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With that in mind we have No. 1 Group; the resumption In addition to these incredible Lead: SAC Calum Taylor View onetoone online at by the pandemic. Station personnel reduced the number of copies printed of STEM engagements by our personal and collective www.onetooneonline.co.uk have also supported the effort by 75% since Christmas alone. This exceptional Station team; and achievements, the Station’s Printed By to combat COVID-19 in other reduction not only allows us to play numerous physical challenges workforce continues to deliver Lance Print Ltd Design ways, from community testing to our part in reducing the environmental for charitable causes such unabated across a vast array 29/30 Stapledon Road, Orton Amanda Robinson delivering immunisations in mass impact of the publication but will as Chf Tech Fox of Support of operational and Force Southgate, Peterborough, PE2 6TD vaccination centres and even working hopefully encourage more people to Engineering Squadron, who Generation activity, much of Tel: 01733 390564 Advertising in hospital intensive care units. read the magazine online, available raised £1,600 for DEBRA UK, which is detailed in the pages Emma The last year has also forced us to at www.onetooneonline.co.uk Squadron Leader Campbell, of this edition. However, I Lance Print Ltd, implement innovative ways of working For now, whether you are reading who raised £1,000 for never cease to be impressed 1st Floor, Tailby House, Bath Road, and develop new ways to effectively an actual real-life copy or reading it COVAX and the 29 Sqn team at the magnitude and quality Kettering NN16 8NL communicate with one another. The on the magical internet, please enjoy. who raised over £6,000 for of all we have achieved in Tel: (01536) 334221 onetoone magazine is not exempt from the International Bomber spite of COVID-19 and for this Email: [email protected] this and whilst we can still produce Flt Lt James Hodgon Command Centre. you have my sincere thanks. 6 ISSUE 2 2021 3 SQN onetoone 7 10K A DAY TO KEEP COVID AT BAY! SQN LDR CHRIS CAMPBELL WAS POSTED TO 3(F) SQN AS OC MISSION SUPPORT FLIGHT IN JANUARY AND DESPITE RECENTLY RETURNING FROM AN OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT, HE WAS EAGER TO SEEK OUT HIS NEXT CHALLENGE. FLT LT CHRISTOPHER CASWELL he answer was to and finishing tape which COVAX project and hopes to Support Flight (MSF) teams run 10km everyday his family had set up as a continue raising awareness. were awarded a Joint T throughout the month surprise on the last day. 3(F) Squadron’s Commander’s Commendation of January raising money and Following a few days commitment to service for their outstanding awareness for COVAX. COVAX off, Sqn Ldr Campbell were recognised with performance whilst on Op is a scheme run by UNICEF embarked on the Ultra several awards in the March SHADER. Despite significant trying to deliver two billion Challenge - 4 miles every Operational Honours List. challenges posed by COVID doses of COVID vaccine to 4 hours for 48 hours. This Cpl Gamble received and an extension from 2 to 5 £50 low income countries by event is normally used in a Station Commander’s months to their deployment, e-gift card when the end of 2021. The idea Ultra Marathon training Commendation for his both teams maintained came to him whilst reflecting and is as much a mental outstanding contribution to the utmost professionalism you buy before on the lack of facilities and challenge as physical. Sqn the Squadron. Of particular and focus on their role funding he had witnessed Ldr Campbell said this was note, was his contribution in the defeat of Daesh. 30 June 2021^ on previous deployments. by far the tougher of the two during an inter-operability OC 3(F) Wg Cdr The average temperature events, particularly during exercise with the German Air Kenworthy received a Queen’s in January was a motivating the late night runs with Force (GAF) in Lithuania. His Commendation for Valuable 2.2ºC (the coldest since little to no sleep or time to technical knowledge, ability Service. He was recognised 2010), however despite recover between efforts. He to communicate clearly and for his judgement and calm, cold temperatures and the enjoyed exceptional support interpersonal skills played unwavering leadership occasional snowfall, Sqn Ldr from his wife who on one a key role in the complex throughout a deployment Campbell never missed a particularly tough night run task of joint engineering marked by a complex and day, achieving an average donned her running shoes RAF and GAF Typhoons ever-changing political run time of 52 minutes. His to face the challenge by his with our NATO partners. landscape. All against the highlight was a ‘finish line’ side. Sqn Ldr Campbell has 3(F) Squadron backdrop of the rise of COVID complete with balloons raised around £1000 for the Engineering and Mission with its associated challenges. Car Insurance Cpl Jack Gamble. You drive, we’ll cover. Tailored car insurance to meet the needs of the Military family. 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