimmy Davies from GEF mornings without a word of allows us to pool our resources UK. The Squadron has also had offered to manufacture some complaint. I’ll certainly make to produce more aircraft (a personnel deployed aboard Tommy Soldier silhouettes sure that these poignant tactical formation consists of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH to from some scrap metal he’d sculptures are well looked at least 4 jets) which allows our support 617 Squadron and acquired, I gratefully accepted. after, treasured and used year future front-line pilots to get the the United States Marine A few weeks later when Jimmy after year to remember those vital training they need. Corps VMFA-211 through their dropped a pair of them off who have served to defend deployment and participation outside SHQ, I was taken aback our freedoms and ways of life. We have recently graduated on Exercise Crimson Warrior. by his skill-at-hand and just our latest F-35B pilot, who Despite the restrictions in how striking they looked as we Hopefully the rejuvenated has now moved to the junior, place through COVID, our positioned them at either side space left after the Victor 617 Squadron. The next Warrant Officer is close to of the road. Before we’d even aircraft departs will provide course along are now close to running 2070 miles in 2020! finished securing them into the a fitting location for Jimmy’s completing the syllabus too At the time of writing, the ground, he’d received several Tommy Soldiers and a and will be moving onto the WO has completed over 1600 positive comments and I think backdrop for a Remembrance front line in early 2021, ready miles and has ‘just’ 420 miles Jimmy had received some focal point for the Station. to deploy on Carrier Strike to go. The challenge is in aid of further orders for his Tommies! Maybe next year we’ll be Group 21 aboard HMS QUEEN the British Heart Foundation able to come together, in a ELIZABETH next year. Of the and the East Anglian Air Remembrance Sunday and more traditional Service of 8 pilots who are currently Ambulance so please show Armistice Day was a little Remembrance. Whatever undertaking training to fly your support if you see different this year. Coronavirus next November looks like, one the F-35B, 4 are progressing someone doing loops of the prevented us from joining with thing is for sure, just like we through the mission phase, 2 airfield at all times of the day. others in groups at community have done this year – We will are undertaking the applied Alternatively, you can sponsor commemorations. I found remember them. phase, and 2 are in the Ali through the fundraising myself taking moments on familiarisation phase. page ukvirginmoneygiving. my own to pause and reflect com/AliFisher. what Remembrance Day The mission phase consists of meant to me; honouring the air to air, surface attack, as well As we move into the festive fallen and hoping that those as suppression of enemy air period, all of us at 207 veterans and their families that defences. Each discipline taught Squadron would like to are still with us are ok during will form the basis of what wish you a merry Christmas, these trying times. During F-35 will do, either alone or in however it may unfold, and the Remembrance period, I’d support of non-5th Gen fighter a happy new year. These are been commuting in early and aircraft such as the Typhoon. unusual times, but we hope I appreciated seeing Tommy It is only once these are that you and your loved ones Atkins steadfastly emerging out completed that our pilots will enjoy a healthy and happy of the dark, damp and misty be sent to 617 Squadron. Christmas.
28 MARHAM MATTERS ISSUE 6 2020 ‘Deliver Battle Winning Air Power for Current and Future Operations’ marham matters Guarding Pte Lowe I joined the Army in 1999, my Service - MPGS. My experience with chosen Cap badge was The re-joining was a smooth, quick and Royal Logistic corps (RLC), trade enjoyable process, with helpful and Chef – I served 13 years in this knowledgably staff to assist me and role in different UK & overseas get me back to where I wanted to locations, along with tours of be, in the Military. Iraq and Afghanistan. Following Voluntary redundancy in 2012 & I could have returned to the Army went travelling for a little under with the rank I left with when I took a year, on my return I joined the Voluntary redundancy in 2012, but Army reserves where I assisted in I was intrigued and delighted with training up new recruits preparing the benefits & options the MPGS WO2 (CSM) Lingard MPGS and Mr Kerridge MGS, join forces them for phase 1 training. I then had to offer, my partner and myself to meet the security requirements for RAF Marham. went onto work at the Army are both serving in the MPGS, the 4 careers office in Norwich as a on 4 off rota system along with the recruiting Co-ordinator followed fact we are able to stay in the same I am the new Operational then please, come and say by the London District Cadet location with no deployments is Manager for The Ministry of hello. Training Team. what most appealed to myself. Defense Guard Service (MGS) here at RAF Marham. MGS: I then left the Military in November I have joined back up and can serve The MGS were formed in 1992 2018, and returned to Norfolk, to in this role until I’m 60 and in the I transferred here on promotion as a result of a security review try life as a civilian. I enjoyed my same location if I choose, enabling October this year after working of all British military bases time on civilian street but there us to buy a home for us to retire in, 18 months for the MGS at RAF following the bombing of was always something missing once we have finished our service. Lakenheath. the Royal Marines School of – which was my military bubble, Music at Deal Barracks by the where I felt comfortable and The MPGS is not just for men, you I would like to thank everyone Provisional Irish Republican happy, and that’s when I decided can join from any cap badge, for the warm welcome and Army (PIRA) in 1989. We are a to join the Military Provost Guard Trade or Service. ongoing support the MGS have professionally qualified body received so far since starting of Civil Servants who provide at RAF Marham. We will be unarmed guarding services providing up to 15 members at over 100 MOD sites across D g walking of staff to work alongside the Great Britain. This includes high MPGS at several key locations profile locations such as MOD h me pet visits around the Station. Main Building in London and the Naval bases at Portsmouth, & h me b arding We are very much looking Devonport and on the Clyde in forward to the task ahead. Scotland. If you see us out and about, Mr Kerridge Pte Atkin After leaving 2620 Sqn members of the platoon has in January 2016, I had made the transition back into accumulated 6 years of service. military life an easy step to I spent a brief time in civilian take, utilising their knowledge street as a project manager and experience to bring and it was this year, I made the myself up to speed has in turn decision to join MPGS. prepared me for my Defence I requested to be stationed Guarding Specialist course. at RAF Marham, the location suited me down to the ground My experiences of joining the having settled with my family MPGS at RAF Marham has so in Norfolk. far been very positive and T:07483 832 240 enjoyable, I’m now looking Since my arrival I have been forward to completing my find us - follow us on welcomed from day one. course and starting my new Settling into my new job role MPGS career here. and learning from experienced [email protected]
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