Royal Air Force News Friday, February 25, 2022 P21
Graduations
Halton
PARADE: New recruit
PRIDE: Graduates
Newbie Callum meets the Chief RAF HALTON’S first graduation of 2022 had a special guest, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston. He said: “It is an enormous pleasure to be your Reviewing Officer today and what a fabulous parade it has been. “I am delighted to be here and share your graduation and I am delighted to see your friends and family share in your success. “Today you have demonstrated your commitment to your country
First graduates of 2022 and nation and have proved yourselves worthy members of the Royal Air Force. My sincere congratulations on everything you have achieved. The future of the Next Generation RAF is in safe hands.” The band was provided by the RAF Music Service and there was a Puma flypast from RAF Benson.
SUPPORT: Loved one
TROPHY WINNER: AC Callum Farnan
AC Callum Farnan was awarded the Lord Trenchard Trophy for the Most Outstanding Recruit on the Intake.
RAF officers make grade at Cranwell CADETS from the RAF Officer Training Academy have graduated from RAF College Cranwell. Air Vice-Marshal Richard Hill, Director Defence Support Transformation, was the Reviewing Officer at the graduation of The Queen’s Squadron consisting of officers from Modular Initial Officer Training Course No 9. He said: “It is an honour to represent the Chief of The Air Staff at the graduation of No 9 Modular Initial Officer Training Course. Our Service’s newest officers have shown outstanding character in successfully completing the course whilst overcoming the challenges induced by the global pandemic. “They have demonstrated all the elements of resilience, teamwork and leadership that we will look to enhance and employ as they pursue their careers in the Royal Air Force, and in due course across Defence alongside Royal Navy, British Army, Civil Service and industry colleagues.”
Cranwell REVIEWING OFFICER: AVM Richard Hill inspects the graduates
PHOTO: ANDREW WHEELER
PHOTOS: FIONA TREVITT
One Flight grads of Arnold 690 Intake: AC Backhouse, AC Blackmore, AC Boorman, AC Braid, AC Brayson, AC Brown, AC Browning, AC Burton, AC Butcher, AC Carter, AC Chandler, AC Cload, AC Cook, AC Craddock, AC Cranswick, AC Craster, AC Cubbin, AC Devita, AC Dixon, AC Donovan, AC Drury-Hughes, AC Dudley, AC Evans, AC Fair, AC Forster, AC Freeman, AC Glazzard, AC Goble, AC Goffin, AC Grant, AC Gratrick, AC Gray, AC Greig, AC Griffith, AC Heald, AC Hope, AC Kirby, AC Roberts, AC Robinson, AC Smith and AC Wright. Two Flight grads: AC Adewuyi Nzonlie, AC Clegg, AC Evans, AC Farnan, AC Fraser, AC GregoryWilkinson, AC Hunt, AC Hussain, AC Karkoszka, AC Keyland, AC Lawson, AC Lee, AC Leonard, AC Lloyd, AC Madera, AC Mann, AC Meades, AC Mellins, AC Mellor, AC Miller, AC Mullins, AC Murphy, AC Murray, AC Newman, AC Roberts, AC Robinson, AC Seru, AC Sleigh, AC Sleight, AC Smith, AC Stewart, AC Sutton, AC Thompson, AC Ward, AC Wilburn, AC Wilson, AC Winstanley, AC Winter, AC Wright and AC Wylie.