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Sixty years of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme were marked at RAF Wittering when the Station’s Honorary Air Commodore, Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex, cycled through.

Military Working Dog Trials are taking place at the Nuffield Pavilion, Royal Air Force Halton, this week. The trials consist of ten Air Dogs from across the UK competing for a spot in the finals which will take place on Saturday Afternoon in front of VIPs, friends and family.

A formal ceremony has taken place at the Amari Air Base in Estonia, as the Royal Air Force passes on responsibility for the policing of our NATO allies’ airspace to the German Air Force. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/uk-hands-over-responsibility-for-securing-baltic-skies-to-germany-01092016

RAF Photographic Competition 2016 Read more:http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-photographic-competition-2016-16082016

Visitors to the 2016 Royal International Air Tattoo saw another side to the Royal Air Force when they met A4 Force Squadrons from RAF Wittering . Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/royal-air-force-wittering-squadrons-at-riat-2016-13072016

A century of duty and sacrifice at Royal Air Force Wittering has been honoured at the Station’s Heritage Centre with the installation of a Roll of Remembrance. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/roll-of-remembrance-at-raf-wittering-05072016

No 7 RAF Force Protection Wing comprising personnel from 15 and 1 Squadrons Royal Air Force Regiment, Commando Parachutiste de l’Air of the French Air Force and the United States Air Force 820th Base Defence Group have been working closely together on Exercise GLOBAL EAGLE 16. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/exercise-global-eagle-04072016

A Flypast of RAF jets paid tribute today to a local airman who was awarded a Victoria Cross on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, exactly 100 years ago. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/caernarfon-honours-its-airman-vc-of-the-somme-04072016

RAF airmen who died in World War II bomber crashes were laid to rest with military honours in the Netherlands this week. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/wwii-raf-airmen-laid-to-rest-in-the-netherlands-01072016

The first of Britain’s new supersonic ‘stealth’ strike fighters has touched down in the UK for the first time. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/lightning-lands-in-the-uk-30062016

The UK’s Ambassador to Hungary has praised strong ties between the UK and NATO allies Hungary, following the Royal Air Force’s first ever deployment of a C-17 strategic transport aircraft to the country for night flying training. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-builds-new-ties-with-hungary-for-c17-training-30062016

Visitors to RAF Fairford next month will be treated to one of the Royal International Air Tattoo’s show-stopping joint flypasts that over the years have become the trademark of the world’s greatest military airshow. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/air-tattoo-reveals-trademark-showstopper-28062016

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Defence Personnel March with Pride Through London

Marshall Aerospace staff working at Cambridge Airport recently took the opportunity to show their support for Armed Forces Day. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/marshall-aerospace-show-their-support-for-armed-forces-day-27062016

A group of female students from Ysgol David Hughes, Menai Bridge, Anglesey visited RAF Valley as part of the Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths initiative. Read more:http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/stem-girls-from-ysgol-david-hughes-visit-raf-valley-23062016

Improvise, adapt and overcome was the mantra for Royal Air Force Wittering Lance Corporal Dave Hackett when he completed the Obstacle Course Racing European Championships (OCREC) on June 12th. Read more: http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-wittering-lance-cpl-overcomes-ocrec-22062016