8 Issue No. 41 The last six months have seen an ever increasing demand for the RAF Regiment, its Gunners and its skill set. Currently, the RAF Regiment Wings and Squadrons all come under the Combat Readiness Force (CRF), commanded by Gp Capt Sam Wiseman. No 1 Sqn RAF Regiment have spent the last six months honing their skills and preparing to become the RAF Regiment’s Very High Readiness (VHR) Sqn. This included conducting individual training up to Sqn level exercises. Fieldcraft and tactics were practiced through a series of exercises as well as mission planning, orders delivery and specialist cadres in things like heavy weapons, mortars and mobility using the Foxhound Armoured Vehicle (Wheeled) (AV(W). No II Sqn took part in Exercise COBRA WARRIOR 2025. This is one of the largest UK exercises and brings together not only specialist from across the RAF and Defence but International Partners as well. The exercise is held at various locations simultaneously all over the UK and No II Sqn played a pivotal role alongside the Air Land Integration (ALI) Sqn. Six members of the Sqn also attended the Army’s ‘P-Company’ course whilst the RAF’s own Pre-Para Selection Course undergoes an update. All attendees successfully passed which means that they can now attend their ‘Jumps Course’ at RAF Brize Norton. No 15 Sqn RAF Regiment are busy with their training cycle, delivering specialist cadres in machine guns, heavy weapons, anti-tank and sniping. They have also run ranges with their Foxhound vehicles to qualify Sqn personnel in top cover shoots. 3FP Wing and a sizeable percentage of the Sqn along with other elements of the CRF attended Exercise ALPINE SERPENT – an Adventure Training package delivering skiing to Regt personnel in Val Thorens, France. RAF Regiment Round Up / Corps Update No 34 Sqn continue to provide UK Defence with state of the art Counter-Uncrewed Arial Systems (C-UAS) capability alongside Gunners from No 63 Sqn RAF Regiment and 609 Sqn Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment. 34 Sqn (under 2 C-UAS Wing) are the only dedicated unit providing this capability and are deployed at various locations worldwide. They also provide the capability in the UK when requested by the Police or other Government agencies. No 51 Sqn deployed to Norway and took part in Ex JOINT VIKING. The exercise was designed to evaluate the Sqn’s ability to work in the ‘High North’ and involved surviving and operating in temperatures down to as low as -20 degrees Celsius alongside our Norwegian allies. Swapping the snow for the sun, the Sqn redeployed after some leave for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to be the Resident Field Sqn (RFS) until they are relieved by No 1 Sqn RAF Regiment in Sep. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment Orders. MOD Crown Copyright HMG Cadret. MOD Crown Copyright
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