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Off-duty RAF survival specialist saves boys from sea tragedy
Flight Sergeant (FS) Mark Lane was in the right place at the right time recently when he saved the lives of two young holidaymakers at Poldhu Beach in Cornwall while out walking with his family.

RAF trumpeters to honour Queen with special Jubilee fanfare
Members of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force will play a specially composed fanfare in honour of Her Majesty The Queen at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 5 June, as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

RAF Police receive Afghanistan campaign medals
Members of No 2 (Tactical) Police Squadron have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals after returning from Helmand province.

Corporal Brent John McCarthy and Lance Corporal Lee Thomas Davies killed in Afghanistan
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Brent John McCarthy, from the Royal Air Force, and Lance Corporal Lee Thomas Davies, from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 12 May 2012.

East Midlands Universities Air Squadron exercises Freedom of Nottingham
On Saturday 5 May, East Midlands Universities Air Squadron (EMUAS) exercised the Freedom of Nottingham by parading through the city centre 'with bayonets fixed and flags flying'.

Soldier from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and airman from the RAF killed in Afghanistan
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two British servicemen, one soldier from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and one airman from the Royal Air Force, were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 12 May 2012.

RAF Halton celebrates Freedom of Thame
A 2,000-strong crowd turned out to see Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall last week as she received the Freedom of Entry to Thame on behalf of RAF Halton.

RAF Regiment gunners return from Camp Bastion
Gunners from 2 Squadron RAF Regiment returned home last week from a six-month Afghanistan deployment to an emotional reunion with friends and family.

RAF Leeming exercises Freedom of Northallerton
Torrential rain couldn't dampen spirits when personnel from RAF Leeming exercised their right to parade through Northallerton on Sunday.

Typhoon jets arrive at RAF Northolt for Olympics role
Typhoon fighter jets arrived at RAF Northolt today to take part in a major military exercise to test security for the forthcoming London Olympic Games.

RAF supports development of Anglesey Coastal Path
An agreement was signed last week between the RAF and the Isle of Anglesey County Council to support the development of the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path.

RAF Reserves combine for major UK exercise
RAF reservists from squadrons across the country have taken part in a major exercise on Salisbury Plain.

Airman claims marathon world record
An airman from RAF Lossiemouth claimed a world record at the weekend when he ran the fastest ever time for a marathon whilst wearing a gas mask.

RAF Tornados in seven-hour mission to defend ISAF troops in Afghanistan
RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft from 617 'The Dambusters' Squadron have helped to defend US and Afghan forces from an insurgent attack as part of a marathon mission lasting over seven hours.

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