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Description: Image taken from the Cockpit of Chinook Mk5 from 27 Sqn flying a Tactical evaluation sortie over Dartmoor. This Included moving Royal Marines as part of their own Training Exercise Low level Flying and undertaking a rear wheel Landing on one of Dartmoor’s many tors. © MOD Crown Copyright 2018 Photographer: Cpl Rob Travis RAF Cpl Rob Travis and is currently based at RAF Odiham. He joined the RAF in June 2004 since then he has served at RAF Cottesmore, RAF Scampton, RAF Lossiemouth, The Red Arrows, RAF Cosford and RAF Valley. He has completed many detachments all over the world. (Cpl Rob Travis RAF/Image by Cpl Rob Travis RAF © U)

Far, Far Away SAC Ed Wright joined the RAF in 2015 as a Defence Photographer. He is currently based at the Photo ACSSU, RAF Halton where he has had the opportunity to support the RAF around the world on Operations and Exercises. Previously, he was based at RAF Marham in Norfolk where he spent much of his time supporting the Tornado Force and various station activities. A Royal Air Force Chinook from 27 Sqn, RAF Odiham, flies alongside three USMC CH-53 Super Stallions. Two Royal Air Force Chinook CH-47 helicopters from 27 Sqn, RAF Odiham located in Hampshire (UK), have deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona, USA to take part in a twice-a-year training a development programme known as WTI. WTI stands for Weapons and Tactics Instructor, and is a course that aims to develop aircrew - both pilots and NCO's - to an instructional level. It is conducted in the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) building. Following completion of this, they will then be able to transfer and disseminate these skills to those in their chain of command. Not only are the aircrew trained to instructional level, but they are also able to practise and develop niche skillsets that would normally only be developed in active conflics. An example of this is deploying to a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) in order to provide rapid refueling and arming to other air and land assets in remote locations, often far from their main operating base. (SAC Ed Wright RAF/SAC Ed Wright RAF)

Description: 27 Sqn Tactical evaluation sortie over Dartmoor. This Included moving Royal Marines as part of their own Training Exercise, low level Flying and undertaking a rear wheel Landing on one of Dartmoor’s many tors. © MOD Crown Copyright 2018 Photographer: Cpl Rob Travis RAF Cpl Rob Travis and is currently based at RAF Odiham. He joined the RAF in June 2004 since then he has served at RAF Cottesmore, RAF Scampton, RAF Lossiemouth, The Red Arrows, RAF Cosford and RAF Valley. He has completed many detachments all over the world. (Cpl Rob Travis RAF/Image by Cpl Rob Travis RAF © U)

Description: Exercise IRON PYTHON, 2 Gazelle Helicopters from the French 3rd Régiment d’Hélicoptères de Combat in support of Ex IRON PYTHON. The Ex provides an opportunity to conduct Combat Service Support Training involving the deployment of numerous aircraft, vehicles and equipment. This joint Ex is also particularly pertinent as the Chinook regularly flies with French Gazelles on Op NEWCOMBE in Mali and will provide and excellent opportunity for pre-deployment training. 2 Gazelle Helicopters from the French 3rd Régiment d’Hélicoptères de Combat pictured here in formation with a Chinook Mk5 from 18 Sqn. © MOD Crown Copyright 2018 Photographer: Cpl Rob Travis RAF Cpl Rob Travis and is currently based at RAF Odiham. He joined the RAF in June 2004 since then he has served at RAF Cottesmore, RAF Scampton, RAF Lossiemouth, The Red Arrows, RAF Cosford and RAF Valley. He has completed many detachments all over the world. (Cpl Rob Travis RAF/Image by Cpl Rob Travis RAF © U)

Image shows a single C-130J Hercules flying over the Severn Estuary. Three Hercules C-130J led by Number 24 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, took to the skies over England to perform some three-ship aerial training.The sortie which started at the aircrafts home in Brize Norton, went over RAF (USAF) Faiford before completing number of passes over the Bristol Estuary. After that trio then dropped to sub 500 feet to conduct low-level training over South Wales or Low Flying Area 7 (LFA7).After rising out of the low-level they then completed an approach of Exeter airport followed by the second aircraft conducting airborne drop trials over Salisbury Plains.The aircraft, who went by the callsigns JUKEBOX 1, 2 and 3, had on-board three photographers capturing video and stills of the sortie. (Cpl Lee Matthews RAF/UK Ministry of Defence 2019)

Shown in the photograph a Chinook helicopter lowers bag of aggregates into the breach of a riverbank in an effort to stop the river Steeping causing further flooding to the local area. 27 Squadron Chinook helicopters based at Royal Air Force Odiham were deployed at short notice to help with flood relief in Lincolnshire that left homeowners in the town of Wainfleet without power and many evacuated. Joint Helicopter Support Squadron (JHSS), based at RAF Benson, worked tirelessly through the night to support the Chinooks, ‘hooking’ under slung loads of aggregates used to plug the hole in the banks of the nearby river Steeping. A deluge of rain hit Britain, with more than a month’s worth of rain falling in just a few days causing the river to burst it’s banks. For further information contact: Nikki Hamilton - Station Engagements Officer. Royal Air Force Benson, Wallingford. Oxon. OX10 6AA. Mil Tel: 95261 7245. (Corporal Tony Hawke)

XXV(F) Squadron reforms this weekend at RAF Valley, Sept 2018. IV(R) Squadron has split into 2 squadrons, due to the demand on the UK Military Flying Training System (UK MFTS) and the increase in demand for fast jet pilots. Photographed here is the new XXV(F) Sqn livery on the BAE Systems Hawk T Mk2. The Photo chase took place over North Wales, and involved the IV(R) Sqn and XXV(F) Sqn Hawks. RAF Valley has been the home of fast jet training since 1941 when it opened. It was a part of 9 Group Fighter Command and has held a multitude of roles, including the home of the RAF Search and Rescue Force (SAR) with 202 Sqn. (SAC Chris Thompson-Watts/SAC Chris Thompson-Watts)

Image shows a Weapon Systems Operator (WSOP) from 27 Squadron, RAF Odiham, looking out of the front crewmans door of his CH-47 Chinook as the setting sun dissapears at MCAS Yuma, Arizona and marks the beginning of a night time training sortie. Two Royal Air Force Chinook CH-47 helicopters from 27 Sqn, RAF Odiham located in Hampshire (UK), have deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona, USA to take part in a twice-a-year training a development programme known as WTI. WTI stands for Weapons and Tactics Instructor, and is a course that aims to develop aircrew - both pilots and NCO's - to an instructional level. It is conducted in the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) building and the vast amount of desert terrain training areas within Arizona. Following completion of this, they will then be able to transfer and disseminate these skills to those in their chain of command. Not only are the aircrew trained to instructional level, but they are also able to practise and develop niche skillsets that would normally only be developed in active conflics. An example of this is deploying to a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) in order to provide rapid refueling and arming to other air and land assets in remote locations, often far from their main operating base. (Cpl Tim Laurence/Cpl Tim Laurence RAF)

RAF Eurofighter Typhoon at RAF Akrotiri Airfield, Cyprus. Deployed to RAF Akrotiri as part of 903EAW the jets deploy daily in support of Coalition troops on the ground in the Middle East offering valuable target acquisition and fast air support with deadly precision in the fight against Daesh. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH formed in 1986. NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency manages the project and is the prime customer. (Cpl Tim Laurence- RAF/Cpl Tim Laurence)

RAF Eurofighter Typhoon at RAF Akrotiri Airfield, Cyprus. Deployed to RAF Akrotiri as part of 903EAW the jets deploy daily in support of Coalition troops on the ground in the Middle East offering valuable target acquisition and fast air support with deadly precision in the fight against Daesh. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH formed in 1986. NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency manages the project and is the prime customer. (Cpl Tim Laurence- RAF/Cpl Tim Laurence - RAF)

Image shows three GR4's that took part in the final farewell tour of the Tornado over the UK. WITH almost 40 years of Royal Air Force service coming to an end, the iconic Tornado jet is undertaking a series of finale flypasts around the UK. For three days starting this Tuesday, members of the public will be able to see a formation of the long-serving fast jets undertake a tour of the UK that will overfly most RAF bases and other key sites associated with the aircraft. Taking part in the flypast, the boss of IX(B) Squadron, Wing Commander James Heeps said: “It is a great privilege to be part of a national event that allows the public to say farewell to a brilliant aircraft that has been the cornerstone of our operations for so many years. It’s also a sad occasion because it will mean that from the end of next month the Tornado will never fly again.” First entering service in 1979, the fast jets has been used in operations across the world, most recently bombarding Daesh to push the terrorist group back through Syria and Iraq. After over four years on Operation Shader, on 5 February this year the aircraft finally returned home from operations for good. Another of the formation aircrew who had recently returned from operations will be Wing Commander Matt Bressani, the boss of 31 Squadron, the other remaining Tornado formation. “The national response to the Tornado farewell campaign and the reception we received when we returned from operations earlier this month shows what a special place this aircraft has in the nation’s heart.” In the immediate term, the Tornadoes will be replaced by new weapons capabilities for the Typhoon jet. Under ‘Project Centurion’, worth £425m over the past three years, the Typhoon now has deep strike cruise missile Storm Shadow, air-to-air missile Meteor and the precision attack missile Brimstone at their disposal. The RAF’s new fleet of F-35 Lightning jets will form the backbone of the UK’s combat air fleet a (Cpl Lee Matthews RAF/UK Ministry of Defence 2019)

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows perform Concorde over the deep blue sea of Greece. Today, 21st May, Red 10 and Circus 10 photo chased a full display at the Hotel Datum in gloriuos afternoon sunshine (Slot 3). The Hotel datum is at the Negroponte Hotel in Greece and was slot 3 of the day. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows have deployed on Ex SPRINGHAWK 19 in Greece where they refine the diplay ready for the Public Display Authority (PDA). Once PDA has been awarded the Red Arrows can display to the UK public, Europe and to the American Tour later in the season. Cpl Ashley Keates is a Royal Air Force Photographer and is currently based at RAF Scampton with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. He joined the RAF in 2003 and went through the Defence School of Photography in 2004. Passing out from the school Ashley was posted to RAF Marham. From there he has been posted to RAF Waddington, RAF Odiham, back to RAF Marham and now RAF Scampton. He has completed detachments to Belgium, Greece, America, Falklands, Oman, Pakistan, Minhad, Al Udeied and Afghanistan. (Cpl AShley Keates/Cpl AShley Keates)

Reds 6 and 8 (foreground) climbing to transit altitude with the Alps in the background The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows depart a very muggy RAF Scampton on a 3 leg tranist to Tanagra in Greece for their Public Display Authority. The first leg was a fuel stop in Lyon followed by a transit out to of Zadar in Croatia. The four week training in Greece will work the Team up to the Public Display Authority (PDA) at the end of May where they will be able to perform in front of the General Public at Airshow around the UK, Europe and America later this year. Images Taken by RAF Photographer Cpl Ashley Keates - Circus 10 for the 2019 Season. Cpl Ashley Keates is a Royal Air Force Photographer and is currently based at RAF Scampton with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. He joined the RAF in 2003 and went through the Defence School of Photography in 2004. Passing out from the school Ashley was posted to RAF Marham. From there he has been posted to RAF Waddington, RAF Odiham, back to RAF Marham and now RAF Scampton. He has completed detachments to Belgium, Greece, America, Falklands, Oman, Pakistan, Minhad, Al Udeied and Afghanistan. (Cpl Ashley Keates/Cpl Ashley Keates)

This photo shows a Royal Air Force C130J Hercules refuelling with an Airbus Voyager Airtanker during a routine training sortie over the West Coast of England. The aircraft were taking part in an airborne delivery training sortie that saw them drop two different loads, ranging in weight from 100 kilograms to a tonne, over Abingdon, Oxfordshire. After completing that part of the sortie they then linked up to a Voyager to complete some low-light air to air refuelling over the West Coast of England. The Hercules is the RAF’s primary tactical transport aircraft and in its current C.Mk 4 and C.Mk 5 versions of the C-130J-30 and C-130J, respectively, has been the backbone of UK operational tactical mobility tasks since it was brought into service in 1999. It is frequently employed to operate into countries or regions where there is a threat to aircraft; its performance, tactics and defensive systems make it the ideal platform for such tasks. Images by Lee Matthews RAF (Cpl Lee Matthews RAF/Cpl Lee Matthews RAF)

The Red Arrows pull up and loop over the top in Short Diamond formation just before the Spaghetti Break over their home base of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows leave Farnborough and head home for RAF Scampton on a low level transit with flypasts. Arriving at Scampton with the setting sun making the lighting very moody with the rain filled clouds. Arriving at Scampton the Red performed a spaghetti break. Cpl Ashley Keates, Circus 10 flew with Red 9, Flt Lt Dan Lowes to capture the flypasts. The Red Arrows completed the Public Display Authority during Exercise Springhawk in Greece at the end of May this year before heading straight into the UK display season at Torbay Airshow. The Red arrows will embark on a North American tour during the second half of the season. Cpl Ashley Keates is a Royal Air Force Photographer and is currently based at RAF Scampton with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. He joined the RAF in 2003 and went through the Defence School of Photography in 2004. Passing out from the school Ashley was posted to RAF Marham. From there he has been posted to RAF Waddington, RAF Odiham, back to RAF Marham and now RAF Scampton. He has completed detachments to Belgium, Greece, America, Falklands, Oman, Pakistan, Minhad, Al Udeied and Afghanistan. (Cpl Ashley Keates/Cpl Ashley Keates)

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows perform Goose on a very still morning whilst fisherman watch on at Chalkoutsi, Greece. Today, 28th May 2019, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 22 Group, Air Vice-Marshall James CBE MA CMgr CCMIFRAeS RAF watches the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows during the Public Dispaly Authority for the 2019 Season at the Chalkoutsi datum. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows have deployed on Ex SPRINGHAWK 19 in Greece where they refine the diplay ready for the Public Display Authority (PDA). Once PDA has been awarded the Red Arrows can display to the UK public, Europe and to the American Tour later in the season. (Cpl Ashley Keates/Cpl Ashley Keates)

The Red Arrows perform Pheonix streaming red, white and blue over the Chalkoutsi display datam in Greece during Ex Springhawk 2019. Today, 16th May 2019, The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows perform a full display at Chalkoutsi, Greece whilst being photo chased by Red 10, Sqn Ldr Adam Collins and Circus 10, Cpl Ashley Keates in the rear of the aircraft. The Red Arrows are on exercise Springhawk 2019 at Tanagra Air Base in Greece. The exercise will focus on the final weeks of training in preperation for receiving Public Display Authority so they can display in the UK and Europe display season and also on tour to America and Canada during the second part of the display season. Cpl Ashley Keates is a Royal Air Force Photographer and is currently based at RAF Scampton with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. He joined the RAF in 2003 and went through the Defence School of Photography in 2004. Passing out from the school Ashley was posted to RAF Marham. From there he has been posted to RAF Waddington, RAF Odiham, back to RAF Marham and now RAF Scampton. He has completed detachments to Belgium, Greece, America, Falklands, Oman, Pakistan, Minhad, Al Udeied and Afghanistan. (Cpl Ashley Keates/Cpl Ashley Keates)

Pictured: An RAF Chinook helicopter from No. 27 Sqn RAF Odiham waits inside an RAF C-17 transport aircraft as crew and movers begin the process of unloading it. The first RAF Chinook from RAF Odiham arrives in the evening at RAF Musannah Air Base in Oman for Exercise Saif Sareea 3. The multi-role RAF helicopter was loaded into the back of a RAF C-17 transport aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in the UK before making its direct flight to RAFO Musannah in Oman. The aircraft will be joined by a further two RAF Chinooks where they will be assembled at RAFO Musannah Air Base by RAF Engineers. Once ready they will then fly down to Eastern Oman to the Convoy Support Centre where they will operate from during Exercise Saif Sareea. (Cpl Will Drummee RAF/Image by Cpl Will Drummee (RAF) )

Image shows the 9 Tornado GR4's taking part in the 9-Ship farewell flypast over Marham and Cranwell. THE campaign to celebrate the much loved and soon to retire Tornado aircraft continued on Thursday with a farewell flypast of a nine aircraft over East Anglia. Following the hugely popular series of FINale flypasts over the UK the previous week, the Tornado force carried out a sortie over Lincolnshire with nine aircraft from its base at RAF Marham in Norfolk. As witnessed the previous week, thousands of onlookers gathered along the route to see the iconic jet for the last time. The driving force behind the farewell activities, the RAF Marham Station Commander, Group Captain Ian ‘Cab’ Townsend, said: “The response to last week’s FINale flypasts reflects the high regard with which the aircraft is held by the UK public. With barely a fortnight before the disbandment parade for the two remaining Squadrons this was our opportunity to say thank you to all those who have supported Tornado since she entered service” The route from the Tornado’s home at RAF Marham took them over College Hall at RAF Cranwell where a graduation parade for new officers had taken place. The Gp Capt added: “It is sobering to think that most of the officers graduating today would not have been born when Tornado first entered service in 1979. Sad though it is, the time is right for Tornado to retire and hand the baton of UK Combat Air capability to the Typhoon and F35B Lightning, both exceptional aircraft able to meet the challenges of future warfare.” In the immediate term, the Tornados will be replaced by new weapons capabilities for the Typhoon jet. Under ‘Project Centurion’, worth £425m over the past three years, the Typhoon now has deep strike cruise missile Storm Shadow, air-to-air missile Meteor and the precision attack missile Brimstone at their disposal. The RAF’s new fleet of F-35 Lightning jets will form the backbone of the UK’s combat air fleet alongside (Cpl Lee Matthews RAF/UK Ministry of Defence 2019)

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows are seen here completing Cygnet loop during Ex Springhawk 2019 in Greece. Today, 21st May, Red 10 and Circus 10 photo chased a full display at the Hotel Datum in gloriuos afternoon sunshine (Slot 3). The Hotel datum is at the Negroponte Hotel in Greece and was slot 3 of the day. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows have deployed on Ex SPRINGHAWK 19 in Greece where they refine the diplay ready for the Public Display Authority (PDA). Once PDA has been awarded the Red Arrows can display to the UK public, Europe and to the American Tour later in the season. Cpl Ashley Keates is a Royal Air Force Photographer and is currently based at RAF Scampton with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. He joined the RAF in 2003 and went through the Defence School of Photography in 2004. Passing out from the school Ashley was posted to RAF Marham. From there he has been posted to RAF Waddington, RAF Odiham, back to RAF Marham and now RAF Scampton. He has completed detachments to Belgium, Greece, America, Falklands, Oman, Pakistan, Minhad, Al Udeied and Afghanistan. (Cpl AShley Keates/Cpl AShley Keates)

A Royal Air Force CH-47 Chinook helicopter rests at night during a training mission in the Arizona desert. The chinook was being used at a FARP (Forward Arming Refuelling Point) to refuel USMC helicopters. Two Royal Air Force Chinook CH-47 helicopters from 27 Sqn, RAF Odiham located in Hampshire (UK), have deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona, USA to take part in a twice-a-year training a development programme known as WTI. WTI stands for Weapons and Tactics Instructor, and is a course that aims to develop aircrew - both pilots and NCO's - to an instructional level. It is conducted in the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) building and the vast amount of desert terrain training areas within Arizona. Following completion of this, they will then be able to transfer and disseminate these skills to those in their chain of command. Not only are the aircrew trained to instructional level, but they are also able to practise and develop niche skillsets that would normally only be developed in active conflics. An example of this is deploying to a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) in order to provide rapid refueling and arming to other air and land assets in remote locations, often far from their main operating base. (Cpl Tim Laurence/Cpl Tim Laurence RAF)

1312 Flt of MPC Falklands recovour an A400M back to its hanger, Image Sgt Paul Oldfield, 10th June 2019 (Sgt Paul Oldfield RAF/Sgt Paul Oldfield BFAI RAF Photo)

This photo shows a Royal Air Force C130J Hercules captured by two photographers who were on the ramp of a second C130J.The aircraft were taking part in an airborne delivery training sortie that saw them drop two different loads, ranging in weight from 100 kilograms to a tonne, over Abingdon, Oxfordshire. After completing that part of the sortie they then linked up to a Voyager to complete some low-light air to air refuelling over the West Coast of England.The Hercules is the RAF’s primary tactical transport aircraft and in its current C.Mk 4 and C.Mk 5 versions of the C-130J-30 and C-130J, respectively, has been the backbone of UK operational tactical mobility tasks since it was brought into service in 1999. It is frequently employed to operate into countries or regions where there is a threat to aircraft; its performance, tactics and defensive systems make it the ideal platform for such tasks.Images by Lee Matthews RAF (Cpl Lee Matthews RAF/Cpl Lee Matthews RAF)

A Royal Air Force Voyeger refuels a 1435 Flt Typhoon in the skies over the Falkland Islands. Image Sgt Paul Oldfield, 25th April 2019,, (Sgt Paul Oldfield RAF/Sgt Paul Oldfield BFAI RAF Photo)

“Op Coldstare” and A400M tanker visits the South Atlantic Islands of South Georgia and Sandwich Islands to monitor ice caps, mountains and general eco issues relating to the unique landscapes, Images Sgt Paul Oldfield, 26 June 2019 (Sgt Paul Oldfield RAF/Sgt Paul Oldfield BFSAI RAF Phot)

The Missing Bond This is a composite image created using a focus-stacking technique. The image shows the rifling of a Mauser gun barrel during a technical tasking at the Gun Bay, RAF Coningsby. SAC Ben Mayfield has been an RAF Photographer for 2 years, currently based at RAF Coningsby. After joining the RAF in September 2016, he completed the Defence Photographer Course in August 2017. Since then he has enjoyed the variety of taskings that the Station has to offer along with the opportunities to photograph the Typhoons and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. (SAC Ben Mayfield/SAC Ben Mayfield, RAF Photograph)

Today, 20th May 2019 smoke pipes on the back of a Red Arrow hawk. These pipes produce the smoke once the button is pressed by the pilot. The Red Arrows are on exercise Springhawk 2019 at Tanagra Air Base in Greece. The exercise will focus on the final weeks of training in preperation for receiving Public Display Authority before returning to the UK, Europe and the American Tour for the 2019 Display season. Cpl Ashley Keates is a Royal Air Force Photographer and is currently based at RAF Scampton with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. He joined the RAF in 2003 and went through the Defence School of Photography in 2004. Passing out from the school Ashley was posted to RAF Marham. From there he has been posted to RAF Waddington, RAF Odiham, back to RAF Marham and now RAF Scampton. He has completed detachments to Belgium, Greece, America, Falklands, Oman, Pakistan, Minhad, Al Udeied and Afghanistan. (Cpl Ashley Keates/Cpl Ashley Keates)

Damaged connector from, RAF Akrotiri, Photos taken 04/01/2019 by SAC Woodhouse to used for an engineers report. Photos By SAC Megan Woodhouse For further information please contact: Photo Section RAF Akrotiri BFPO 57 Telephone: +35725276428 Email: aktphoto@cytanet.com.cy MOD Crown Copyright 2018 (SAC Megan Woodhouse (RAF)/SAC Megan Woodhouse)

SAC Sian Stephens is an RAF Photographer and is currently based at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. She joined the RAF in April 2018 and completed her trade training at RAF Cosford in February before then undertaking the Defence Professional Video Techniques Course, also based at RAF Cosford. Whilst at her first posting to RAF Lossiemouth, SAC Stephens has covered Exercise Formidable Shield at Tain Ranges as well as the IX (B) Squadron Stand Up Parade in May 2019. She is very looking forward to more opportunities RAF Lossiemouth and the photographic trade has to offer, including photographing the Edinburgh Tattoo in August 2019. This image was taken as part of my Photo Essay on 'Light' that I undertook whilst at the Defence School of Photography, RAF Cosford, Wolverhamton. For the Photo Essay I thought it would be important to include an image of an actual lightbulb but I wanted to explore a more creative avenue. To do this, I used a flash to create the blue look in the glass and used tilt pan and pull zoom on a long exposure to create the wavey lines on the image. *For more information contact Photographic Section, RAF Lossiemouth, IV31 6SD. Tel: 01343 817191 (SAC Sian Stephens RAF/SAC Sian Stephens)

Back In The Saddle SAC Ed Wright joined the RAF in 2015 as a Defence Photographer. He is currently based at the Photo ACSSU, RAF Halton where he has had the opportunity to support the RAF around the world on Operations and Exercises. Previously, he was based at RAF Marham in Norfolk where he spent much of his time supporting the Tornado Force and various station activities. This photo shows a Royal Air Force 27 Squadron Chinook CH-47 helicopter from RAF Odiham flying in formation with two United States Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions in Arizona, USA. Two Royal Air Force Chinook CH-47 helicopters from 27 Sqn, RAF Odiham located in Hampshire (UK), have deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona, USA to take part in a twice-a-year training a development programme known as WTI. WTI stands for Weapons and Tactics Instructor, and is a course that aims to develop aircrew - both pilots and NCO's - to an instructional level. It is conducted in the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) building. Following completion of this, they will then be able to transfer and disseminate these skills to those in their chain of command. Not only are the aircrew trained to instructional level, but they are also able to practise and develop niche skillsets that would normally only be developed in active conflics. An example of this is deploying to a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) in order to provide rapid refueling and arming to other air and land assets in remote locations, often far from their main operating base. (SAC Ed Wright RAF/SAC Ed Wright RAF)

SAC Sian Stephens is an RAF Photographer and is currently based at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. She joined the RAF in April 2018 and completed her trade training at RAF Cosford in February before then undertaking the Defence Professional Video Techniques Course, also based at RAF Cosford. Whilst at her first posting to RAF Lossiemouth, SAC Stephens has covered Exercise Formidable Shield at Tain Ranges as well as the IX (B) Squadron Stand Up Parade in May 2019. She is very looking forward to more opportunities RAF Lossiemouth and the photographic trade has to offer, including photographing the Edinburgh Tattoo in August 2019. This image shows part of an engine that the Defence School of Photography now use for training purposes to get imagery with next to no shadows. Taken as part of trade training for additive flash; this is when the object is lit by multiple different flash exposures on a long exposure. (SAC Sian Stephens/Image by Sian Stephens; @UK MoD )