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London Bridge the Journal of the Greater London Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association Summer 2013 LONDON BRiDge The Journal of the Greater London Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association IN THIS ISSUE: www.glrfca.org • The Army’s Recruiting Partnering Project • Reserves in the Future Force • Armed Forces Day • 151 (London) Transport Regiment deploy to Afghanistan CONTENTS VIEW from the BRiDge June saw a successful Armed Forces week with 62 events across London, including major events 2 View from the Bridge in Woolwich and Southwark (pages 14-15) and several Community Covenant signings (page 17). eXeRCiSe BLACKCAT KHUKURi There was a warm, contented, supportive feeling with the Forces held in high esteem. 3 News from 600 Squadron Reserves Youth 4 SaBRe in London employers visit HMS edinburgh • Reserves make an essential contribution to • Volunteers from London’s Youth Organisations in national security. in future their contribution Uniform (‘YOU London’) were treated to a spectacular 5 employer engagement to our Defence capability will increase as they reception in June hosted by The City of London focus groups become an integrated part of the Whole Corporation to recognise and celebrate their valued employers observe Royal Force required for almost all operations at contribution in delivering the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Gun Salute home and abroad. The White Paper, ‘Reserves events and Olympic and Paralympic games. 800 6 Recruiting Partnering Project in the Future Force: Valuable and Valued’, volunteers from the ten YOU organisations and 200 Royal Yeomanry support Fun Day sets out the plans to sustain and grow our distinguished guests took part in a celebration in the Reserve Forces. The policy changes further guildhall’s magnificent great Hall and Old Library (page 7 TA Live align regular and reserve service. Maritime 12 of Cadet London Bridge). Raising money for and RAF Reservists’ requirements to train and Help for Heroes • As Chair of YOU, i was delighted to announce that the mobilise will not change greatly, but the Army YOU Matter programme had exceeded its recruitment 8 Royal Naval Reserves News Reserve (the new name for the Territorial target of 1,000 more adult volunteers and 8,000 more News from Royal Marines Army) will be used differently. Over the next 9 young people; numbers as at June were 1,320 more Reserve 5 years the Reserve Forces will increase to adults and over 10,500 young people. The aspiration to around 34,900 across all three services. 10 Reserves in the Future Force engage 10% of the 1.1m young people in London is Additional commitments to train and deploy Military training closer, with over 16,000 volunteers and nearly 100,000 12 routinely will be recognised by better aligning for local hospital staff young people engaged. pay and benefits to their regular counterparts Medics honour Camberwell’s (pages 10-11). The future for Reserves and Cadets war heroes across London is bright. London’s military honoured • The Recruiting Partnering Project achieved its for Olympic contribution initial Operating Capability towards the end Colonel Hugh Purcell of March and, as others, they are digesting the 13 HAC Open evening Chief executive details contained in the White Paper as they Re-burial of WW1 HAC soldiers plan the next Reserve recruiting campaign 71 Signals vie for CO’s Cup due to start in September (pages 6-7). 14 Armed Forces Day Uniform to Work Day 16 GLRFCA Annual Awards Ceremony EXERCISE BLACKCAT KHUKURi, NePAL 17 Armed Forces Community The aim of the exercise was to introduce novice and intermediate level mountaineers from 101st Covenant (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD) to high altitude mountaineering techniques. A week’s training in Glencoe ensured the team got to know each other and honed their techniques in 18 562 Transport Squadron given Freedom of ealing preparation for the ascent of a 6000m peak in the Mahalangur Range of the Nepalese Himalaya. 151 Transport Regiment The long days trekking through the foothills, deploy to Afghanistan climbing an average of Ben Nevis each day, 19 eXeRCiSe FLOATiNg OWL proved incredibly demanding for the team LONDONS Medal and the constant stress on joints from carrying Presentation up to 20kg of personal equipment forced 3 team members to halt through injury. The view from 20 London District TA & Army Boxing Club the summit proved breathtaking with a direct line of sight through to Mount everest. That feeling of triumph mixed with exhaustion, and a tiny bit of fear for the difficulty of the route down, can only be experienced by mountaineers. Adventurous training of this kind facilitates the development of soldiers by pushing them outside of their comfort zone and operating in an alien environment. This training enables the individuals to better cope with the uncomfortable realities of operations. Front Cover: Padre Matt Buchan from We always welcome feedback about London Bridge and Cadet London Bridge, so if you have any comments 600 (City of London) Squadron – the or suggestions please contact us. equally if you would like to submit an article for forthcoming issues of first RAF Reservist chaplain to deploy to Afghanistan. either newsletter please email it to: Wendy Phillips: [email protected] tel: 020 7384 4665 2 LONDON BRiDge SUMMeR 2013 NEWS FROM 600 SQUADRON FAITH ON THe FRONT LiNe More than 3,000 miles from his parish in Kent, Padre Matt Buchan from 600 (City of London) Squadron has become the first RAF Reservist chaplain to deploy to Afghanistan, looking after the welfare of some 1,200 troops in Camp Bastion. Padre Buchan has been a Church of england priest for 15 years and an RAF Reservist since 2011. “My role out here is as the Joint Aviation Group Chaplain. My responsibilities include supporting the headquarters of British air assets, including the helicopter pilots and ground crew and force protection personnel of the RAF Regiment and RAF Police. Parish priests would be familiar with the daily rhythm of prayer and visiting. The difference for me here is that I visit places of work which involve life and death issues, amongst people who may not regard themselves as religious, but who respect the role of a spiritual figure such as a chaplain. People seem to be more open to issues of faith and the chaplain often has a vital role in finding words for very difficult circumstances. Sometimes prayer is the only way some feelings and emotions can be expressed. It is a privilege to be here and to do what little I can for the people who sacrifice so much for our Nation.” SUPPORTING THe JOiNT HeLiCOPTeR FORCe Flight Lieutenant Dwayne Dawson of 600 (City of London) Squadron joined the exercise staff of the Air Manoeuvre Planning Team for the latest rotation of Army Air Corps Apache and Lynx helicopters. During a four week programme the crews were exposed to a wide range of scenarios based on the latest experiences from Afghanistan, culminating in a five day Field Training exercise where each crew received an individual mission brief linked to the main scenario. 90 miles inland from the west coast and known as Flight Lieutenant Dawson gave daily Squadron briefings on the main scenario (pictured), backed up by mission specific briefings as each America’s ‘green Zone’, el Centro is flanked by mountains crew flew the sorties required by the JHF local commander. The daily on one side and desert on the other. This makes it an battle rhythm was as realistic as possible and Dwayne called on his ideal training environment for Joint Helicopter Force experiences during the time he was deployed to Basra with the JHF (JHF) crews ahead of deploying to Afghanistan. to bring operational content to bear on the various briefings. A POIGNANT VISIT As german forces invaded Holland in May 1940, 600 Squadron received orders to fly and raid a key airfield at Waalhaven to deny it to the advancing enemy. Six Blenheim aircraft were sent in the first wave of the mission and over Holland encountered heavy enemy resistance, resulting in five of the six aircraft being shot down with the loss of seven aircrew including the Commanding Officer. The Dutch people, at great risk to their own well-being, recovered the bodies and since then have tended their graves in gratitude of the sacrifices made by the airmen of 600 Squadron. A detachment of ten current Squadron members made the annual visit to the graves in May to lay wreaths as a memorial and acknowledgement of this significant event in the history of the Squadron. A warm welcome was extended to the visiting party by the large number of Dutch citizens who keep the resting places of the Airmen in pristine condition. LONDON BRiDge SUMMeR 2013 3 SaBRE NeWS SaBRe (Supporting Britain’s Reservists and employers) Contact London SaBRe Campaign Director, Mark Richards, is a Ministry of Defence campaign, which provides through any of the channels listed below: support to members of the Reserve Forces and Fulham House, 87 Fulham High Street, LONDON SW6 3JS their employers: Tel: 020 7384 4676 • We show and tell employers about the transferable skills their Fax: 020 7384 4664 Email: [email protected] Reservists gain through their service in the Reserve Forces. • We help Reservists negotiate additional or flexible time off to if you would like to register your organisation’s support attend annual camp and courses. for the Reserve Forces and receive a SaBRe certificate in recognition of your support, please contact Mark Richards. • We assist both employers and Reservists in understanding the mobilisation process and making claims for financial assistance. You can also call the FReePHONe national Helpline on 0800 389 5459 or visit the SaBRE website at www.sabre.mod.uk • We give recognition to employers who support their Reservists.
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