Summer 2025 9 No 63 Sqn / the King’s Colour Sqn returned from their deployment in Cyprus and after some well-deserved leave, went straight in to their ceremonial season by providing troops for the VE80 celebrations in London. A busy year ahead for KCS including Public Duties at the London Palaces. The RAF Force Protection Centre at RAF Honington has been at the forefront of delivering pre-deployment training for RAF personnel as well as delivering Op INTERBOW; a series of courses for personnel from Ukraine. INTERBOW teaches Ukrainian Officers and SNCOs about Force Protection planning and the intricacies of fighting and defending an airbase. RAF Regiment Training Wing (RRTW) continue to deliver the Trainee Gunner (TG) course, Further Training (FT) Courses and the Junior Regiment Officers Course (JROC). The pace of delivery is relentless, but the Corps desperately needs highly trained, highly skilled new Gunners, NCOs and Officers. Supported as ever by 4001 (Training Support) Flt, the courses are delivered at various training areas across the UK making the logistical task of delivering them even more impressive. As well as training the next generation, RRTW also delivers through life training in the form of specialist signals training and professional development courses such as range management qualifications. The RAF Regt Recruitment & Selection Flight (RRRSF) have been busy highlighting the Corps at events across the UK and engaging with Military Preparation Training Colleges in a bid to boost recruitment numbers. Ex Cobra Warrior Farm Assault. MOD Crown Copyright Ex Joint Viking. MOD Crown Copyright STORM SHROUD announcement. MOD Crown Copyright Beyond the CRF, the RAF Regiment continues to deliver and showcase the best of what we do. The Force Protection Training Flights (FPTFs) or ‘GDT’ in old money are still providing annual and mission specific training to the wider RAF. In May, FPTFs from across the RAF came together at RAF Honington for their annual symposium, swapping best practices, raising concerns and looking to the future structure of how the RAF will operate in an ever complicated world. One thing the RAF Regiment has always done is innovate and lead the way in emerging technologies and tactics. In May, the Prime Minister, alongside the Defence Secretary and the Chief of the Air Staff announced the arrival of ‘Stormshroud’ – a new un-crewed platform that will enable the RAF to fly missions in a new way using drone and electronic warfare technology. At the heart of this new kit is the people who will fly the missions…. and that is members of the RAF Regiment working closely with 216 Sqn RAF. Full details of the capability can be seen in this short video alongside members of the RAF Regiment: Must watch videos And finally, the Corps had the immense privilege to be presented to his Majesty the King in February. Wing OCs and Sqn Warrant Officers, accompanied by their partners, spent the evening at a reception in Buckingham Palace, kindly hosted by HMTK. The King was introduced to the Officers and Gunners present by the Commandant General – AVM Smeath and the Corps WO – Gaz Elliott who also presented HMTK with a full set of RAF Regiment ‘Mudguards’ for him to proudly wear on his RAF dress uniform.
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