RAF Wittering personnel recognised in New Year s Honours list
| Updated: 11:00, 15 January 2021
A number of determined people at RAF Wittering have been recognised in the 2021 New Year s Honours list.
An MBE, Meritorious Service Medals, and commendations from the Chief of the Air Staff and Air Officer Commanding RAF 38 Group were among the awards, which recognised achievements by military and civilian personnel.
For Gp Capt Jo Lincoln, it was a defining moment in her tenure as station commander and A4 force elementâs commander.
Darren Allen-Exton in 2015 receiving a special commendation from HRH Countess of Wessex. Photo: SAC Gary Kearney
She said: â2020 was a difficult year for everyone but I am truly humbled to see how our personnel rose to the challenge of working through the coronavirus pandemic.
Security: NAF conducts joint combat search, rescue exercise along Kaduna-Abuja highway
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted a Joint Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), Special Forces (SF) and Air Police K-9 Simulation Exercise (JCSAEX) at Rijana Village along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF headquarters, AVM Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
The Exercise, code named “TAIMAKO YAZO”, was aimed at simulating tactics, doctrine and synergy amongst first responders for effective CSAR operations of downed aircrew or other NAF personnel who were to abandon their aircraft in emergency situations.
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Nigerian Air Force conducts search, rescue exercise along Kaduna-Abuja highway
The Exercise, code named “TAIMAKO YAZO”, was aimed at simulating tactics, doctrine and synergy amongst first responders 3 min read
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted a Joint Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), Special Forces (SF) and Air Police K-9 Simulation Exercise (JCSAEX) at Rijana Village along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF headquarters, Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
The Exercise, code named “TAIMAKO YAZO”, was aimed at simulating tactics, doctrine and synergy amongst first responders for effective CSAR operations of downed aircrew or other NAF personnel who were to abandon their aircraft in emergency situations.
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday conducted a special search and rescue training for some of its personnel, to deepen their competence during combat operations.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training exercise code named “Taimako Yazo” was conducted on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, in his address, said personnel readiness was key to the success of any military operations.
Abubakar recalled that in 2019 the NAF had conducted several counter-terrorism exercises in Kaduna, Kano, Niger and Osun.
He said this was in a bid to further develop the capacity of its Special Operations Force, to be better positioned to respond to the various security challenges bedeviling the country.